Upwelling nearby the Crimea Western Coast
Journal: Physical Oceanography
Year: 2018

In connection with the problem of the seawater self-purification, the upwelling phenomenon nearby the Crimea western coast is considered in the present article. The observation data on wind and water temperature obtained at the Yevpatoria and Chernomorskoe weather stations as well as the sea surface temperature data derived by the NOAA-15/19 and MetOp-2 satellites were analyzed. 212 cases of upwelling are identified for the period from 1921 to 2011; most of them fall on July. In the majority of