Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Variability of the Eastern Coastal Zone of the Gulf of California
The coastal zones are areas with a high flow of energy and materials where diverse ecosystems are developed. The study of coastal oceanography is important to understand the variability of these ecosystems and determine their role in biogeochemical cycles and climate change. Sea surface temperature...
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| author | Carlos Manuel Robles-Tamayo José Eduardo Valdez-Holguín Ricardo García-Morales Gudelia Figueroa-Preciado Hugo Herrera-Cervantes Juana López-Martínez Luis Fernando Enríquez-Ocaña |
| author_facet | Carlos Manuel Robles-Tamayo José Eduardo Valdez-Holguín Ricardo García-Morales Gudelia Figueroa-Preciado Hugo Herrera-Cervantes Juana López-Martínez Luis Fernando Enríquez-Ocaña |
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| description | The coastal zones are areas with a high flow of energy and materials where diverse ecosystems are developed. The study of coastal oceanography is important to understand the variability of these ecosystems and determine their role in biogeochemical cycles and climate change. Sea surface temperature (SST) analysis is indispensable for the characterization of physical and biological processes, and it is affected by processes at diverse timescales. The purpose of this work is to analyze the oceanographic variability of the Eastern Coastal Zone of the Gulf of California through the study of the SST from time series analysis of monthly data obtained from remote sensors (AVHRR-Pathfinder Version 5.1 and Version 5 resolution of 4 km, MODIS-Aqua, resolution of 4 km) for the period 1981 to 2016. The descriptive analysis of SST series showed that the values decrease from south to north, as well as the amplitude of the warm period decrease from south to north (cold period increase from south to north). The minimum values occurred during January and February, and ranged between 18 and 20 °C; and maximum values, of about 32 °C, arose in August and September. Cluster analysis allowed to group the data in four regions (south, center, midriff islands and north), the spectral analysis in each region showed frequencies of variation in scales: Annual (the main), seasonal, semiannual, and interannual. The latter is associated with the El Niño and La Niña climatological phenomena. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fe5cc0584a894d07ae35493401fdc2292022-12-21T17:17:18ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922018-09-01109143410.3390/rs10091434rs10091434Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Variability of the Eastern Coastal Zone of the Gulf of CaliforniaCarlos Manuel Robles-Tamayo0José Eduardo Valdez-Holguín1Ricardo García-Morales2Gudelia Figueroa-Preciado3Hugo Herrera-Cervantes4Juana López-Martínez5Luis Fernando Enríquez-Ocaña6Postgraduate Master’s Program in Biosciences, Division of Biological and Health Sciences of the University of Sonora, Luis Donaldo Colosio s/n, Colonia Centro, Hermosillo 83000, Sonora, MexicoDepartment of Scientific and Technological Research of the University of Sonora, Luis Donaldo Colosio s/n, Colonia Centro, Hermosillo 83000, Sonora, MexicoCONACYT, Center for Biological Research of the Northwest S.C. Nayarit Unit (UNCIBNOR+), Calle Dos No. 23. Cd del Conocimiento., Tepic 63173, Nayarit, MexicoDepartment of Mathematics of the University of Sonora, Luis Encinas y Rosales s/n, Colonia Centro, Hermosillo 83000, Sonora, MexicoCenter for Scientific Research and Higher Education of Ensenada, La Paz Unit, Calle Miraflores No. 334, La Paz 23050, B.C.S., MexicoCenter for Biological Research of the Northwest S.C. Sonora Unit, Guaymas Campus Km. 2.35 Camino al Tular del Estero de Bacochibampo, Heroica Guaymas 85400, Sonora, MexicoDepartment of Scientific and Technological Research of the University of Sonora, Luis Donaldo Colosio s/n, Colonia Centro, Hermosillo 83000, Sonora, MexicoThe coastal zones are areas with a high flow of energy and materials where diverse ecosystems are developed. The study of coastal oceanography is important to understand the variability of these ecosystems and determine their role in biogeochemical cycles and climate change. Sea surface temperature (SST) analysis is indispensable for the characterization of physical and biological processes, and it is affected by processes at diverse timescales. The purpose of this work is to analyze the oceanographic variability of the Eastern Coastal Zone of the Gulf of California through the study of the SST from time series analysis of monthly data obtained from remote sensors (AVHRR-Pathfinder Version 5.1 and Version 5 resolution of 4 km, MODIS-Aqua, resolution of 4 km) for the period 1981 to 2016. The descriptive analysis of SST series showed that the values decrease from south to north, as well as the amplitude of the warm period decrease from south to north (cold period increase from south to north). The minimum values occurred during January and February, and ranged between 18 and 20 °C; and maximum values, of about 32 °C, arose in August and September. Cluster analysis allowed to group the data in four regions (south, center, midriff islands and north), the spectral analysis in each region showed frequencies of variation in scales: Annual (the main), seasonal, semiannual, and interannual. The latter is associated with the El Niño and La Niña climatological phenomena.http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10/9/1434sea surface temperature (SST)oceanographic variabilityEastern Coastal ZoneGulf of California |
| spellingShingle | Carlos Manuel Robles-Tamayo José Eduardo Valdez-Holguín Ricardo García-Morales Gudelia Figueroa-Preciado Hugo Herrera-Cervantes Juana López-Martínez Luis Fernando Enríquez-Ocaña Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Variability of the Eastern Coastal Zone of the Gulf of California Remote Sensing sea surface temperature (SST) oceanographic variability Eastern Coastal Zone Gulf of California |
| title | Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Variability of the Eastern Coastal Zone of the Gulf of California |
| title_full | Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Variability of the Eastern Coastal Zone of the Gulf of California |
| title_fullStr | Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Variability of the Eastern Coastal Zone of the Gulf of California |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Variability of the Eastern Coastal Zone of the Gulf of California |
| title_short | Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Variability of the Eastern Coastal Zone of the Gulf of California |
| title_sort | sea surface temperature sst variability of the eastern coastal zone of the gulf of california |
| topic | sea surface temperature (SST) oceanographic variability Eastern Coastal Zone Gulf of California |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10/9/1434 |
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