The study of climatology in NorthEastern Black Sea region
The study of climatology in NorthEastern Black Sea regionH. F. Durukanoglu1 and Z. Aslan2
1 KTU Surmene Faculty of Marine Sciences, Camburnu,
Trabzon, Turkey
2 Kafkas University, Faculty of Forestry, Artvin, Turkey
Abstract
Monthly averages of temperature, precipitation,
pressure and wind speed for long and short term data
observed in two coastal (Hopa, Trabzon) and terrestrial
(Gumushane,Artvin) stations have been investigated.
The main purpose of this study is to define the small
and large scale (local and synoptic) fluctuations on
the meteorological parameters. Some meteorological
data (pressure, wind velocity, precipitation, relative
humidity and temperature) observed in these stations
at the Northeastern BlackSea Region have been considered.
Meteorological data for long term (19601990) and shortterm
(19911994) have been analyzed in statistically. Analysis
of first to sixth order harmonic amplitudes and phases
have been calculated by using the Fourier Transformation.
The first and sixth order harmonic amplitudes and phases
provide a useful source to understand the local and
large scale effects on these parameters. As a result
of this study the precipitation and relative humidity
observed in Trabzon and Hopa are mostly effected by
the synoptic circulations. The influence of micro
scale phenomena on wind speed is similar at all stations.
The phase angle can be used to determine the time of
year the maximum or minimum of a given harmonic occurs.
This paper is a pilot study for the climatological
changing investigations in this region.