Articles | Volume 18, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-3007-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-3007-2018
Research article
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13 Nov 2018
Research article |  | 13 Nov 2018

Observations of positive sea surface temperature trends in the steadily shrinking Dead Sea

Pavel Kishcha, Rachel T. Pinker, Isaac Gertman, Boris Starobinets, and Pinhas Alpert

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (06 Aug 2018) by Oded Katz
AR by Pavel Kishcha on behalf of the Authors (11 Aug 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (20 Aug 2018) by Oded Katz
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (28 Aug 2018)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (21 Oct 2018) by Oded Katz
AR by Pavel Kishcha on behalf of the Authors (23 Oct 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (28 Oct 2018) by Oded Katz
AR by Pavel Kishcha on behalf of the Authors (31 Oct 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
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Short summary
Increasing warming of steadily shrinking Dead Sea surface water was observed during the period of 2000–2016. We found that a positive feedback loop between the steady shrinking of the Dead Sea and positive sea surface temperature (SST) trends causes the acceleration of Dead Sea shrinking. Our findings imply the following essential point: any meteorological, hydrological or geophysical process causing steady shrinking of the Dead Sea will contribute to positive trends in SST.
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