Near-surface thermal structure and surface diurnal warming in the Adriatic Sea using satellite and drifter data

被引:14
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作者
Notarstefano, G [1 ]
Mauri, E [1 ]
Poulain, PM [1 ]
机构
[1] Ist Nazl Oceanog & Geofis Sperimentale, OGS, Sgonico, Trieste, Italy
关键词
Adriatic Sea; sea surface temperature; diurnal warming;
D O I
10.1016/j.rse.2005.12.013
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
An extensive set of in situ temperature data collected by surface drifters is combined with satellite-derived sea surface temperature images to study the difference between the pseudo-bulk and bulk temperatures (Delta Trb-b) in the Adriatic Sea for the period 21 September 2002-31 December 2003. The variations of this temperature difference are described as a function of local wind speed and incoming solar radiation provided by a local area atmospheric model. The daily sea surface temperature variability is also assessed by computing the temperature difference between the daily maximal and minimal values (Delta Tday-night). The data show that the smaller the wind speed and the larger the solar radiation, the larger Delta Tpb-b. The temperature difference reached the highest value (similar to 5 degrees C) on a hot day (more than 600 W/m(2)) of May 2003 in weak wind condition (around 3 m/s). For strong winds (speed > 6 m/s) the dependence on both the wind and solar radiations vanishes as the temperature difference approaches zero because the near-surface water becomes thermally homogenous due to the wind-induced vertical mixing. Strong diurnal warming of the sea surface, as derived by the pseudo-bulk estimates, and a strong near-surface stratification were found during the spring/summer season. Monthly mean statistics show that the diurnal cycle of the pseudo-bulk and bulk temperature starts to become significant already in February and March. Subsequently (from April to August) both the diurnal warming and the stratification are maximal (monthly means of Delta Tday-nigh, similar to 1-2 degrees C and of Delta Tpb-b similar to 0.5 degrees C), while in fall and early winter the Delta Tpb-b values are quite small (monthly means near 0 degrees C) and the Delta Tday-night monthly means are bounded by 0.5-1.5 degrees C. Maximal amplitudes of the diurnal cycle can exceed 4 degrees C (mostly in spring-summer) for both the pseudo-bulk and bulk temperatures. However, the monthly means Of Delta Tday-night is generally twice as large for the pseudo-bulk estimates (similar to 2 degrees C) with respect to the bulk layer (similar to 1 degrees C). The diurnal warming of the sea surface, as derived by the pseudo-bulk temperature, occurs at about 14:30 local time, that is more than 2 h after the maximal sun elevation and an hour earlier than the bulk temperature maximum at 20-40 cm depth. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All fights reserved.
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