Formation of Positive Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies in the Black Sea
Journal: Russian Meteorology and Hydrology
Year: 2024

Based on the satellite data at the points of a high-resolution regular grid for the period from 2008 to 2021, positive anomalies of the sea surface temperature (SST) in the northern Black Sea and off the southwestern coast of Crimea have been identified. It has been shown that there are vast areas with an exceeding of SST over the mean for the measurement period up to 4–5 and 5–6°C and a monthly total area (for example, in May 2018) about 200000 and 100000 km2, respectively, in the northern Blac