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Mediterranean Basin/geography
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The Mediterranean Sea is a semi-enclosed basin with a long water residence time, estimated to be approximately $80-100$ years. This long residence time contributes to its unusually high average salinity, which is typically $38$ practical salinity units (PSU), significantly higher than the Atlantic Ocean's average of $35$ PSU.
The salinity gradient is counter-intuitive: surface waters are generally less saline near river mouths (e.g., the Nile,Po) … -
Storm Surge
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Backwater Effects and Evaporative Mineral Deposition
As the surge recedes, the return flow through constricted channels (river mouths, tidal inlets) can generate substantial localized currents that scour infrastructure. More unusually, in arid coastal zones subjected to low-velocity, high-pressure surges (typical of weak frontal systems moving rap…