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This chapter studies the basic physiographical and oceanographical peculiarities of the Adriatic Sea. It describes in brief the islands, coasts, relief, and bottom sediments. It provides the general hydrometeorological characteristics (wind, waves, and precipitations). Special attention is focused on the hydrological regime of the sea (water masses, currents, temperature, and salinity). In addition, it dwells on the present-day development of the Adriatic Sea, i.e., tourism, fishery, mariculture, hydrocarbon production, and shipping.
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The present research has been supported by the Russian Science Foundation under the Project N 14-50-00095. The research by A.G. Kostianoy has been partially done in the framework of collaboration with Dr. Marilaure Grégoire from the Interfacultary Center for Marine Research (MARE) and Modelling for Aquatic Systems (MAST), University of Liège, Belgium.
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Zonn, I.S., Kostianoy, A.G. (2016). The Adriatic Sea. In: Joksimović, A., Djurović, M., Semenov, A., Zonn, I., Kostianoy, A. (eds) The Boka Kotorska Bay Environment . The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 54. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2016_42
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