Temporal Characteristics and Patterns of Sea Surface Temperature and Chlorophyll in the Ligurian Sea (NW Mediterranean)
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Abiotic and Biotic Variation, the Mediterranean Sea, Intra- and Inter-Annual TrendsAbstract
Global warming is a well-known phenomenon, that increasing average of temperature. Oceans are affected directly from this phenomenon with changing its abiotic and biotic components. The Mediterranean Sea is known as the strongest warming sea in the world, therefore, there is big concern on understanding the pattern in change and adaptation. The Ligurian Sea is known with two main pelagic zones, which have distinctive characteristics than each other. In this study, it is aimed to understand, characterize and describe inter- and intra-annual properties of sea surface temperature and chlorophyll, as key biotic and abiotic factors of marine environments, in the marine regions of the Ligurian Sea. Remotely sensed data-sets of sea surface temperature and chlorophyll concentration between 2013 and 2019 were used for this purpose. Results showed that the regions have significantly different temperature and productivity within year. While high variation in temperature detected in onshore region, productivity was less than twice in offshore region. Inter-annual analysis showed trends showed similar patterns in the regions.
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