Mehmet Tahir Kavak
(Corresponding author)
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Department
of Physics, Z.G. Faculty of Education, Dicle University,
21280, Diyarbakir,
Turkey
e-mail:
mtkavak@dicle.edu.tr
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Sabri Karadogan
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Department of Geography, Z.G. Faculty of Education, Dicle University, 21280, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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Publication Data
Paper received:
25
October 2010
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Revised
received:
11
July 2011
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Accepted:
20 July 2011
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Abstract
Present work investigated
the relationship between Chlorophyll (Chl), of
phytoplankton biomass, and sea surface temperature (SST) of the Black Sea, using Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor
(SeaWiFS) and Advanced Very High Resolution
Radiometer (AVHRR) satellite imagery. Satellite derived data could provide
information on the amount of sea life present (Brown algae, called kelp,
proliferate, supporting new species of sea life, including otters, fish, and
various invertebrates) in a given area throughout the world. SST from AVHRR
from 1993 to 2008 showed seasonal, annual and interannual
variability of temperature, monthly variability Chl
from SeaWiFS from 1997 to 2009 has also been
investigated. Chl showed two high peaks for the
year 1999 and 2008. The correlation between SST and Chl
for the same time has been found to be 60%. Correlation was significant at
p<0.05. The information could also be useful in connection with studies of
global changes in temperature and what effect they could have on the total abundance
of marine life.
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Key
words
Sea surface temperature,
Remote sensing, SeaWiFS, AVHRR, Black
Sea
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