Recent sea surface temperature trends and future scenarios for the Mediterranean Sea

• Autorzy: Shaltout M. , Omstedt A.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.5697/oc.56-3.411

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

We analyse recent Mediterranean Sea surface temperatures (SSTs) and their response to global change using 1/4-degree gridded advanced very-high-resolution radiometer (AVHRR) daily SST data, 1982-2012. These data indicate significant annual warming (from 0.24°C decade^-1 west of the Strait of Gibraltar to 0.51°C decade^-1over the Black Sea) and significant spatial variation in annual average SST (from 15ºC over the Black Sea to 21°C over the Levantine sub-basin). Ensemble mean scenarios indicate that the study area SST may experience significant warming, peaking at 2.6°C century^-1 in the Representative Concentration Pathways 85 (RCP85) scenario.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Mediterranean Sea; sea surface temperature; climate change; heat exchange; total cloud cover

• Wydawca: Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Oceanology ; Elsevier
• Czasopismo: Oceanologia
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: No. 56 (3)
• Strony: 411--443
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 42 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Shaltout M.

• Faculty of Science, Department of Oceanography, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
• Department of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 460, Göteborg 40530, Sweden

autor

Omstedt A.

• Department of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 460, Göteborg 40530, Sweden

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