Satellite observations from 1985¿2006 indicate that in the last 2 decades the temperature in the upper layer of the Mediterranean Sea has been increasing at an average (±SD) rate of 0.03± 0.008°C yr¿1 for the western basin and 0.05 ± 0.009°C yr¿1 for the eastern basin. The increases in temperature are not constant throughout the year but occur primarily during May, June and July.
Maximum increases of 0.16°C yr¿1 are found in June in the Tyrrhenian, Ligurian and Adriatic Seas and close to the African coast. The Aegean Sea shows maximum change in sea surface temperature during August. Only the statistically significant results are presented.
NYKJAER Leo;
2009-05-25
INTER-RESEARCH
JRC36483
0936-577X,
http://www.int-res.com/,
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC36483,
10.3354/cr00794,
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