Spatio-temporal variations in hydro-physical and -chemical parameters during a major upwelling event off the Southern coast of the Gulf of Finland in summer 2006

• Autorzy: Suursaar U. , Aps R.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The objective of the paper is to document and examine the major upwelling event that occurred along the northern coast of Estonia in August 2006. With a horizontal extension of 360 km, the event was caused by persistent easterlies and was noticed by a large number of holidaymakers, as it reduced the temperature of the coastal sea to a chilly 5–10◦C for about a month. In situ measurements from an RDCP current profiler revealed an along-wind coastal jet of up to 60 cm s−1 and a weak near-bottom countercurrent. The depths of the pycnocline and nutricline rose. The maximum drop in water temperature was 16◦C, that of salinity was 3.6 PSU. Analysis of satellite images confirmed the large extension and the prominence of the event.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

satellite image; Finland Gulf; upwelling; vertical flux; Baltic Sea; hydrophysical parameter; hydrochemical parameter

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Oceanologia
• Rocznik: 2007
• Tom: 49
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.209-228,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Suursaar U.

• University of Tartu, Maealuse 10a, EE-12618 Tallinn, Estonia

autor

Aps R.