Sea surface variability in the Aegean Sea

Ege Denizi'nde fiziksel parametreler iklimsel değişimler, tatlısu girdileri ve su döngüsü gibi faktörlere bağlı olarak yer ve zamana göre değişim göstermektedir. Farklı su kütleleri, özellikle Çanakkale boğazından gelen soğuk Karadeniz suyu ve güney kısımdan girmekte olan Levanten suyu Ege Denizi su özelliklerinin karmaşık yapısına katkıda bulunmaktadır. B.u çalışmada Ege Denizi yüzey suyu sirkülasyonu ve fiziksel özelliklerinin değişimi yerinde ölçümler kullanılarak 1986-1994 periyodunda incelenmiştir. Yüzey verisi analizleri yüksek tuzluluk ve yoğunluk değerlerinin ilk olarak Kuzey Ege'de oluştuğunu göstermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

su akışları, Türkiye, hidrolojik faktörler, oşinografi, Ege Denizi, su sıcaklığı, tuzluluk, yüzey akışı

Ege Denizi'nde yüzey suyu değişimleri

The physical parameters show seasonal and spatial variability depending upon climatic changes, freshwater input and water exchange throughout the Aegean Sea. Different water masses, especially colder Black Sea Waters (BSW) advected from the Strait of Çanakkale, and warmer Levantine Waters (LW) entering from the southern region constitute the complex structure of the Aegean Sea waters. This work describes the sea surface circulation and distribution of physical parameters in the Aegean Sea for the period between 1986-1994 by using in-situ measurements including Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) data. Analysis of surface data showed that the high salinity and density values first occurred in the North Aegean Sea since the beginning of 1987.

Keywords:

water flow, Turkey, hydrological factors, oceanography, Aegean Sea, water temperature, salinity, runoff,

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