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DOI	10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111766
	World record extreme sea surface temperatures in the northwestern Arabian/Persian Gulf verified by in situ measurements
	Alosairi Y.; Alsulaiman N.; Rashed A.; Al-Houti D.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	0025326X
卷号	161
英文摘要	The Arabian or Persian Gulf is recognized as one of the warmest estuaries globally. The sea surface temperature (SST) has been utilized in several studies to gauge the global warming associated with climate change. In the current investigation we present detailed in situ SST measurements for five consecutive years (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) in the northwest of the Gulf, specifically in Kuwait Bay. Results of data analyses were compared with the historical records for the region, revealing that the SST reached an extreme level never previously recorded either in the Gulf. The extreme SST in Kuwait Bay reached 37.6 °C, recorded by the offshore station KISR01 located in the middle of the Bay. The event was associated with heatwave, neap tides, and an extended period of Kous winds which are characterized by high humidity levels and accompanied by large-scale intermittent fish kill incidents that extended the full length of the Kuwait coastline. Several fish kill incidents were reported also at the northern edge of the Gulf along Shatt Al Arab stretch in Iraq. The species found dead during the incident varied considerably, unlike those found in the frequent summer incidents. The records presented in this study may provide evidence to the effects of global warming, aid further research, and encourage the concerned international government bodies to deliver urgent environmental policies. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
英文关键词	Climate change; COVID19; Global warming; Inverse estuary; Kuwait Bay; SST
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Atmospheric temperature; Environmental protection; Fish; Global warming; Offshore oil well production; Submarine geophysics; Surface properties; Surface waters; Arabian/Persian Gulf; Environmental policy; High humidity; Historical records; In-situ measurement; Persian Gulf; Sea surface temperature (SST); World records; Oceanography; climate change; COVID-19; environmental policy; global warming; marine pollution; sea surface temperature; Arabian Sea; Indian Ocean; Kuwait Bay; Kuwait [Middle East]; Persian Gulf
来源期刊	Marine Pollution Bulletin
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/148432
作者单位	Coastal Management Program, Environmental and Life Science Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Alosairi Y.,Alsulaiman N.,Rashed A.,et al. World record extreme sea surface temperatures in the northwestern Arabian/Persian Gulf verified by in situ measurements[J],2020,161.
APA	Alosairi Y.,Alsulaiman N.,Rashed A.,&Al-Houti D..(2020).World record extreme sea surface temperatures in the northwestern Arabian/Persian Gulf verified by in situ measurements.Marine Pollution Bulletin,161.
MLA	Alosairi Y.,et al."World record extreme sea surface temperatures in the northwestern Arabian/Persian Gulf verified by in situ measurements".Marine Pollution Bulletin 161(2020).