Variability of the hydrological characteristics of the Eastern Mediterranean over the last decade

Abstract

A hydrodynamic simulation is carried out over the entire Mediterranean basin at a resolution of 3 to 4 km and a duration of about 10 years (2011-2020). The results are systematically evaluated using Argo profiles focusing on the spatial distribution of water mass properties along their path, the main mesoscale structures, the mean vertical temperature and salinity profiles by sub-basins as well as their pseudo temporal evolution biased by the variability of the spatial and temporal distribution of Argo observations.