Oceanography of the eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea

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Similarities and differences of two interconnected basins: Scientific Report: Zappeion International Conference Centre, Athens, Greece, 23 to 26 February 1999
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Oceanography of the
eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea
Similarities and differences of two interconnected basins
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Internationa! conference
Oceanography of the
eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea
Similarities and differences of two interconnected basins
Zappeion International Conference Centre, Athens, Greece
23 to 26 February 1999
Scientific report
Edited by:
E.Th. Balopoulos(1), G.Th. Chronis(1), E. Lipiatou(2), I. Oliounine(3)
Co-sponsored and co-organised by:
(')The Institute of Oceanography, National Centre for Marine Research, Athens, Greece
(J)The European Commission, Brussels, Belgium
(3)The Intergovernmental Océanographie Commission, Unesco, Paris, France
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SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Dr P. BERNAL, IOC/UNESCO, Paris, FRANCE.
Dr J.P. BETHOUX, OO/LPCM-CNRS, Villefranchc, FRANCE.
Dr M. CANALS, University of Barcelona, SPAIN.
Dr Y. COHEN, Ocean. & Limnol. Res. Ltd., Haifa, ISRAEL.
Dr A. DEMETROPOULOS, MANRE-DFPO, Nicosia, CYPRUS.
Prof. S. DOBROLUBOV, Moscow State University, RUSSIA.
Dr H. DOOLEY, ICES, Copenhagen, DENMARK.
Prof. V. EREMEEV, Marine Hydrophys. Inst., Sevastopol, UKRAINE.
Dr M. GANCHEV, NOC/BSRC, Sofia, BULGARIA.
Prof. N. GORUR, FGE., Instabili Technical University, TURKEY.
Dr S. GUERZONI, IGM-CNR, Bologna, ITALY.
Prof. H. EMARA, Nat. Inst. Ocean. & Fish., Alexandria, EGYPT.
Prof. G. 1TTEKOTT, University of Hamburg, GERMANY.
Prof. I. KHOMERIKI, Tbilisi State University, GEORGIA.
Dr A. KONSULOV, Institute of Oceanology, Varna, BULGARIA.
Prof. R. KOSJAN, S.B. P.P. Schirshov Institute, Gelcndjik, RUSSIA.
Dr G. KULLENBERG, International Ocean Institute, Valetta, MALTA.
Prof. S. LAKKIS, Lebanon University, Byblos-Jbeil, LEBANON.
DrG. De LANGE, University of Utrecht, NETHERLANDS.
Dr A. MONACO, CEFREM, University of Perpignan, FRANCE.
Dr I. MARASOVIC, Inst. Occanogr. & Fish., Split, CROATIA.
Dr R. MOSETTI, Osserv. Geofisico Sperimentale, Trieste, ITALY.
Dr R. NEVES, Instituto Superior Technico, Lisbon, PORTUGAL.
Dr S. NIKOLAEV, Marine Res. Institute, Constantza, ROMANIA.
Prof. D. PAPANIKOLAOU, Nat. Cen. Mar. Res., Athens, GREECE.
Dr C. PATERMANN, European Commission, DG-XII, Brussels, EU.
Dr N. PINARDI, IMGA-CNR, Bologna, ITALY.
Dr B.N. PRICE, University of Edinbourgh, UNITED KINGDOM.
Dr V.M. SHAYMARDANOV, World Data Centre B, Obninsk, RUSSIA.
Dr U. UNLUATA, IOC/UNESCO, Paris, FRANCE.
Prof. O. USLU, Inst. Mar. Sci. & Tcchn., Izmir, TURKEY.
Prof. E. ZOUROS, Institute of Marine Biology of Crete, GREECE.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Dr Efstathios BALOPOULOS, IO/NCMR, Athens, GREECE.
Dr George CHRONIS, 10/NCMR, Athens, GREECE.
Dr Elisabeth LIPIATOU, European Commission, Brussels, EU.
Dr Iouri OLIOUNINE, IOC/UNESCO, Paris, FRANCE.
LOCAL
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Dr E. BALOPOULOS Dr D. SAKELLARIOU
Ms A. IONA Mr S. KA VADAS
Mr A. LYKIARDOPOULOS Mr G. ROUSSAKIS
National Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography
Aghios Kosmas, 166 04 Hellinikon, Athens, GREECE
Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
III List of contributors to the
Scientific Reports of the Conference Sessions
Balopoulos E. National Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography, Aghios
Kosmas, Hellinikon, 166 04 Athens, Greece.
Boissonnas J. European Commission. Brussels, EU.
National Centre for Marine Research, Institute of, Aghios Chronis G.
Kosmas, Hellinikon, 166 04 Athens, Greece.
Cohen Y. Israel Océanographie and Limnologicai Research, Tel Shikmona, P.O. Box 8030,
Haifa 31080, Israel.
Halim Y. Faculty of Sciences, University of Alexandria. Alexandria 21511, Egypt.
Iona A. National Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography, Aghios
Kosmas, Hellinikon, 166 04 Athens, Greece.
Konsulov A. Institute of Oceanology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 152, 9000,
Varna, Bulgaria.
P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Nakhimovsky prospekt, 36, 117218 Kontar E.
Moscow, Russian Federation.
Kontoyiannis H. National Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography, Aghios
Kosmas, Hellinikon, 166 04 Athens, Greece.
Kos'yan R. The Southern Branch of the P.P. Shirshov , Institute of Oceanology, Russian
Academy of Sciences, 66, Sovetskaya str. ap. 64, 353470 Gelendzhik,n
Federation.
Lipiatou E. European Commission, Brussels, EU.
Maillard C. SISMER/IFREMER Centre de Brest, BP 70, 29280 Plouzane, France.
Laboratoire d' Océanographie et de Biochemie, Centre d' Oceanologie de Millot C.
Marseille, Antenne LOB-COM-CNRS, BP 330, F-83507 La Seyne, France.
Universite de Perpignan - LSGM, CEFREM - BAT.U 52 Avenue de Villeneuve, Monaco A.
F-66860 Perpignan Cedex, France.
Nittis K. National Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography, Aghios
Kosmas. Hellinikon, 166 04 Athens, Greece.
Oliounine 1. IOC/UNESCO, 1, rue Miollis, 75732 Paris, France.
National Centre for Marine Research, Institute of, Aghios Papoulia N.
Kosmas, Hellinikon, 166 04 Athens, Greece.
Pinardi N. IMGA-CNR, Via Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy.
Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Edingburgh Kings Price B.
Buildings West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JW, United Kingdom.
Souvermezoglou A. National Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography, Aghios
Kosmas, Hellinikon, 166 04 Athens, Greece.
Unluata U. Marine Pollution Research and Monitoring Unit, Intergovernmental
Océanographie Commission, UNESCO, 1, rue Miollis, 75015 Paris. France.
School of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton, Southampton Velegrakis A.
Oceanography Centre Empress Docks, SO 14 3ZH Southampton, United
Kingdom.
National Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography. Aghios Zenetos A.
Kosmas, Hellinikon, 166 04 Athens, Greece.
Zodiatis G. Laboratory of Physical Oceanography, Department of Fisheries, Aeolou 13, 1416
Nicosia, Cyprus. CONTENTS
FOREWARD
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS OF THE CONFERENCE SESSIONS 1
ABSTRACTS 17
SESSION I. Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea Comparative Studies 29
SESSION II. Black Sea and Eastern Mediterranean Ecosystem 7
SESSION III. Water Masses Formation, Circulation and Exchanges between basins and sub-basins ... 15
SESSION IV. Modelling of Physical Dynamics and Ecosystem Processes 20
SESSION V. Pelagic Benthic Structure and Dynamics 259
SESSION VI. Structure, Geological Formation and Sedimentology of the Eastern Mediterranean and
Black Sea Basins 303
SESSION VII. Coastal Zone and Shelf Sea Processes and their Interactions 34
SESSION VIII. Océanographie Data and Information Management 415
AUTHORS INDEX 451
ANNEX-I. Conference Programme9
ANNEX-II. List of Participants 473
VII