Acoustic and optical variations during rapid downward motion episodes in the deep north-western Mediterranean Sea

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 875-884

  Van Haren, H ^z   Taupier Letage, I ^ah   Aguilar, J A ^a   Albert, A ^b   Anghinolfi, M ^c   Anton, G ^d   Anvar, S ^e   Ardid, M ^f   Assis Jesus, A C ^g   Astraatmadja, T ^g   Aubert, J J ^h   Auer, R ^d   Baret, B ⁱ   Basa, S ^j   Bazzotti, M ^k,l   Bertin, V ^h   Biagi, S ^k   Bigongiari, C ^a   Bou Cabo, M ^f   Bouwhuis, M C ^g   Brown, A ^h   Brunner, J ^h   Busto, J ^h   Camarena, F ^f   Capone, A ^m,n   Carminati, G ^k,l   Carr, J ^h   Castel, D ^b   Castorina, E ^o,p   Cavasinni, V ^o,p   Cecchini, S ^l,q   Charvis, P ^r   Chiarusi, T ^l   Circella, M ^s   Coniglione, R ^t   Costantini, H ^c   Cottini, N ^u   Coyle, P ^h   Curtil, C ^h   De Bonis, G ^m,n   Decowski, M P ^g   Dekeyser, I ^v   Deschamps, A ^r   Distefano, C ^t   Donzaud, C ^i,w   Dornic, D ^a,h   Drouhin, D ^b   Eberl, T ^d   Emanuele, U ^a   Ernenwein, J P ^h   Escoffier, S ^h   Fehr, F ^d   Flaminio, V ^o,p   Fratini, K ^c,x   Fritsch, U ^d   Fuda, J L ^v   Giacomelli, G ^k,l   Gomez Gonzalez J P ^a   Graf, K ^d   Guillard, G ^y   Halladjian, G ^h   Hallewell, G ^h   Heijboer, A J ^g   Hello, Y ^r   Hernandez Rey J J ^a   Hoßl J ^d   de Jong, M ^g   Kalantar Nayestanaki, N ^aa   Kalekin, O ^d   Kappes, A ^d   Katz, U ^d   Kooijman, P ^g,ab,ac   Kopper, C ^d   Kouchner, A ⁱ   Kretschmer, W ^d   Lahmann, R ^d   Lamare, P ^e   Lambard, G ^h   Larosa, G ^f   Laschinsky, H ^d   Lefevre D ^v   Lelaizant, G ^h   Lim, G ^g,ac   Lo Presti, D ^ad   Loehner, H ^aa   Loucatos, S ^u   Lucarelli, F ^m,n   Lyons, K ^y   Mangano, S ^a   Marcelin, M ^j   Margiotta, A ^k,l   Martinez Mora, J A ^f   Maurin, G ^u   Mazure, A ^j   Melissas, M ^h   Montaruli, T ^s,ae   Morganti, M ^o,p   Moscoso, L ^i,u   Motz, H ^d   Naumann, C ^u   Neff, M ^d   Ostasch, R ^d   Palioselitis, G ^g   Pavalas G E ^af   Payre, P ^h   Petrovic, J ^g   Piattelli, P ^t   Picot Clemente, N ^h   Picq, C ^u   Pillet, R ^r   Popa, V ^af   Pradier, T ^y   Presani, E ^g   Racca, C ^b   Radu, A ^af   Reed, C ^g,h   Riccobene, G ^t   Richardt, C ^d   Rujoiu, M ^af   Russo, G V ^ad   Salesa, F ^a   Schoeck, F ^d   Schuller, J P ^u   Shanidze, R ^d   Simeone, F ⁿ   Spurio, M ^k,l   Steijger, J J M ^g   Stolarczyk, T ^u   Tamburini, C ^v   Tasca, L ^j   Toscano, S ^a   Vallage, B ^u   Van Elewyck, V ⁱ   Vecchi, M ^m   Vernin, P ^u   Wijnker, G ^g   de Wolf, E ^g,ac   Yepes, H ^a   Zaborov, D ^ag   Zornoza, J D ^a   Zuniga J ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b GRPHE Institut Universitaire de Technologie de Colmar   (France)

^c INFM   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^e CEA IRFU SEDI   (France)

^f UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^g FOM INSTITUTE DIFFER   (Netherlands)

^h AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^j AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^k UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^l INFN SEZIONE DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^m UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA   (Italy)

ⁿ INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA   (Italy)

^o UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^p INFN SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

^q OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^r UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^s INFN SEZIONE DI BARI   (Italy)

^t INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DEL SUD   (Italy)

^u INSU et Université de la Méditerranée ^*  (France)

^v STATION DE RADIOASTRONOMIE DE NANÇAY   (France)

^w UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^x UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^y UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^z ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^aa UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^ab UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^ac UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^ad UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^ae UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^af INSTITUTE OF SPACE SCIENCES   (Romania)

^ag INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^ah STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

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Author keywords

Acoustic ADCP observations; ANTARES neutrino telescope; Bioluminescence; Deep Mediteranean; Dense water formation; Episodic downward current; Northern boundary current; Optical photo multiplier observations

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; BIOLUMINESCENCE; DOPPLER EFFECT; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; PHOSPHORESCENCE; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; STREAM FLOW;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; BOUNDARY CURRENTS; DEEP MEDITERANEAN; DENSE WATERS; HORIZONTAL CURRENTS; NEUTRINO TELESCOPES; NORTH-WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEAS; OPTICAL OBSERVATIONS;

TELESCOPES;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; ACOUSTIC WAVE; ADVECTION; BIOLUMINESCENCE; BOUNDARY CURRENT; DEEP SEA; DENSE WATER; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OPTICAL METHOD; SUSPENDED LOAD; WAVE REFLECTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST);

EID: 79960463750     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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