Contrasting surface warming of a marginal basin due to large-scale climatic patterns and local forcing.

ABSTRACT: The Mediterranean Sea is one of the first regions where sea surface temperature (SST) increase was linked to greenhouse effects and global warming. Due to its sensitivity to climate variability and its high impact on local and remote climate conditions, much effort has been made to assess the SST variability in the Mediterranean as a whole. However, the Mediterranean is composed of several basins, each of which plays a different role in its conveyor belt's function. This study focuses on the basin of the Tyrrhenian Sea which represents one of the crucial areas for deep mixing of the Mediterranean main water masses. Thirty-seven years (1982-2018) of satellite-derived data were used to investigate the SST variability in relation to large-scale and local forcing mechanisms. A significant warm

SUBMITTER: Krauzig N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7572400 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature