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Seawater temperature trends at Usa Tide Gauge sites
Author(s) -
Maul George A.,
Davis Andria M.,
Simmons Jeffrey W.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2001gl013458
Subject(s) - tide gauge , seawater , oceanography , east coast , west coast , sea level , climatology , gold coast , environmental science , geology , geography , archaeology
Seawater temperatures have been measured at United States tide gauges throughout most of the 20 th century. All available records have been digitized, and the longest 14 have been analyzed by linear least‐square regression. The largest positive trend is from Boston MA (+3.6±0.4°C per century), and the largest negative trend is at Charleston SC (−0.1±0.3°C per century). No consistent latitudinal or east‐coast vs. west‐coast patterns are discernable, but air temperature trends are typically greater than seawater changes.