The chemical characteristics as circulation tracers in the surface and Atlantic water masses in the Levantine Sea

Abstract

       The chemical data of nitrite, nitrate, phosphate, oxygen and pH taken during the hydrographic cruises in the Easterand pH taken during the period (1948-1972), which are collected by the IODC, are used to study the spatial distribution between these distributions and the horizontal dynamic structure. The results indicate that, in the Levantine Sea, there is a core of maximum nitrate and phosphate. The areas rich in nutrient salt are often found in the regions of the cyclonic eddies.

        The comparison between the different patterns of the chemical parameters and the dynamic topography shows that the most convenient circulation tracers in the Levantine Sea are nitrite, phosphate and pH values.