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Explore volume fluxes, bathymetry, gravity currents, salinity data, and collaborations in the Turkish Straits System and Levantine/Cilician Shelf region. Includes measurements, models, and daily forecasts from various research projects.
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volume fluxes (km3/yr) derived from mass balance Bosphorus u/l layer exchange fluxes: ~ -0.02 Sv / 0.01 Sv = 0.01 Sv net
deep bathymetry Salinity, April 1995 (Beşiktepe, 2000)
thermal image sar image
Marmara Sea July 2003
Turkish Straits System May 2007 cruise
Marmara Sea, Mucus Jan 2008 Mucus Oct 2007
Bosphorus Strait Fish kill, jan 30, 2008 Medusae
Özsoy et al. 2001 - measurements - 178 profiles Collaboration with Michael Gregg 1994 Model with correct topography mixing on z Model with correct topography mixing on sigma
Collaboration with Tamay Özgökmen, Mehmet Ilıcak University of Miami RSMAS
Dardanelles Strait Model ROMS Resolution: dx=100m dy=200m
Bosphorus and Dardanelles ADCP stations j
MOMA METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY NETWORK PILOT PROJECT EQUIPMENT • 2x ADCP profilers - fixed systems w/ cable data transmission (Straits) • 2x N+P+Si nutrient, chlorophyll, phytoplankton station (Straits) • (5+4=9)x sea level, T, S, met stations • GPRS data comm and instrument update of present sea level stations
Sea level, Temperature, Salinity, Meteorology Stations 9 new stations + cooperation with others
Nutrients, chlorophyll, plankton continuous measurements station, Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits
Cilician Basin daily forecasts - MFSTEP Project Resolution 1.35 km http://144.122.146.136
Northern Levantine Sea daily forecasts Resolution 1.35 km