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The Dynamics of the Skin Temperature of the Dead Sea
Joint Authors
Lensky, Nadav
Brenner, Steve
Lensky, Itamar
Nehorai, Roni
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-07-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We explored the dynamics of the temperature of the skin layer of the Dead Sea surface by means of in situ meteorological and hydrographic measurements from a buoy located near the center of the lake.
The skin temperature is most highly correlated to air temperature (0.93–0.98) in all seasons.
The skin temperature is much less correlated to the bulk surface water temperature in the summer (0.80), when the lake is thermally stratified, and uncorrelated in the winter, when the Dead Sea is vertically mixed.
Low correlations were found between the skin temperature and the solar radiation and wind speed in all seasons.
The skin, with its low thermal inertia, responds immediately to the atmospheric forcing.
Heat fluxes across the sea surface are also presented.
The high correlation of skin temperature to air temperature with minimal time lag is a result of the nearly immediate response of the thin skin layer to the surface heat fluxes, primarily the sensible heat flux.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nehorai, Roni& Lensky, Nadav& Brenner, Steve& Lensky, Itamar. 2013. The Dynamics of the Skin Temperature of the Dead Sea. Advances in Meteorology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nehorai, Roni…[et al.]. The Dynamics of the Skin Temperature of the Dead Sea. Advances in Meteorology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Nehorai, Roni& Lensky, Nadav& Brenner, Steve& Lensky, Itamar. The Dynamics of the Skin Temperature of the Dead Sea. Advances in Meteorology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-461342
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-461342