Post-eastern Mediterranean Transient Oxygen Decline in the Deep Waters of the Southeast Mediterranean Sea Supports Weakening of Ventilation Rates

Post-eastern Mediterranean Transient Oxygen Decline in the Deep Waters of the Southeast Mediterranean Sea Supports Weakening of Ventilation Rates

Long-term trends in oxygen, salinity, and nutrients were followed in the Southeastern Mediterranean (SEMS) deep waters from 2002 to 2020. Results show a net decrease in oxygen since 2008 of −0.5 ± 0.1 μmol kg−1 yr−1 in the bathypelagic depths (1,200–2,000 m). Multiannual variability in oxygen levels...

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Main Authors: Guy Sisma-Ventura, Nurit Kress, Jacob Silverman, Yaron Gertner, Tal Ozer, Eli Biton, Ayah Lazar, Isaac Gertman, Eyal Rahav, Barak Herut
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
East Mediterranean
deep water
EMT
time series
oxygen decline
nutrients
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.598686/full

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