THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES IN ESTIMATING HORIZONTAL GEO-CHEMICAL FLUXES: AN EXAMPLE STUDY OF A NORTH ADRIATIC TRANSECT

During the Adria02 cruise (September-October 2002), physical and bio-geo-chemical data were acquired along the Senigallia-Süsak Island line, where 7 ADCP and 3 current-meters were deployed. Through numerical model simulations higher resolution water current data are also available. Estimates were obtained of transported material fluxes entering and leaving the Northern Adriatic Sea using different methods, thus contrasting calculations made with geostrophic assumptions, hydrodynamic model simulations, and direct current measurements.