Publications by authors named "Vassilis P Papadopoulos"

The Mediterranean Sea has been sampled irregularly by research vessels in the past, mostly by national expeditions in regional waters. To monitor the hydrographic, biogeochemical and circulation changes in the Mediterranean Sea, a systematic repeat oceanographic survey programme called Med-SHIP was recommended by the Mediterranean Science Commission (CIESM) in 2011, as part of the Global Ocean Ship-based Hydrographic Investigations Program (GO-SHIP). Med-SHIP consists of zonal and meridional surveys with different frequencies, where comprehensive physical and biogeochemical properties are measured with the highest international standards.

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In the period 1987-2017, a series of physical and chemical measurements related to oxygen variability at a trough area with a maximum depth of ~420 m in the West Saronikos Gulf, reveal the following: In the early 90s, deep winter mixing occurred resulting in an oxygenation down to ~420 m followed by an oxygen decline. This decline reached near-bottom hypoxic conditions (O < ~62 μM (μmol/L)) after 1998, while a denitrification phase occurred after 2000 and a complete bottom anoxia in 2005. In June 2012, an oxygenation down to ~350 m was detected that most likely occurred in winter 2012.

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  • The study examines how submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) affects the nutrient levels and chemical characteristics of the Messiniakos Gulf's marine environment, specifically comparing it to freshwater inputs from local rivers.
  • It found that SGD releases significant amounts of silicate and nitrate, with nutrient concentrations near the SGD being three times higher than in the surrounding gulf waters.
  • The ecological assessment using the Eutrophication Index indicates a Moderate/Bad status at the SGD site, but this improves to Good within a short distance, showing that while SGD has considerable outflow, its impact is lessened by the area's hydrodynamics and morphology.
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In-situ underwater gamma-ray spectrometer KATERINA was used for continuous measurements of radon progenies ((214)Pb, (214)Bi), thoron progeny ((208)Tl) and (40)K in submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) sites at Kalogria Bay, SW Peloponnesus (Greece). The spectrometer was deployed attached on measuring platform along with two conductivity - temperature data loggers while underwater battery packs supplied the system for acquisition periods up to 25 days. The radionuclide time series together with salinity data were obtained for spring (wet) and summer (dry) seasons.

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