RT Journal Article
T1 Meteorologically-driven circulation and flushing times of the Bay of Algeciras, Strait of Gibraltar
A1 Sánchez-Garrido, José Carlos
A1 García-Lafuente, Jesús
A1 Sammartino, Simone
A1 Naranjo-Rosa, Cristina Belén
A1 De los Santos, F.J.
A1 Álvarez-Fanjul, Enrique
K1 Meteorología marina - Algeciras
AB A primitive-equation model has been used to investigate the meteorologically-driven circulation of theBay of Algeciras. It is shown that the mean circulation of Atlantic Water (AW) is characterized by an anticyclonic cell, while Mediterranean Water (MW) follows a preferred cyclonic pathway. Meteorologicalforcing distorts substantially the AW mean circulation pattern, and only modulates that of the MW.Winds drive a vertical circulation cell in the Atlantic layer consistent with Ekman dynamics, whereasthe horizontal circulation pattern is markedly dependent on the swift Atlantic jet entering the Mediterranean and changes from clearly anticyclonic to cyclonic as the jet separates or approaches the strait’snorthern shoreline. This occurs through atmospheric pressure-driven acceleration/deceleration of thejet, in agreement with internal hydraulics theory predictions. It is also found that the renewal of AW islargely modulated by tides, with meteorological forcing playing a secondary role. The opposite appliesto the renewal of MW.
PB Elsevier
YR 2014
FD 2014-03-15
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/33305
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/33305
LA eng
NO Sánchez-Garrido, J. C., Lafuente, J. G., Sammartino, S., Naranjo, C., de los Santos, F. J., & Álvarez Fanjul, E. (2014). Meteorologically-driven circulation and flushing times of the Bay of Algeciras, Strait of Gibraltar. In Marine Pollution Bulletin (Vol. 80, Issues 1–2, pp. 97–106). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.01.036
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 25 ene 2026