Abstract
An STD section between the Straits of Sicily and Gibraltar, supplemented by other hydrographic observations, is used to review and expand upon the available descriptions of the flow of the Levantine Intermediate Water. The topographic constraints downstream of the Strait of Sicily are discussed. Southwest of Sardinia, where bifurcation of the flow is generally thought to occur, 250 meters of the most saline layer is recorded as it turns (north) out of the section. The continuation of the deeper intermediate water along the North African coast is questioned. Finally, the diminution of core salinity before entering the Alboran Sea is related to an observed influx of very cold water from the north.
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