Bibliography on the Western Mediterranean/ Algerian Basin
(not exhaustive!):

Benzohra M. and C. Millot, 1995-a. Characteristics and circulation of the
surface and intermediate water masses off Algeria. Deep Sea Res., 42, 10,
1803-1830.

Benzohra M. and C. Millot, 1995-b. Hydrodynamics of an open-sea eddy. Deep Sea
Res., 42, 10, 1831-1847.

Bouzinac C., J. Font and C. Millot, 1999. Hydrology and currents observed in
the channel of Sardinia during the PRIMO-1 experiment from November 1993 to
October 1994. J. Mar. Systems, 20, 1-4, 333-355.

Font J., C. Millot, J. Salas, A. Julia, and O. Chic, 1998. The drift of
Modified Atlantic Water from the Alboran Sea to the eastern Mediterranean. Sci.
Mar., 62, 3, 211-216.

Fuda J.-L., C. Millot, I. Taupier-Letage, U. Send and J.M. Bocognano, 2000.
XBT monitoring of a meridian section across the Western Mediterranean Sea.
Deep-Sea Res.I 47: 2191-2218.

Le Vourch J., C.Millot, N.Castagné, P.Le Borgne and J.P.Orly, 1992. Atlas of
Thermal Fronts of the Mediterranean Sea Derived From Satellite Imagery.
Mémoires de l'Institut Océanographique, Monaco, 16, 146p.

Lopez-Garcia M. J., C. Millot, J. Font and E. Garcia-Ladona, 1994. Surface
circulation variability in the Balearic Basin.J. Geophys. Res., 99, C2,
3285-3296.

Millot C., 1985b. Some features of the Algerian Current. J. Geophys. Res., 90,
C4, 7169-7176.

Millot C., 1987a. Circulation in the Western Mediterranean. Oceanol. Acta, 10,
2, 143-149.

Millot C., 1987b. The circulation of the Levantine Intermediate Water in the
Algerian Basin. J. Geophys. Res., 92, C8, 8265-8276.

Millot C., I. Taupier-Letage and M. Benzohra, 1990. The Algerian Eddies.
Earth-Sci. Rev., 27, 203-219.

Millot C., 1991a. Mesoscale and seasonal variabilities of the circulation in
the western Mediterranean. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, 15, 179-214.

Millot C., 1991b. Monitoring decadal changes of the hydrological parameters in
the deep Mediterranean Sea. Proceedings of the Conference on "Oceans, Climate,
Man", San Paolo Foundation, Turin, April 15-17, 1991.

Millot C., 1992. Are there major differences between the largest mediterranean
seas? A preliminary investigation. Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique,
Monaco, 11, 3-25.

Millot C., 1994. Models and data: a synergetic approach in the western
Mediterranean Sea. Erice School Proceedings,"Ocean Processes in Climate
Dynamics: Global and Mediterranean Examples", P. Malanotte-Rizzoli and A.R.
Robinson eds, 407-425.

Millot C., 1998. Scientific Report of Session 1 " The Mediterranean Sea: a
changing environment " of the First European Conference on Progress in
Oceanography of the Mediterranean Sea. Research in Enclosed Seas Series-3, EUR
1831 EN, 5-11.

Millot C., 1999a. Comments on "Satellite data and seasonal and interannual
study of the oceans; the use of the "Timeline" concept" by P. E. La Violette.
J. Mar. Systems, 19, 1-3, 213-215.

Millot C., 1999b. Circulation in the Western Mediterranean sea. J. Mar.
Systems, 20, 1-4, 423-442.

Millot C., I. Taupier-Letage and M. Benzohra, 1997. Circulation off Algeria
inferred from the Médiprod-5 current meters. Deep-Sea Res., 44, 9-10,
1467-1495.

Obaton D., C. Millot, G. Chabert D'Hières and I. Taupier-Letage, 2000. The
Algerian Current: comparisons between in situ and laboratory measurements.
Deep-Sea Res. I. 47: 2159-2190.

Salas J., C. Millot, J. Font and E. García-Ladona, 1999. Lagrangian surface
observations in the Algerian Basin. J. Geophys. Res., submitted.

Send U., G. Krahmann, D. Mauuary, Y. Desaubies, F. Gaillard, T. Terre, J.
Papadakis, M. Taroudakis, E. Skarsoulis, and C. Millot, 1997. Acoustic
observations of heat content across the Mediterranean Sea. Nature, Lond., 385,
615-617.

Send U., J. Font, G. Krahmann, C. Millot, M. Rhein and J. Tintoré, 1999. Recent
advances in studying the physical oceanography of the western Mediterranean
Sea. Progress in Oceanogr., 44: 37-64.

Taupier-Letage I. and C. Millot, 1988. Surface circulation in the Algerian
Basin during 1984. Oceanol. Acta, sp. n° 9, 119-131.

WMCE Consortium, 1989. The Western Mediterranean Circulation Experiment (WMCE):
a preliminary review of the results. EOS Trans. AGU, 70, 31.
 
 
 

ELISA-related references

Updated : March 2002

ALBEROLA C., 1998. Compte rendu de la campagne ELISA-2.5 (NO "Pr Georges Petit", 18/02- 09/03/ 1998), COM/LOB/Toulon, 4pp.

Allen, J. T., N. Crisp, H. S. Roe, S. Watts, R. Bonner and A. Harris, 2000. Upper Ocean underway SeaSoar and EK500 operations on NO Le Suroit cruise ELISA (Eddies and Leddies Interdisciplinary Study in the Algerian Basin). 10/7/97 - 21/7/97.Reasearch and Consultancy Report, Southampton Oceanography Centre.

ARNAUD M., 1999. Rapport d'activité IPSN/LERCM, résultats préliminaires de la campagne ELISA-1. 8pp.

BEGUE C., 1998. Structure et effets des tourbillons de moyenne échelle dans le bassin algérien. Rapport de DEA de Science de l'Environnement Marin, Université de Toulon et du Var, 46pp.

BOSC, E., A. BRICAUD and D. ANTOINE. 2000. Variations in chlorophyll concentration and primary production in the Mediterranean Sea as derived from SeaWiFS, OCTS and POLDER data. International Colloquium Ocean Optics XV, Monaco, 16-20 oct., 2000. Abstract volume: 33-34.

BRICAUD, A., E. BOSC and D. ANTOINE. Algal biomass and sea surface temperature in the Mediterranean Basin : intercomparison of data from various satellite sensors, and implications for primary production estimates. (prochainement soumis à Int.J. Remote Sensing).

ELISA Group, 1998. ELISA: Eddies and Leddies Interdisciplinary Study in the Algerian basin. MTP News, 6: p. 9-10.

ELISA Group presented by C. Millot, 1998. Preliminary hydrodynamical results from ELISA. 3rd MTP-II Workshop Abstracts, Rhodos, Greece, 108.

ELISA Group presented by I. Taupier-Letage, 1998. The mesoscale dynamics control of the biogeochemical processes in the Algerian Basin. 3rd MTP-II Workshop Abstracts, Rhodos, Greece, 172.

Emelianov M.V., C. Millot and J. Font, 1998. New data on LIW circulation in the western Mediterranean Sea. 3rd MTP-II Workshop Abstracts, Rhodos, Greece, 115.

Emelianov M.V., C. Millot, J. Font and I. Taupier-Letage, 1998.Small-scale mixing processes intensities as indicators of Levantine Intermediate Water mesoscale displacement. Workshop on Advances in Turbulence Fluid Dynamics in Geophysics. Barcelona, 15-17 Oct. 1998.

Emelianov M.V., C. Millot, J. Font and I. Taupier-Letage, 2000.Small-scale mixing processes intensities as indicators of Levantine Intermediate Water mesoscale displacement. In: Turbulent diffusion in the environment, J.M.Redondo and A.Babiano (eds.), XDFT, B5 Campus UPC, Barcelona:123-131, ISBN: 84-8543365-9.

Emelianov M.V., C. Millot, J. Font and I. Taupier-Letage, 2000. New data on Levantine Intermediate Water characteristics in the Western Mediterranean Sea. In "Oceanic fronts and related phenomena", Saint Petersburg May 1998, IOC Workshop report N°159, 132-137.

Emelianov M.V., C. Millot, J. Font and I. Taupier-Letage, 1999. Levantine Intermediate Water circulation in the Algerian Basin and small-scale mixing activity. 4th Workshop MATER, Perpignan le 27-30 Octobre 1999, p.85.

Fernandez C., 1999. Influence de l'hydrodynamisme à moyenne échelle sur le système productif du bassin algérien (Méditerranée Occidentale). Rapport de DEA Océanologie Marseille, 32pp.

GASCARD JC., J. LANOISELLE and C. ROUAULT, 1998. Cruise report LIWEX (NO "Tethys-2", 22-30/07/1998), LODYC, Paris.

Gascard J.C., Rouault C., and P.Testor, 1999. General ocean circulation and subsurface mesoscale eddies in the Algerian Basin. 4th Workshop MATER, Perpignan le 27-30 Octobre 1999, p50.

Gorsky G. and M. Picheral, 1999. Distribution of the Particulate Matter in the Western Mediterranean. 4th Workshop MATER, Perpignan le 27-30 Octobre 1999.

Gorsky, G., Picheral, M. and L. Stemmann, 2000. Use of the Underwater Video Profiler for the Study of Aggregate Dynamics in the North Mediterranean. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, vol. 50, in press.

Gorsky G., L. Prieur, I. Taupier-Letage, L. Stemmann and M. Picheral, 2002: Large Particulate Matter (LPM) in the Western Mediterranean. I - LPM distribution related to hydrodynamics. Journal of Marine Syst., MATER special issue, in press.

Gorsky G., L. Prieur, I. Taupier-Letage, L. Stemmann and M. Picheral, 2002. Does mesoscale hydrodynamics affect the spatial distribution of large particulate matter? ASLO meeting, Honolulu.

Gorsky G., I. Taupier-Letage, M. Picheral and L. Stemmann, 1998. Aggregates distribution in the eastern Algerian basin. Abstract book of the 1998 EGS meeting, p. C562, Nice, Avril 1998.

Henry C., 1999. Real time parameter extraction from UVP images. Rapport de DESS "imaging technologies", University of Bordeaux, 1999.

Loukos H., L.Mémery and L. Mortier, 1999. Biogeochemical signature of Algerian Eddies. Preliminary results from a modeling study. 4th Workshop MATER Abstract book, Perpignan le 27-30 Octobre 1999, p49.

MILLOT C., 1998. Scientific Report of Session 1 « The Mediterranean Sea: a changing environment » of the First European Conference on Progress in Oceanography of the Mediterranean Sea. Research in Enclosed Seas Series-3, EUR 1831 EN, 5-11.

MILLOT C., 1999. Circulation in the western Mediterranean Sea. J. Mar. Systems. 20, 423-442.

MILLOT C. and I.TAUPIER-LETAGE, 2002. Definitive evidence of LIW entrainment across the Algerian Basin by mesoscale eddies and not by a permanent westward-flowing vein. Submitted to J. Geophys. Res.

Millot C., I. Taupier-Letage and J.L. Fuda, 1998. The Algerian Eddies. Abstract book of the 1998 EGS meeting, p. C564, Nice, Avril 1998.

MILLOT C., I. TAUPIER-LETAGE, J.L. FUDA and B.REY, 1998. Intérêt des observations satellitaires pour l’étude des phénomènes de moyenne échelle dans le bassin algérien. Recueil des Actes du Colloque «L’observation spatiale: un outil pour l’étude du bassin méditerranéen », Tunis, 23-27 nov.1998, 7 pp.

Millot C. and I. Taupier-Letage, 1998. Strategies for understanding physical and biological mesoscale phenomena. European-Asian Workshop on Investigation and Management of Mediterranean and South China Sea Coastal Zone, 9-11 Nov. 1998, Hong-Kong.

Moutin T., P. Raimbault and J-C. Poggiale, 1998. Primary production in surface waters of the western Mediterranean Sea: calculation of daily production. 3rd MTP-II Workshop Abstracts, Rhodos, Greece, p 176-177.

Moutin, T., P. Raimbault & J.C. Poggiale. 1999. Production primaire dans les eaux de surface de la Méditerranée occidentale : Calcul de la production journalière. C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris. 322, 651-659.

Nyffeler F., Kos'yan R., Krovosheya V.G., Kontar E., 1998. Optical properties of the water column along the continental margin of the Eastern Black Sea. Internat. Conf. on Coastal Ocean and semi-enclosed Seas : Circulation and Ecology Modeling and Monitoring Moscou 8-12 septembre 1998.

Nyffeler F., Kos'yan R., Krovosheya V.G., Kontar E., 2001. Optical properties of the water column along the continental margin of the Eastern Black Sea. Special Issue on "Ventilation of Black Sea anoxic waters", Journal of Marine System, in press.

Pinot J.-M., H. Loukos, L. Mortier, and M. Crépon, 2000. Modélisation et analyse de la circulation à méso-échelle dans le Bassin Algérien. Rapport scientifique final de Marché.

Puillat i., 1999. Variabilité de la chlorophylle à moyenne échelle sous l'influence des tourbillons dans le Bassin Algérien. Abstract book of " 16e Forum des jeunes océanographes", UOF, Marseille, 25-26 Mars 1999.

Puillat I., 2000. Relations entre les phénomènes physiques et les phénomènes biologiques à moyenne échelle: étude des tourbillons du Bassin Algérien et de leur influence sur le fonctionnement biologique de cette zone. Thèse de Doctorat de l'Université de la Méditerranée, 169p, Septembre 2000.

PUILLAT I., I.TAUPIER-LETAGE and C.MILLOT. Algerian eddies lifetimes can near 3 years. Journal of Marine Syst., 31, 4: 245-259.

Reich M., 2001. Untersuchungen zur Tiefenzirkulation im westlichen Mittelmeerunter Verwendung von profilierenden Floats. Diplomarbeit, Institut für Meereskunde an der Universität Kiel, 2001. (Masters dissertation)

REY B., 1998. Campagne ELISA-1: Traitement des données ADCP de coque, Rapport destage du Diplôme Universitaire PREMICE,Université de la Méditerranée,38pp.

Ruiz S., Font J., Emelianov M., ISERN-FONTANET J., Millot C., Salas J. andI.TAUPIER-LETAGE, 2002. Deep structure of an open sea eddy in the Algerian Basin. Journal of Marine Syst. MATER special issue, in press.

Ruiz S., Font J., Garcia-Ladona E., Emelianov M., Millot C., Taupier-Letage I., 1999. A deep anticyclonic eddy in the Algerian Basin: preliminary results. Abstract book of the EGS meeting, Den Haag, April 19-23 1999, Vol.1 Number 2, p 147.

Salas J., J. Font, E. Garcia-Ladona and C. Millot, 1998. What we know of the Algerian Current using Lagrangian drifters. 3rd MTP-II Workshop Abstracts, Rhodos, Greece, 111-112.

Salas J., E. Garcia-Ladona, J. Font and C. Millot, 1997. Kinematic analysis of drifting buoy trajectories in the Algerian Current. International Conference on Progress in Oceanography of the Mediterranean Sea, Rome, 17-19 Nov., Abstract Vol., 195-196.

SALAS P., E. GARCIA-LADONA, J. FONT and C. MILLOT, 1998. Drifter and satellite thermal information of the Algerian Current in autumn and winter 1996-1997. In: Rapp. Comm. int. Mer Médit., 35 (1), 192-193.

Salas J., C. Millot, J. Font E and Garcia-Ladona, 2002. Analysis of mesoscale phenomena in the Algerian Basin from drifting buoys and infrared images. Deep-Sea Research. 49, 2 : 245-266.

SEND U., J. FONT, G. KRAHMANN, C. MILLOT, M. RHEIN and J. TINTORE, 1999.Recent advances in studying the physical oceanography of the western Mediterranean Sea. Progress in Oceanogr., 44: 37-64.

Send U., C. Millot and J. Candela, 1997. Recent observations of the physical oceanography of the western Mediterranean Sea. International Conference on Progress in Oceanography of the Mediterranean Sea, Rome, 17-19 Nov. 1997, Abstract Vol., 7-8.

Stemmann Lars, 1998. Analyse spatio-temporelle de la matière particulaire déterminée par une nouvelle technique vidéo, en Méditerranée Nord-Occidentale. Thèse de Doctorat de UPMC, Océanologie biologique, 2 tommes, 240 pp, Octobre 1998.

SUDRE Joël, 1998. Étude de tourbillons par traitement d'images. Rapport de Maîtrise de Science de l'Environnement, Université de la Méditerranée, 80pp.

SUDRE Joël, 1999. Détection et suivi automatiques de structures dynamiques de moyenne échelle (tourbillons) dans le Bassin Algérien par adaptation et test d'une méthode d'approximation âr champ de vecteurs appliquée aux images satellitaires infrarouge NOAA/AVHRR. Mémoire de DEA de Sciences de l'Environnement Marin, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, 50pp.

SUDRE J., Taupier-Letage I., Yahia H. and Herlin I., 1999. Une méthode d'approximation par champ de vecteurs spline appliquée au cas des tourbillons du Bassin Algérien. Symposium "Mathematical methods in oceanology, deterministic and stochastic approaches", Marseille, 13-17 dec. 1999.

Taupier-Letage I., 1998. Biological consequences of the Algerian Basin mesoscale structures. Round table on coupling of dynamic and biological processes, at the 1998 CIESM congress, Dubrovnik, June 98.

TAUPIER-LETAGE I., 1998. Compte rendu de la campagne ELISA-1 (NO "Le Suroit", 01/07-04/08 1997), COM/LOB/Toulon,12pp.

TAUPIER-LETAGE I., 1998. Compte rendu de la campagne ELISA-2 (NO "Tethys-2", 20-29/10/1997), COM/LOB/Toulon, 3pp.

TAUPIER-LETAGE I., 1999. Compte rendu de la campagne ELISA-3 (NO "Le Suroit", 19-30/03/1998), COM/LOB/Toulon, 16pp.

TAUPIER-LETAGE I., 1999. Compte rendu de la campagne ELISA-4 (NO "Le Suroit", 22/06 - 08/07/1998), COM/LOB/Toulon, 12pp.

Taupier-Letage I. and the ELISA group, 1997. ELISA: Eddies and Leddies interdisciplinary study in the Algerian Basin. International Conference on Progress in Oceanography of the Mediterranean Sea, Rome, 17-19 Nov., Abstract Vol., 215-216.

TAUPIER-LETAGE I. and C. Millot. Definitive evidence of mesoscale-induced Levantine Intermediate Water (LIW) entrainment in the Algerian Basin. CIESM congress, Monaco, Sept.2001. Rapp. Comm. int. Mer Medit.,36, 84.

taupier-Letage I. and I. Puillat, 2001. One-year time series of fluorescence and dynamical parameters in the Algerian Basin from summer 1997 to summer 1998 (ELISA Experiment. CIESM congress, Monaco, Sept.2001.Rapp. Comm. int. Mer Medit.,36, 83.

TAUPIER-LETAGE I., C. MILLOT, S. DECH, R. MEISNER, J.L. FUDA, I. PUILLAT, C. BEGUE, B. REY and C.ALBEROLA , 1998. Suivi des structures dynamiques de mésoéchelle pendant l’opération ELISA (1997-1998) dans le Bassin Algérien par l’imagerie satellitaire thermique NOAA/AVHRR: les obstacles potentiels à une reconnaissance automatique. N° Spécial "Méthodes statistiques de comparaison de tableaux, d'images et de cartes en océanologie"; Oceanis 24 -3: 153-174.

taupier-Letage I., I. Puillat, C. millot, andC. Albérola, 1999. Algerian Eddies and chlorophyll: how close is the link? (Biological response associated to mesoscale eddies in the Algerian Basin during the ELISA operation, July 1997-1998). 4th Workshop MATER, Perpignan le 27-30 Octobre 1999, p47.

taupier-Letage I., I. Puillat, C. millot, C. Albérola, and J-L. Fuda, 1999. One-year long time series of moored CTD-Fluorometers in the Algerian basin: variability at meso- and seasonal scale of phytoplankton chlorophyll. Abstract book of the EGS meeting, Den Haag, April 19-23 1999, Vol.1 Number 2, p 411.

TAUPIER-LETAGE I., I.PUILLAT, P.RAIMBAULT and C.MILLOT. Biological response to mesoscale eddies in the Algerian Basin. J. Geophys. Res., accepted.

taupier-Letage I., P.Raimbault, I. Puillat, M.V. Emelianov, N. Garcia, G. Coustillier and C. millot, 1999. Interdisciplinary study of algerian Mesoscale eddies. Abstract book of the EGS meeting, Den Haag, April 19-23 1999, Vol.1 Number 2, p 406.

taupier-Letage I., H. Thornton, and M. Libes. Site web de l'opération ELISA: http://www.com.univ-mrs.fr/ELISA.

TESTOR P., 1999. "Circulation générale et à méso-échelle (tourbillon) en Méditerranée occidentale". DEA d'Océanologie, Météorologie & Environnement, PARIS VI, 78pp.

Thornton H., 1999. Les tourbillons du Bassin Algérien: construction d'un site web pour l'opération ELISA (http://www.com.univ-mrs.fr/ELISA). Rapport de stage de Maîtrise d'Océanologie de Marseille/ Echanges internationaux Programme SOCRATES.

Thuillier D., 2000. Influence des tourbillons sur la distribution de l'eau levantine intermédiaire dans le Bassin Algérien (données ELISA-3). Rapport de stage, Maîtrise d'Océanologie de Marseille, 23pp.

Vallée C., 2000. Distribution de l'eau levantine intermédiaire dans le Bassin Algérien (données ELISA-4). Rapport de stage, Maîtrise PAMOA, Université de Toulon et du Var, 41pp. 

VALOIS M., 1999. Tourbillons de surface et de subsurface dans le Bassin Algerien.Rapport de Projet Personnel en Laboratoire, Publ. ENSTA, Juin 1999, 35 pp.