The Effect of Wind Speed and Sea Surface Temperature on Chlorophyll –A Concentration in Sea Water Off the Libyan Coast
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https://doi.org/10.54172/whj12t15Keywords:
Libya, Climate change, Sea Surface Temperature, Wind speed, Chlorophyll-aAbstract
The effect of winds and sea surface temperature on the concentration of chlorophyll-a, which is the primary source for phytoplankton to produce carbon through photosynthesis, is one of the climatic changes formed in the atmosphere and oceans that are the focus of current global studies. The study found a strong correlation between the concentration of chlorophyll-a and wind speed. The concentration of chlorophyll-a rises with increasing wind speed and reaches 0.85. Conversely, the relationship between sea surface temperatures and chlorophyll-a concentration is inverse, meaning that the higher the sea surface temperatures, the lower the concentration of chlorophyll-a. The inverse relationship approaches -0.798 in seawater. The intensity of chlorophyll-a concentration at sea and its relationship with wind speed and sea surface temperature explain why the percentage of the effect of variable wind speed and sea surface temperature on the concentration of chlorophyll-a is affected by (73.6%, 63.8%) on the concentration of chlorophyll-a, respectively.
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