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Physical Oceanography
eSSN:1573-160

2023

Purpose. The paper is purposed at studying the dynamics and reasons of the Black Sea water inflows to the Sea of Azov, as well as the features of their seasonal variability. Methods and Results. Medium and high resolution satellite data, and also the results of numerical modeling the salinity field of the Azov-Black Sea basin for 2008-2009 by the high resolution (1 km) NEMO model were used. The analysis showed that the transparent and salty Black Sea waters were recorded most frequently in the southern and southeastern parts of the Azov Sea during a cold season. Based on the satellite measurements, the maximum number of inflows was observed in November and March, and the minimum one - from June to October. Similar results were obtained from the data of numerical calculations for 2008-2009: in winter, intense salt water inflows to the Sea of Azov (the flow exceeds 20 tons/s) are observed in a third of cases, and in some cases, the estimated salt flux attains 60 tons/s, whereas in summer their number is close to zero...

Sea of Azov, Black Sea, water exchange, Kerch Strait, MODIS, NEMO, current velocity, eddy dynamics, seasonal dynamics, satellite data, water circulation

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