A study on the interactions between the climate and the
marine wind potential in the Mediterranean Sea

Sotiriou, Maria-Aliki; Σωτηρίου, Μαρία Αλίκη

dc.contributor.author	Sotiriou, Maria-Aliki	en
dc.contributor.author	Σωτηρίου, Μαρία Αλίκη	el
dc.date.accessioned	2022-11-10T09:22:02Z
dc.date.available	2022-11-10T09:22:02Z
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/56114
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.26240/heal.ntua.23812
dc.description	Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο--Μεταπτυχιακή Εργασία. Διεπιστημονικό-Διατμηματικό Πρόγραμμα Μεταπτυχιακών Σπουδών (Δ.Π.Μ.Σ.) “Ναυτική και Θαλάσσια Τεχνολογία"	el
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού - Παρόμοια Διανομή 3.0 Ελλάδα	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/gr/	*
dc.subject	Mediterranean	en
dc.subject	Μεσόγειος Θάλασσα	el
dc.subject	Ταχύτητα ανέμου	el
dc.subject	Αιολικό δυναμικό	el
dc.subject	Θερμοκρασία επιφάνειας της θάλασσας	el
dc.subject	Climate change	en
dc.subject	Κλιματική αλλαγή	el
dc.subject	Mediterranean Sea	en
dc.subject	Wind speed	en
dc.subject	Sea surface temperature	en
dc.title	A study on the interactions between the climate and the marine wind potential in the Mediterranean Sea	en
heal.type	masterThesis
heal.classification	Climate	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	ntua	el
heal.publicationDate	2022-09-20
heal.abstract	In the present study, 42 years of data, covering the years from 1979 until 2020, is used in order to analyze the wind speed and the sea surface temperature characteristics in the Mediterranean basin. Their mean values, variability, and trend, as well as the relationship between them are examined in the monthly, annual and interannual time scales. The datasets used are obtained from the ERA5 reanalysis, a dynamical–physical coupled numerical model that produces climatic projections. The ERA5 reanalysis has been compared to alternative models for the accuracy of its results and has been proven to be the optimal to date. The datasets utilized are the vertical and horizontal wind speed at 10 m height from the surface, as well as the sea surface temperature. Firstly, the Mediterranean Sea is examined for its properties, in order to set the background for the following analysis. Τhe ways in which the Mediterranean basin and the climate interact are discussed, while taking into account the climatic indices (North Atlantic Oscillation, Southern Oscillation, ENSO, Mediterranean Oscillation, East Atlantic – West Russian). In the next chapters, the anthropogenic climate change, and its interaction with the wind potential in the Mediterranean area, is extensively discussed, as well as its roots and its effects on a global scale. Subsequently, the two variables under study, which are the wind speed and the sea surface temperature in the Mediterranean basin, are examined through a bibliographic review, for their seasonality and trends in the decades. In the final part of this work, the numerical analysis of the variables is produced using Matlab coding. The long-term variability is assessed applying the mean annual and inter-annual variability for the two parameters. The mean annual sea surface temperature is found to increase southwards, while the mean annual wind speed is highest in the Gulf of Lion and the Aegean Sea. The highest mean annual and inter-annual variability are found in the northern part of the basin for both studied parameters. The mean annual correlation is found to be highest offshore Corsica and Sardinia Isl., where the inter-annual variability of both parameters also exhibited highest values. Finally, regarding the 99 quantiles, which indicate the trend for extreme events, the sea surface temperature has positive values in the northern and eastern parts of the basin, while the wind speed exhibits its highest values in the Adriatic, central Aegean and Ionian Seas and the southern Levantine basin.	en
heal.advisorName	Σουκισιάν, Τακβόρ	el
heal.committeeMemberName	Μπελιμπασάκης, Κωνσταντίνος	el
heal.committeeMemberName	Φλόκα, Έλενα	el
heal.academicPublisher	Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο. Σχολή Ναυπηγών Μηχανολόγων Μηχανικών	el
heal.academicPublisherID	ntua
heal.numberOfPages	140 σ.	el
heal.fullTextAvailability	false