FILLING OF THE MARMARA SEA BY THE DARDANELLES LOWER LAYER INFLOW

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BESIKTEPE Ş. T., Özsoy E., UNLUATA U.

DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS, vol.40, no.9, pp.1815-1838, 1993 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 40 Issue: 9
• Publication Date: 1993
• Doi Number: 10.1016/0967-0637(93)90034-z
• Journal Name: DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.1815-1838
• Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The sub-halocline waters of the Marmara Sea are renewed with the incoming Dardanelles lower layer flow. As shown by observations, this inflow takes the form of a turbulent plume which first sinks down and then spreads out into the interior. A ''filling box'' model is developed to test the sensitivity of the Dardanelles-Marmara Sea system to the set of relevant environmental parameters. The seasonal variability of the Dardanelles inflow is shown to play a crucial role in the sub-halocline water mass characteristics of the Marmara Sea.