Sea Temperature and Salinity for the Western Black Sea

This dataset contains one year 3D sea temperature and salinity (2018) over the Western Black Sea generated using the unstructured hydrodynamic model SHYFEM (https://github.com/SHYFEM-model/shyfem) coupled to the spectral wave model WAVEWATCH III (https://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/waves/wavewatch). The numerical simulations were forced by CERRA meteorological, laterally forced by river discharge, temperature and sediment concentrations (3 classes) generated by Deltares Black Sea Catchment Model performed within the DOORS project. Open sea boundary conditions (3D sea temperature, salinity, currents and water level) are generated by a NEMO model implementation performed by METU, and wave spectra from a WAVEWATCH III implementation performed by CNR within the DOORS project.

Spatial coverage and resolution: 27.435-32.715 latitude; 41.97-46.98 longitude; spatial resolution of 0.015 degrees.

Temporal coverage and resolution: From 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018, every 12 hours.

Variables: sea_water_temperature, sea_water_salinity

Disclaimer: Regardless of whether the data is quality-controlled or not, the authors do not accept any responsibility for the correctness and/or appropriate interpretation of the data. The correct and appropriate interpretation of the data must follow scientific rules and is always the exclusive responsibility of the users.