On the Mechanism of a Dramatic Drop of the Sea Surface Temperature in the Northwestern Black Sea and Off the Crimean Coast
Journal: Russian Meteorology and Hydrology
Year: 2023

An analysis of high-resolution satellite data on sea surface temperature (SST) and surface wind for 2008–2021 confirmed that the areas of a dramatic SST drop exceeding several degrees per day regularly occur in the northwestern Black Sea and off the western coast of Crimea. These areas are located not only in coastal upwelling zones. Extensive areas of this type are found in the open water areas in the northwestern part of the sea and in the vicinity of the western large-scale cyclonic gyre. A r