Cooling by Cyprus Lows of Surface and Epilimnion Water in Subtropical Lake Kinneret in Rainy Seasons

Comparison between high-precipitation (HP) years and low-precipitation (LP) led to our main findings which are as follows: Cyprus lows instrumental in the cooling of surface epilimnion water subtropical Lake Kinneret eastern Mediterranean water. responsible for cold weather, rainfall, an increase cloudiness causing a decrease solar radiation over north Israel (including Kinneret). In daytime, comparison HP LP temperature (SWT) (WT) showed up 2 °C years. This study was carried out using 21-year period satellite in-situ data: (1) MODIS 1 km × resolution records SWT, (2) shipboard measurements WT vertical profiles down depth ~40 m (2000–2020). We found that caused by (due cloudiness) factor contributing cooling. winter (December–January) when (SR) minimal, no observed: difference insignificant. However, spring (March–April) SR increased became heating, SWT WT, averaged years, lower ~2 ~1.4 °C, respectively, than Not only observed Kinneret, but also same ~1.2 °C. is evidence regional character daytime water-cooling phenomenon lows.