Wildfire in the Yugoslav Area and Eastern Mediterranean Region

Forest exploitation by humans and their activities has taken place throughout the Mediterranean Basin for centuries. The area formerly called Yugoslavia located on the Balkan Peninsula, is fairly representative of fire conditions in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Over the centuries different ethnic groups have altered the forest through utilization and the grazing of domestic animals. Possibly the most serious influence has been fire, both man-caused and natural. The author has examined fire in different countries of the region and made some suggestions which might help reduce the number of wildfires and aid in the suppression of those which do occur.

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Intercomparison of intense cyclogenesis events over the Mediterranean basin based on baroclinic and diabatic influences

Advances in Geosciences ◽

10.5194/adgeo-7-333-2006 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

pp. 333-342 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Ll. Fita ◽

R. Romero ◽

C. Ramis

Keyword(s):

Mediterranean Sea ◽

Mediterranean Basin ◽

Numerical Study ◽

Eastern Mediterranean ◽

Geographical Area ◽

Relative Weight ◽

High Impact ◽

The Mediterranean ◽

The Mediterranean Basin

Abstract. A large number of high impact cyclones all over the Mediterranean basin have been reported on the data base of the MEDEX project (http://medex.inm.uib.es). A numerical study on the impacts and interactions of baroclinic and diabatic factors is carried out through a PV-based system of prognostic equations for 11 intense MEDEX cyclone episodes occurred in different zones of the basin (Western, Central and Eastern Mediterranean). The main aim of the study is to investigate the possible similarities and differences among the selected cases of the relative weight of the considered cyclogenetic factors on the cyclone evolutions as function of cyclone type and geographical area. A crucial role of the baroclinicity over the Mediterranean zone is obtained in most of the cases. A certain distinction can be also established in terms of the cyclogenesis areas (Africa, Mediterranean Sea, and Alpine region), and between west-central and eastern Mediterranean basins. It is generally observed that the considered baroclinic and diabatic factors cooperate most strongly for the cyclone deepening process when the disturbance reaches the Mediterranean sea.

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Reassessing the age of Karpathos ophiolite (Dodecanese, Greece): consequences for Aegean correlations and Neotethys evolution

Geological Magazine ◽

10.1017/s0016756819000657 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 157 (2) ◽

pp. 263-274

Author(s):

Fabrice Cordey ◽

Frédéric Quillévéré

Keyword(s):

Late Cretaceous ◽

Mediterranean Basin ◽

Mediterranean Region ◽

Eastern Mediterranean ◽

Eastern Mediterranean Region ◽

Aegean Islands ◽

History Of ◽

Eastern Mediterranean Basin ◽

Of Greece ◽

Radiolarian Assemblages

AbstractWhile the Neogene history of the Eastern Mediterranean region is now fairly well understood, our knowledge of older regional palaeogeographies is less accurate, especially the positions of blocks and nappes constituting the Aegean Islands prior to the Cenozoic. Our study focuses on the ophiolite exposed on the island of Karpathos (Dodecanese), which is located in the Aegean fore-arc at a pivotal position between the ‘western’ and ‘eastern’ ophiolites of the Mediterranean region and where conflicting Late Jurassic and Late Cretaceous ages have led to diverging tectonic and palaeogeographic interpretations. To test these ages, we targeted the radiolarian cherts that depositionally overlie the ophiolite and extracted diagnostic radiolarian assemblages of Aptian (∼125−113 Ma), early–middle Albian (∼113−105 Ma) and Turonian (∼93.9−89.8 Ma) ages. These results suggest that previous Late Cretaceous K–Ar isotopic ages (from 95.3 ± 4.2 Ma to 81.2 ± 1.6 Ma) may have been reset by Late Cretaceous metamorphism or affected by argon loss. Overall, the new Early Cretaceous ages show that the Karpathos ophiolite should not be correlated with the Pindos Nappes of Greece or the ophiolites of Cyprus or Syria but rather with the Lycian Nappes of Turkey and their root located in the Izmir–Ankara–Erzincan Suture Zone. Therefore, the Karpathos ophiolite represents a remnant of the Northern Neotethys, not the Pindos Ocean or the proto-Eastern Mediterranean Basin.

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Stable Isotopes in Tree Rings of Pinus heldreichii Can Indicate Climate Variability over the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Forests ◽

10.3390/f12030350 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 350

Author(s):

Ljubica Lukač ◽

Stjepan Mikac ◽

Otmar Urban ◽

Tomáš Kolář ◽

Michal Rybníček ◽

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Keyword(s):

Stable Isotopes ◽

Climate Variability ◽

Tree Ring ◽

Mediterranean Region ◽

Eastern Mediterranean ◽

Climatic Variability ◽

Eastern Mediterranean Region ◽

Balkan Peninsula ◽

Past Climate ◽

Δ13c And Δ18o

A long-term context is important for understanding past climatic variability. Although tree-ring widths (TRWs) are widely used as a proxy for reconstructing past climate, the use of annually-resolved values of δ13C and δ18O tree-ring stable isotopes (TRSIs) is increasing and may provide further valuable information. Here, we present a 487-year-long TRW chronology and 240-year-long TRSI chronology for Bosnian pine (Pinus heldreichii H. Christ) and compare them to each other. We demonstrate that both δ13C and δ18O values are better proxies for temperature, precipitation, and drought than TRW. The correlations between these climate parameters and TRSIs are strongest for the combined summer (JJA) period. The results of temporal and spatial field correlation indicate that TRSI chronologies are stable, reliable proxies for JJA precipitation reconstruction over the whole Balkan Peninsula and surrounding eastern Mediterranean region. However, the stability of the temperature signal of the both δ13C and δ18O chronologies declines after the 1950s. Our work supports the emerging evidence that TRSI data track climate variability more accurately than a conventional TRW approach and can be subsequently used for the reconstruction of past climate.

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Behaviour of Temperature Variations in Subsurface Layers in the South-Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Athens Journal of Sciences ◽

10.30958/ajs.8-1-1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 9-22

Author(s):

Tarek M. El-Geziry ◽

Ibrahim A. Maiyza ◽

Mohamed S. Kamel

Keyword(s):

Mediterranean Sea ◽

Water Column ◽

Eastern Mediterranean ◽

Seawater Temperature ◽

Eastern Mediterranean Region ◽

Mean Annual Temperature ◽

The South ◽

Eastern Mediterranean Sea ◽

South Eastern ◽

Subsurface Layers

The present work is a qualitative research, which aims at drawing the general behaviour of variations in the subsurface seawater temperatures within three distinctive subsurface layers in the south-eastern Mediterranean region. The work is based on hydrographic data collected over 65 years (1948–2012). The investigated layers are the subsurface, the intermediate and the deep water layers. The general trend of the mean annual temperature anomaly (MATA) was examined using the linear and quadratic regressions. Results revealed that the MATA over the water column in the south-eastern Mediterranean has the same trend, regardless of the place (layer) of investigation. Linearly, all MATA have increasing trends with different rates, with the exception of the 75 m level, which has a decreasing trend following that previously concluded for the surface water in the region. Also, the quadratic approach reflects the same trend of MATA over the water column, with different years of minimum occurrence. These same trends from the surface to deep can be attributed to the vertical convection processes in this region, and to the expanded impact of solar radiation which may reach more than 30 m depth. Keywords: South-eastern Mediterranean Sea, seawater temperature, linear regression, quadratic regression, cyclic trend

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A Scenario for the Future Athens Planning

E-Planning and Collaboration ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-5646-6.ch081 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 1736-1742

Author(s):

Emmanuel V. Marmaras

Keyword(s):

Coastal Area ◽

Mediterranean Region ◽

Olympic Games ◽

Eastern Mediterranean ◽

Eastern Mediterranean Region ◽

Eastern Mediterranean Sea ◽

Multinational Organizations ◽

Regional Node ◽

The City

The chapter supports the aspect that a planning procedure is developed in Athens (Greece) the last years, aiming to undertake the role of a semi-regional node in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. This node is needed for the integration of the globalization western system. Τhe organization of the Olympic Games of 2004 was the initiative for the construction of the needed infrastructures and main urban works in the city. Legal measures regarding the administrative and labour issues were undertaken during the previous four years in conjunction with the acquisition of the needed urban land in the coastal area of the Athens plain, where a new CBD is under implementation. These developments are the main arguments for supporting the aspect that Athens is now re-organized and upgraded with new urban equipment, which will facilitate the settling of the headquarters of various multinational organizations and other private enterprises in the Eastern Mediterranean region.

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A Scenario for the Future Athens Planning

Handbook of Research on Policies and Practices for Sustainable Economic Growth and Regional Development - Advances in Finance, Accounting, and Economics ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-2458-8.ch009 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 92-98

Author(s):

Emmanuel V. Marmaras

Keyword(s):

Coastal Area ◽

Mediterranean Region ◽

Olympic Games ◽

Eastern Mediterranean ◽

Eastern Mediterranean Region ◽

Eastern Mediterranean Sea ◽

Multinational Organizations ◽

Regional Node ◽

The City

The chapter supports the aspect that a planning procedure is developed in Athens (Greece) the last years, aiming to undertake the role of a semi-regional node in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. This node is needed for the integration of the globalization western system. ?he organization of the Olympic Games of 2004 was the initiative for the construction of the needed infrastructures and main urban works in the city. Legal measures regarding the administrative and labour issues were undertaken during the previous four years in conjunction with the acquisition of the needed urban land in the coastal area of the Athens plain, where a new CBD is under implementation. These developments are the main arguments for supporting the aspect that Athens is now re-organized and upgraded with new urban equipment, which will facilitate the settling of the headquarters of various multinational organizations and other private enterprises in the Eastern Mediterranean region.

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A one-way nested eddy resolving model of the Aegean and Levantine basins: implementation and climatological runs

Annales Geophysicae ◽

10.5194/angeo-21-205-2003 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 205-220 ◽

Cited By ~ 55

Author(s):

G. Korres ◽

A. Lascaratos

Keyword(s):

Mediterranean Sea ◽

Ocean Circulation ◽

Mediterranean Region ◽

General Circulation ◽

Eastern Mediterranean ◽

Eastern Mediterranean Region ◽

Circulation Model ◽

Surface Boundary ◽

Data Set ◽

The Mediterranean

Abstract. The present study deals with the implementation of an eddy resolving model of the Levantine and Aegean basins and its one-way nesting with a coarse resolution (1/8° × 1/8°) global Mediterranean general circulation model. The modelling effort is done within the framework of the Mediterranean Forecasting System Pilot Project as an initiative towards real-time forecasting within the eastern Mediterranean region. The performed climatological runs of the nested model have shown very promising results on the ability of the model to capture correctly the complex dynamics of the area and at the same time to demonstrate the skill and robustness of the nesting technique applied. A second aim of this study is to prepare a comprehensive climatological surface boundary conditions data set for the Mediterranean Sea. This data set has been developed within the framework of the same research project and is suitable for use in ocean circulation models of the Mediterranean Sea or parts of it. The computation is based on the ECMWF 6-h atmospheric parameters for the period 1979–1993 and a calibrated set of momentum and heat flux bulk formulae resulted from previous studies for the Mediterranean region. Key words. Oceanography: general (numerical modelling); physical (general circulation; air-sea interactions)

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