Recent sea surface temperature trends and future scenarios for the Mediterranean Sea:
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<sup>°<s/up>C decade<sup>...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-06-01
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| Series: | Oceanologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.iopan.gda.pl/oceanologia/56_3.html#A1 |
| Summary: | 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<sup>°<s/up>C decade<sup>-1</sup> west of the Strait of Gibraltar to 0.51<sup>°</sup>C decade-1</sup> over the Black Sea) and significant spatial variation in annual average SST (from 15<sup>º</sup>C over the Black Sea to 21<sup>°</sup>C over the Levantine sub-basin). Ensemble mean scenarios indicate that the study area SST may experience significant warming, peaking at 2.6<sup>°</sup>C century<sup>-1</sup> in the Representative Concentration Pathways 85 (RCP85) scenario. |
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| ISSN: | 0078-3234 |