Mediterranean warming: analysis of the sea temperature time series from the buoy ODAS Italia 1

Starting from July 2002, hourly measurements of meteorological parameters and sea temperature in the layer between the surface and adepth of 35 m are recorded from the buoy ODAS Italia1 in the Ligurian Sea. In this work we discuss the temporal evolution of the upperocean thermal structure in relationship with the atmospheric forcings and the dynamic variability of the basin. Particular attention is alsodevoted to the investigation of the anomalous warming of the sea surface during summer 2003.