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\section{Hydrology: rivers, freshwater and sediment supply}  The major fresh water source is the Po river, with an annual mean runoff of about 1 700 m3Js. Its maxima are much higher and are associated with snow melt in spring and strong precipitation in autumn (Marchetti, 1984). The annual mean runoff of the north- and west-coast rivers other than the Pois 350 m3Js; the rivers inflowing along the greater part of the eastern coast contribute about 700 m3/s, whereas the annual mean runoff concentrated along the 150 km of the eastern coast converging on the Otranto Strait amounts to about 1150 m3/s (Zore- Armanda, 1969 a). Along the eastern coast there are numerous submarine springs (known as "vrulje") which discharge fresh water originating in the littoral karst area (AlfireviĆ©, 1969) but are probably not of major importance in the overall water budget. Inputs from the Po and other Italian rivers are mostly confined near the western coast, but a certain quantity is transferred offshore by means of Ekman transport and mesoscale circulation.