The Mediterranean Overflow in the Gulf of Cadiz: A rugged journey

Ricardo F. Sánchez-Leal; María Jesús Bellanco; Luis Miguel Fernández-Salas; Jesús García-Lafuente; Marc Gasser-Rubinat; César González-Pola; Francisco J. Hernández-Molina; Josep L. Pelegrí; Alvaro Peliz; Paulo Relvas; David Roque; Manuel Ruiz-Villarreal; Simone Sammartino; José Carlos Sánchez-Garrido

doi:10.1126/sciadv.aao0609

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The Mediterranean Overflow in the Gulf of Cadiz: A rugged journey

View ORCID ProfileRicardo F. Sánchez-Leal¹,*,
View ORCID ProfileMaría Jesús Bellanco¹,
View ORCID ProfileLuis Miguel Fernández-Salas¹,
View ORCID ProfileJesús García-Lafuente²,
Marc Gasser-Rubinat³,
View ORCID ProfileCésar González-Pola⁴,
View ORCID ProfileFrancisco J. Hernández-Molina⁵,
View ORCID ProfileJosep L. Pelegrí³,
View ORCID ProfileAlvaro Peliz⁶,
View ORCID ProfilePaulo Relvas⁷,
View ORCID ProfileDavid Roque⁸,
View ORCID ProfileManuel Ruiz-Villarreal⁹,
View ORCID ProfileSimone Sammartino² and
View ORCID ProfileJosé Carlos Sánchez-Garrido²

¹Spanish Institute of Oceanography, Cadiz Oceanographic Center, Muelle de Levante s/n, Puerto Pesquero, Cádiz E11006, Spain.
²University of Malaga Physical Oceanography Group (GOFIMA), ETSI Telecomunicación, Campus de Teatinos s/n, Málaga E29071, Spain.
³Department of Physical and Technological Oceanography, Institute of Marine Sciences (CSIC), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49, Barcelona E08003, Spain.
⁴Spanish Institute of Oceanography, Gijón Oceanographic Center, Avenida Príncipe de Asturias 70 bis, Gijón E33212, Spain.
⁵Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, UK.
⁶Department of Geophysics and Energy, Instituto Dom Luiz, Faculty of Sciences (IDL-FCUL), University of Lisbon, Campo Grande Ed. C1, Piso 1, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal.
⁷Center of Marine Sciences (CCMAR/FCT), Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
⁸Andalusia Institute of Marine Sciences, Spanish National Research Council (ICMAN-CSIC), Republica Saharaui 2, Puerto Real E11519, Spain.
⁹Spanish Institute of Oceanography, A Coruña Oceanographic Center, Paseo Marítimo A. Francisco Vázquez 10, A Coruña E15001, Spain.

↵*Corresponding author. Email: rleal{at}ieo.es

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Science Advances 15 Nov 2017:
Vol. 3, no. 11, eaao0609
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aao0609

Ricardo F. Sánchez-Leal

1Spanish Institute of Oceanography, Cadiz Oceanographic Center, Muelle de Levante s/n, Puerto Pesquero, Cádiz E11006, Spain.

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María Jesús Bellanco

1Spanish Institute of Oceanography, Cadiz Oceanographic Center, Muelle de Levante s/n, Puerto Pesquero, Cádiz E11006, Spain.

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Luis Miguel Fernández-Salas

1Spanish Institute of Oceanography, Cadiz Oceanographic Center, Muelle de Levante s/n, Puerto Pesquero, Cádiz E11006, Spain.

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Jesús García-Lafuente

2University of Malaga Physical Oceanography Group (GOFIMA), ETSI Telecomunicación, Campus de Teatinos s/n, Málaga E29071, Spain.

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Marc Gasser-Rubinat

3Department of Physical and Technological Oceanography, Institute of Marine Sciences (CSIC), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49, Barcelona E08003, Spain.

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César González-Pola

4Spanish Institute of Oceanography, Gijón Oceanographic Center, Avenida Príncipe de Asturias 70 bis, Gijón E33212, Spain.

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Francisco J. Hernández-Molina

5Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, UK.

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Josep L. Pelegrí

3Department of Physical and Technological Oceanography, Institute of Marine Sciences (CSIC), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49, Barcelona E08003, Spain.

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Alvaro Peliz

6Department of Geophysics and Energy, Instituto Dom Luiz, Faculty of Sciences (IDL-FCUL), University of Lisbon, Campo Grande Ed. C1, Piso 1, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal.

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Paulo Relvas

7Center of Marine Sciences (CCMAR/FCT), Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.

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David Roque

8Andalusia Institute of Marine Sciences, Spanish National Research Council (ICMAN-CSIC), Republica Saharaui 2, Puerto Real E11519, Spain.

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Manuel Ruiz-Villarreal

9Spanish Institute of Oceanography, A Coruña Oceanographic Center, Paseo Marítimo A. Francisco Vázquez 10, A Coruña E15001, Spain.

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Simone Sammartino

2University of Malaga Physical Oceanography Group (GOFIMA), ETSI Telecomunicación, Campus de Teatinos s/n, Málaga E29071, Spain.

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José Carlos Sánchez-Garrido

2University of Malaga Physical Oceanography Group (GOFIMA), ETSI Telecomunicación, Campus de Teatinos s/n, Málaga E29071, Spain.

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