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标题：IN TER- AND IN TRA-ANNUAL VARIATIONS OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT IN NORTHERN CYPRUS
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作者：Fethi Bengil
期刊名称：Fresenius Environmental Bulletin
印刷版ISSN：1018-4619
出版年度：2018
卷号：27
期号：9
页码：6284-6290
语种：English
出版社：PSP Publishing
摘要：Although several prior attempts to explore the complex region of the Mediterranean Sea have been conducted, the present level of knowledge and understanding regarding the marine ecosystem of the Northern Cyprus and its dynamics is still particularly limited. This study was to complete the first investigation into the variation of aquatic (chlorophyll-a, attenuation coefficient at 490 nm, particulate organic matter and sea surface temperature) and meteorological (precipitation, runoff, eastward and northward wind speed) datasets from earth observation systems between the period July 2002 and October 2017. The aim of the study was to understand the inter- and intra-annual dynamics of the marine ecosystem and its relationship with climatic conditions in the region. It was concluded that the study region has a unimodal annual cycle of chlorophyll-a concentration, and the seasonal variations can be allocated into two groups in terms of low and high chlorophyll-a periods. The analysis also showed that a seasonal northward wind pattern can affect the inter-annual properties of chlorophyll-a. The warming trend discovered was the remarkable inter-annual pattern noted over the period of this study.
关键词：Seasonal and annual variations;marine ecosystem;meteorological impact