Long-term trends in changes in meteorological parameters of the sea of Azov region
The article discusses the long-term changes in air temperature, wind speed and precipitation amount according to observations at the Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Kerch, Genichesk hydrometeorological stations on the coast of the Sea of Azov Analysis of the data for the selected periods revealed an increase in the average values of air temperature from the beginning of the 20th to the beginning of the 21st centuries, both at annual values and for all seasons. The largest increase in average values was noted for the winter, slightly less for the spring-summer season. Warming affected the southern coast least of all. On the entire coast of the Sea of Azov, a decrease in the average annual and seasonal wind speeds is observed throughout the entire century under consideration. The value of the standard deviation of wind speeds has decreased significantly, especially in the winter season. The largest decrease in the average annual and seasonal wind speeds (more than 2 times) was noted at the Primorsko-Akhtarsk HMS. From the beginning of the 20th century to the beginning of the 21st century, there is an increase in the average annual amounts of atmospheric precipitation on the western and southern coast of the sea (by about 130 mm) with an increase in the variability of their amount from year to year. Seasonal changes in the distribution of precipitation were revealed: in the modern period, the proportion of winter and spring precipitation has increased, while the proportion of autumn and, especially, summer precipitation has decreased. The greatest changes in the precipitation regime were noted for the Primorsko-Akhtarsk HMS.