Patterns of change in sea surface temperature in the North Atlantic during the last three decades: beyond mean trends

Taboada, Fernando González; Anadón, Ricardo

doi:10.1007/s10584-012-0485-6

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“…Numerous publications confirm the warming of the ocean surfaces, and specifically the North Atlantic [35]. This heat increase in the SST should be reflected on land, especially in coastal areas.…”

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Temperature Trends on Gran Canaria (Canary Islands). An Example of Global Warming over the Subtropical Northeastern Atlantic

Luque¹,

Martin²,

Dorta³

et al. 2014

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The variation in temperature on the island of Gran Canaria is studied using the method applied to the nearby island of Tenerife [1]. An upward warming trend of 0.09˚C ± 0.05˚C (α = 0.01) was seen from 1946 to date, which has accelerated since the seventies to 0.17˚C ± 0.10˚C (α = 0.01). The increase was higher at night (0.11˚C ± 0.05˚C) than by day (0.08˚C ± 0.06˚C), so the temperature range decreased slightly. These values are similar to those of Tenerife and the time series of anomalies for the two islands are highly correlated. On the coast the same relationship to the sea surface temperature was found as in Tenerife, but in the mid-altitude areas to windward, some differences were detected that are hypothetically attributable to the different relief of the two islands.

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Temperature Trends on Gran Canaria (Canary Islands). An Example of Global Warming over the Subtropical Northeastern Atlantic

Luque¹,

Martin²,

Dorta³

et al. 2014

ACS

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“…Climate scenarios have shown that atmospheric warming should occur everywhere over Canada's surrounding oceans, with the more significant changes predicted for over the Arctic. Surface layer heating could thus influence fisheries' yields by strengthening the vertical stratification (Taboada and Anadón 2012) that has a direct impact on primary production, moving the spatial window of optimum temperatures (Khan et al 2013) or affecting the marine food web (Sherman et al 2009). Sea surface temperature (SST) is also an important parameter to consider for ocean acidification (Sun et al 2012).…”

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“…Oceanic SST variability results from a combination of atmospheric and oceanic processes due to either surface energy fluxes (e.g., North Atlantic Oscillation, Arctic Oscillation), coupled ocean-atmosphere interactions such as the El-Nino-Southern Oscillation, or intrinsic oceanic modes such as the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation or Pacific Decadal Oscillation . Many studies addressed the SST variability over the oceans (Belkin 2009;DelSole et al 2013;Guan and Nigam 2009;Park, Lee, Chang, et al 2015;Taboada and Anadón 2012;Ting et al 2014) using either observations or models and found correlations with major atmospheric drivers (North Atlantic Oscillation, etc.). For Canadian waters, ), using long-term (1900 datasets, indicated that the warming trends on the eastern side of the continent were higher than those in the Pacific.…”

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Canadian Coastal Seas and Great Lakes Sea Surface Temperature Climatology and Recent Trends

Larouche

Galbraith

2016

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

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28 years of satellite data were used to calculate sea surface temperature (SST) climatologies covering Canada's 3 surrounding oceans and the Great Lakes. Results show the imprint of major circulation features on the spatial distribution of the SST. Together with the Gulf Stream, the Labrador Current generates a strong spatial variability of SST on the east coast. Most of the Canadian Arctic, with the exception of Hudson Bay and the coastal Beaufort Sea region, is characterized by very small seasonal SST amplitude. Lake Erie is the water body having the largest seasonal SST amplitude, but for the oceanic regions, it is the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence and the adjacent Scotian Shelf. A trend analysis showed that many regions are undergoing rapid warming of the sea surface. However, warming is not spatially uniform. The strongest warming was detected in Baffin Bay and appears to result from the decreasing ice cover. Lake Superior is also showing a strong warming trend. These results have important implications for fisheries management because SST affects many species. Regions with small yearly amplitudes and warming trends might act as future cool water oases for some species. Résumé. 28 années de données satellitaires ontété utilisées afin de calculer des climatologies des températures de surface de la mer «sea surface temperature» (SST) pour les 3 océans entourant le Canada ainsi que pour les Grands Lacs. Les résultats montrent l'empreinte des principaux courants océaniques sur la distribution spatiale des SST. Avec le Gulf Stream, le courant duLabrador génère une forte variabilité spatiale des SST sur la côte est. La plupart de l'arctique canadien, avec l'exception de la Baie d'Hudson et la zone côtière de la mer de Beaufort, est caractérisé par une très faible amplitude annuelle des SST. Le lacÉrié est la masse d'eau montrant la plus grande amplitude saisonnière, mais pour les régions océaniques, ce sont le sud du Golfe du Saint-Laurent et le plateau Néo-Écossais adjacent. Une analyse de tendances a montré que plusieurs régions sont soumisesà un accroissement rapide des températures de surface. Toutefois, le réchauffement n'est pas spatialement uniforme. Le plus fort réchauffement aété détecté dans la baie de Baffin et semble reliéà la décroissance de la couverture de glace. Le lac Supérieur montre aussi une forte tendance au réchauffement. Ces résultats ont d'importantes implications pour la gestion des pêches puisque la SST affecte plusieurs espèces. Les régions ayant une faible amplitude annuelle et un faible taux de réchauffement pourraient agir dans le futur comme des oasis froides pour certaines espèces.

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“…Behrenfeld et al (2006) suggested a general trend has occurred of decreased convective mixing, increased stratification and consequent decrease in production in the Northeast Atlantic from 1999 onwards and predicts a decrease in productivity in a warming ocean. There has been a progressive warming of surface waters in the Bay of Biscay over the last 30 years (Garcia-Soto et al 2002, Somavilla et al, 2011Holt et al 2012;Taboada & Anadon, 2012, Garcia-Soto & Pingree, 2012. Winter mixing was studied extensively in Pingree & New (1989).…”

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Seasonal and inter-annual variability in nutrient supply in relation to mixing in the Bay of Biscay

Hartman

Hydes

Jiang

et al. 2014

Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

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Patterns of change in sea surface temperature in the North Atlantic during the last three decades: beyond mean trends

Cited by 61 publications

References 38 publications

Temperature Trends on Gran Canaria (Canary Islands). An Example of Global Warming over the Subtropical Northeastern Atlantic

Temperature Trends on Gran Canaria (Canary Islands). An Example of Global Warming over the Subtropical Northeastern Atlantic

Canadian Coastal Seas and Great Lakes Sea Surface Temperature Climatology and Recent Trends

Seasonal and inter-annual variability in nutrient supply in relation to mixing in the Bay of Biscay

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