Authors: R Naor O Potchter H Shafir P Alpert
Publish Date: 2015/09/12
Volume: 127, Issue: 1-2, Pages: 275-284
Abstract
The Mediterranean summer sea breeze front SBF climatic features of penetration into the complex topography of the Jordan Rift Valley JRV were investigated It was shown that the SBF penetration into the JRV occurs in a welldefined chronological order from north to south One exception to this general rule is the breeze penetration of Sdom which occurs after it has penetrated the Arava which is located further south probably due to the microclimatic effect of the Dead Sea It was also noted that the breeze increases the local specific humidity as it reaches the JRV in spite of significant temperature increases The temperature reaches its daily peak 2 to 3 h later in the southern valley compared to the northern valley and is suggested to be due to the later SBF penetration and the valley structure The preSBF line features in the JRV are describedWe wish to thank the Dead Sea Works for their generous grant which enabled us to conduct our research The German Helmholtz Association is gratefully acknowledged for funding this project within the Virtual Institute DESERVE Dead Sea Research Venue under contract number VHVI527
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