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Investigating the long-term variability of the Red Sea marine heatwaves and their relationship to different climate modes: focus on 2010 events in the northern basin
GeoHydrodynamics and Environment Research (GHER), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
Oceanography Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
Aida Alvera-Azcárate
GeoHydrodynamics and Environment Research (GHER), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
George Krokos
Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Ocean Physics, Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Anavyssos, Greece
Ibrahim Hoteit
Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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We present the first dedicated satellite salinity product in the Black Sea. We use the measurements provided by the European Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity mission. We introduce enhanced algorithms for dealing with the contamination produced by the Radio Frequency Interferences that strongly affect this basin. We also provide a complete quality assessment of the new product and give an estimated accuracy of it.
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Our study focuses on the characteristics of MHWs in the Red Sea during the last 4 decades. Using satellite-derived sea surface temperatures (SSTs), we found a clear warming trend in the Red Sea since 1994, which has intensified significantly since 2016. This SST rise was associated with an increase in the frequency and days of MHWs. In addition, a correlation was found between the frequency of MHWs and some climate modes, which was more pronounced in some years of the study period.
Our study focuses on the characteristics of MHWs in the Red Sea during the last 4 decades. Using...
