The abrupt increase in the Aegean sea surface temperature during June 2007 – a marine heatwave event?

Weather ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 201-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasios F. Mavrakis ◽  
Ioannis X. Tsiros
Keyword(s):  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Sea Surface Temperature ◽  
Aegean Sea ◽  
Sea Surface ◽  
Abrupt Increase

scholarly journals Delimitation of the warm and cold period of the year based on the variation of the Aegean sea surface temperature

2004 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 159
Author(s):  
A. MAVRAKIS ◽  
S. LYKOUDIS ◽  
G. THEOHARATOS
Keyword(s):  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Sea Surface Temperature ◽  
Annual Variation ◽  
Aegean Sea ◽  
Cold Season ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Warm Period ◽  
Sea Surface ◽  
Cold Period ◽  
Occupational Activities

Knowledge of the warm and cold season onset is important for the living conditions and the occupational activities of the inhabitants of a given area, and especially for agriculture and tourism. This paper presents a way to estimate the onset/end of the cold and warm period of the year, based on the sinusoidal annual variation of the Sea Surface Temperature. The method was applied on data from 8 stations of the Hellenic Navy Hydrographic Service, covering the period from 1965-1995. The results showed that the warm period starts sometime between April 28th and May 21st while it ends between October 27th and November 19th in accordance with the findings of other studies. Characteristic of the nature of the parameter used is the very low variance per station – 15 days at maximum. The average date of warm period onset is statistically the same for the largest part of the Aegean, with only one differentiation, that between Kavala and the southern stations ( Thira and Heraklion).

scholarly journals Long-term sea surface temperature variability in the Aegean Sea

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolaos Skliris ◽  
Sarantis S. Sofianos ◽  
Athanasios Gkanasos ◽  
Panagiotis Axaopoulos ◽  
Anneta Mantziafou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Sea Surface Temperature ◽  
Aegean Sea ◽  
Temperature Variability ◽  
Sea Surface

scholarly journals Long-term sea surface temperature variability in the Aegean Sea

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolaos Skliris ◽  
Sarantis S. Sofianos ◽  
Athanasios Gkanasos ◽  
Panagiotis Axaopoulos ◽  
Anneta Mantziafou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Sea Surface Temperature ◽  
Aegean Sea ◽  
Sea Surface ◽  
Surface Warming ◽  
In Situ Data ◽  
Nao Index ◽  
Decadal Scale

The inter-annual/decadal scale variability of the Aegean Sea Surface Temperature (SST) is investigated by means of long-term series of satellite-derived and in situ data. Monthly mean declouded SST maps are constructed over the 1985–2008 period, based on a re-analysis of AVHRR Oceans Pathfinder optimally interpolated data over the Aegean Sea. Basin-average SST time series are also constructed using the ICOADS in situ data over 1950–2006. Results indicate a small SST decreasing trend until the early nineties, and then a rapid surface warming consistent with the acceleration of the SST rise observed on the global ocean scale. Decadal-scale SST anomalies were found to be negatively correlated with the winter North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) index over the last 60 years suggesting that along with global warming effects on the regional scale, a part of the long-term SST variability in the Aegean Sea is driven by large scale atmospheric natural variability patterns. In particular, the acceleration of surface warming in the Aegean Sea began nearly simultaneously with the NAO index abrupt shift in the mid-nineties from strongly positive values to weakly positive/negative values.

scholarly journals Marine regime shifts in ocean biogeochemical models: a case study in the Gulf of Alaska

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 4533-4553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudie Beaulieu ◽  
Harriet Cole ◽  
Stephanie Henson ◽  
Andrew Yool ◽  
Thomas R. Anderson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Sea Surface Temperature ◽  
Gulf Of Alaska ◽  
Regime Shifts ◽  
Trophic Levels ◽  
Sea Surface ◽  
Abrupt Increase ◽  
Abrupt Decrease ◽  
Biological Variables ◽  
Biogeochemical Models

Abstract. Regime shifts have been reported in many marine ecosystems, and are often expressed as an abrupt change occurring in multiple physical and biological components of the system. In the Gulf of Alaska, a regime shift in the late 1970s was observed, indicated by an abrupt increase in sea surface temperature and major shifts in the catch of many fish species. A thorough understanding of the extent and mechanisms leading to such regime shifts is challenged by data paucity in time and space. We investigate the ability of a suite of ocean biogeochemistry models of varying complexity to simulate regime shifts in the Gulf of Alaska by examining the presence of abrupt changes in time series of physical variables (sea surface temperature and mixed-layer depth), nutrients and biological variables (chlorophyll, primary productivity and plankton biomass) using change-point analysis. Our results show that some ocean biogeochemical models are capable of simulating the late 1970s shift, manifested as an abrupt increase in sea surface temperature followed by an abrupt decrease in nutrients and biological productivity. Models from low to intermediate complexity simulate an abrupt transition in the late 1970s (i.e. a significant shift from one year to the next) while the transition is smoother in higher complexity models. Our study demonstrates that ocean biogeochemical models can successfully simulate regime shifts in the Gulf of Alaska region. These models can therefore be considered useful tools to enhance our understanding of how changes in physical conditions are propagated from lower to upper trophic levels.

scholarly journals Marine regime shifts in ocean biogeochemical models: a case study in the Gulf of Alaska

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 14003-14048 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Beaulieu ◽  
H. Cole ◽  
S. Henson ◽  
A. Yool ◽  
T. R. Anderson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Sea Surface Temperature ◽  
Regime Shift ◽  
Mixed Layer Depth ◽  
Gulf Of Alaska ◽  
Regime Shifts ◽  
Sea Surface ◽  
Abrupt Increase ◽  
Layer Depth ◽  
Biogeochemical Models

Abstract. Regime shifts have been reported in many marine ecosystems, and are often expressed as an abrupt change occurring in multiple physical and biological components of the system. In the Gulf of Alaska, a regime shift in the late 1970s was observed, indicated by an abrupt increase in sea surface temperature and major shifts in the catch of many fish species. This late 1970s regime shift in the Gulf of Alaska was followed by another shift in the late 1980s, not as pervasive as the 1977 shift, but which nevertheless did not return to the prior state. A thorough understanding of the extent and mechanisms leading to such regime shifts is challenged by data paucity in time and space. We investigate the ability of a suite of ocean biogeochemistry models of varying complexity to simulate regime shifts in the Gulf of Alaska by examining the presence of abrupt changes in time series of physical variables (sea surface temperature and mixed layer depth), nutrients and biological variables (chlorophyll, primary productivity and plankton biomass) using change-point analysis. Our study demonstrates that ocean biogeochemical models are capable of simulating the late 1970s shift, indicating an abrupt increase in sea surface temperature forcing followed by an abrupt decrease in nutrients and biological productivity. This predicted shift is consistent among all the models, although some of them exhibit an abrupt transition (i.e. a significant shift from one year to the next), whereas others simulate a smoother transition. Some models further suggest that the late 1980s shift was constrained by changes in mixed layer depth. Our study demonstrates that ocean biogeochemical can successfully simulate regime shifts in the Gulf of Alaska region, thereby providing better understanding of how changes in physical conditions are propagated from lower to upper trophic levels through bottom-up controls.

Holocene sea surface temperature variations recorded in corals from Kikai Island, Japan

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. e9-e14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroto Kajita ◽  
Atsuko Yamazaki ◽  
Takaaki Watanabe ◽  
Chung-Che Wu ◽  
Chuan-Chou Shen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Sea Surface Temperature ◽  
Sea Surface ◽  
Temperature Variations

PENENTUAN DAERAH POTENSIAL BUDIDAYA RUMPUT LAUT KAPPAPHYCUS ALVAREZII DI PROVINSI NUSA TENGGARA TIMUR

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 929
Author(s):  
Marianus Filipe Logo ◽  
N M. R. R. Cahya Perbani ◽  
Bayu Priyono
Keyword(s):  
Dissolved Oxygen ◽  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Sea Surface Temperature ◽  
Kappaphycus Alvarezii ◽  
Sea Surface

Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) merupakan penghasil rumput laut kappaphycus alvarezii kedua terbesar di Indonesia berdasarkan data Badan Pusat Statistik (2016). Oleh karena itu diperlukan zonasi daerah potensial budidaya rumput laut kappaphycus alvarezii untuk pengembangan lebih lanjut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan daerah yang potensial untuk budidaya rumput laut kappaphycus alvarezii di Provinsi NTT berdasarkan parameter sea surface temperature (SST), salinitas, kedalaman, arus, dissolved oxygen (DO), nitrat, fosfat, klorofil-a, dan muara sungai. Penentuan kesesuaian lokasi budidaya dilakukan dengan memberikan bobot dan skor bagi setiap parameter untuk budidaya rumput laut kappaphycus alvarezii menggunakan sistem informasi geografis melalui overlay peta tematik setiap parameter. Dari penelitian ini diperoleh bahwa kadar nitrat, arus, kedalaman, dan lokasi muara sungai menjadi parameter penentu utama. Jarak maksimum dari bibir pantai adalah sekitar 10 km. Potensial budidaya rumput laut kappaphycus alvarezii ditemukan di Pulau Flores bagian barat, kepulauan di Kabupaten Flores Timur dan Alor, selatan Pulau Sumba, Pulau Rote, dan Teluk Kupang.

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