Temporal variation in daily temperature minima in coral reefs of Nanwan Bay, Southern Taiwan.

ABSTRACT: Temporal variation in seawater temperature plays a crucial role in coral reef ecology. Nanwan Bay, Southern Taiwan is home to well-developed coral reefs, which frequently experience cold-water intrusions caused by internal wave-induced upwelling, that manifest in distinct daily temperature minima. These temperature minima and their associated sources were studied by recording in situ bottom temperatures and sea levels observed at depths of 5 and 30 m from May 2007 to September 2008. These data were then compared to the East Asian Seas Nowcast/Forecast System, and it was found that daily temperature minima presented large variations with magnitudes of 2-3 °C over periods from days to months. It was further demonstrated that the cold-water intrusions may have originated from depths of ~100 m

SUBMITTER: Lee IH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7250922 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature