Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10110536 | Science of The Total Environment | 2005 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
A long term analysis (1865-2002) of meteorological data collected in the Po Valley and Northern Adriatic Basin have been analysed to find possible links between variability in the climatic parameters and the phenomenon of mucilage. Seasonal anomalies of temperature, calculated as spatial mean over the Po Valley area, and anomalies of North Atlantic Oscillation were compared with the historical record of mucilage episodes. Both climatic indices were found to be positively correlated with mucilage events, suggesting a possible relationship between climatic variability and the increased appearance of mucilage aggregates.
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Authors
Marco Deserti, Carlo Cacciamani, Jacopo Chiggiato, Attilio Rinaldi, Carla R. Ferrari,