Overview
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant.
Description
Mediterranean hydrodynamics are driven by three layers of water masses: a surface layer, an intermediate layer, and a deep layer that sinks to the bottom; a separate bottom layer is absent. Deepwater formation and exchange rates and the processes of heat and water exchange in the Mediterranean have provided useful models for studying the mechanisms of global climatic change.
Address
Rhodes, Dhodhekanisos
Greece
URL:
http://www.britannica.com/place/Mediterranean-Sea/Hydrologic-features-and-climate
Rhodes, Dhodhekanisos
Greece
URL:
http://www.britannica.com/place/Mediterranean-Sea/Hydrologic-features-and-climate