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. 2014 Jul 3;9(7):e101498. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101498

Table 3. Median values of the in situ and satellite variables in the two study areas.

Strait of Sicily North Aegean Sea
2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008
UML Salinity (PSU) 37.7 37.9 37.7 37.7 37.5 37.5 37.6 37.6 36.2 36.3 36.7 35.8 37.2
UML Temperature (°C) 19.1 19.7 18.8 18.7 19.2 19.7 18.8 18.4 20.0 18.5 18.6 19.3 20.4
UML Thickness (m) 31.0 32.0 27.0 32.0 30.0 30.0 24.0 36.0 25.0 35.0 32.0 24.0 37.0
BL Temperature (°C) 15.5 15.2 14.7 14.9 15.8 15.6 15.0 15.2 13.8 14.0 14.3 14.1 15.0
BL Salinity (PSU) 38.2 38.4 38.0 38.1 38.0 38.0 38.1 38.1 38.5 38.5 38.6 38.4 38.7
PED (kg m−2 s−2) 159.7 160.2 147.2 138.7 152.4 152.6 122 139 353.9 291.5 274.2 319.9 317.6
Chlsat (mgm−3) 0.14 0.13 0.16 0.10 0.14 0.13 0.12 0.12 0.25 0.25 0.22 0.30 0.22
CDOM 4.7 5.7 4.8 3.8 4.4 4.5 5.7 5.8 7.5 5.5 5.7 6.6 6.5
POC (mgm−3) 49.0 46.0 53.0 39.0 48.0 46.0 43.0 44.0 72.6 69.8 66.2 85.3 66.2
KE (cm−2s−2) 453.0 126.0 101.0 71.0 597.0 297.5 157.0 135.5 60.6 40.9 43.0 20.8 37.8
PAR (Einsteinsm−2 day−1) 58.0 59.0 59.0 57.0 59.0 59.0 60.0 59.0 59.4 54.8 57.3 56.0 57.6
MADT (cm) −0.6 −0.6 0.6 4.3 5.8 3.8 3.4 2.7 6.7 6.1 9.1 7.1 7.7
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