SST
Sea surface temperature.
Daily updated information about Mediterranean SST and climatological trends.
MHW
Marine heat waves.
Daily updated information about Mediterranean marine heatwaves.
State of the Mediterranean Report.
The Mediterranean area has been defined as a hot-spot for climate change, with the Mediterranean Sea and its interactions with the atmosphere playing a fundamental role in its environmental conditions.
The Mediterranean SST Report is an initiative of the Meteorology and Climatology area of the Mediterranean Centre for Environmental Studies (CEAM) to periodically review and update the climatology and trend of sea surface temperature (SST) in the Mediterranean basin. This newsletter will be published seasonally and aims to disseminate the state of the art on Mediterranean TSS, as well as provide information to stakeholders and media interested in climate change. Likewise, our goal is to offer this newsletter as a meeting point for the scientific community involved in the study of Mediterranean SST. Daily updated information on occupational safety and health (OSH) can be found on our website SST-CEAMed: http://www.ceam.es/SST
About.
The Mediterranean Monitoring System (MEDMOS) is an initiative of the Meteorology and Climatology Area at the Mediterranean Center for Environmental Studies devoted to the surveillance and analysis of the Mediterranean Sea, mainly regarding sea surface temperature (SST) and its associated extreme event, marine heatwaves (MHW).
Oceans play a key role in energy storage in the global Earth–Ocean–Atmosphere system. Within this framework, the knowledge of past evolution and future SST trends is crucial for the understanding of future climate scenarios. Recent studies have highlighted the role of SST as an important ingredient for the development and/or intensification of heavy precipitation events (HPE) in the Mediterranean basin, and other areas in the world, but have also highlighted its role in heat waves in Europe. Hence, SST study and monitoring could play a role in the forecasting of HPE events.
MEDMOS aims to provide information, as up-to-date as possible, on the state of the Mediterranean that is useful to the scientific community, the general public and public policy makers in the context of climate change.
