the dead sea one saltiest bodi water world observat evid has been obtain unexpect shortterm water heat 2 uppermost layer hypersalin lake follow sharp drop solar radiat under weak wind this carri out use dead sea buoy measur pass frontal cloudi mix signific dust pollut over judean mountain dead sea which occur march 22 2013 led dramat drop noon solar radiat from 860 2 50 2 this drop solar radiat caus shortterm 1hour pronounc temperatur rise uppermost layer sea down 2 depth after sharp drop noon solar radiat absenc water mix buoy measur show temperatur rise uppermost layer dead sea took place shorter time more pronounc than temperatur rise under regular diurnal solar cycl the water heat could explain gravit instabl skinsurfac layer when warm surfac water increas salin densiti submerg therebi increas temperatur layer below

Pavel Kishcha

Boris Starobinets

Isaac Gertman

Tal Ozer

Pinhas Alpert

Observations of Unexpected Short-Term Heating in the Uppermost Layer of the Dead Sea after a Sharp Decrease in Solar Radiation

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Observations of Unexpected Short-Term Heating in the Uppermost Layer of the Dead Sea after a Sharp Decrease in Solar Radiation