CONNECTIONS BETWEEN CLIMATE INDICES AND CASPIAN SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE

Authors : Murat GÜNDÜZ, Ersin TUTSAK, Adil SÖZER, Emin ÖZSOY

Pages : 29-36

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Publication Date : 2016-02-12

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The relationship between climate indices and the Caspian Sea Surface Temperature insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SST); are investigated, making use of the satellite measured SST during 1985-2005. North Sea Caspian Pattern insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(NCP); and NINO 3.4 index are shown to have a strong influence on the SST among the studied indices, in the studied February to May period. High correlation of SST with the climate indices suggests prompt response of the surface oceanic variables to the atmospheric forcing. Besides the linear relationships, nonlinear relationships are also studied using the Generalized, Unbiased, Interaction Detection and Estimation insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(GUIDE); algorithm, the results confirming similar predictions of Caspian Sea SST.
Keywords : Caspian Sea, climate indices, North Sea Caspian Pattern, Southern Oscillation Index, Generalized, Unbiased, Interaction Detection and Estimation GUIDE,