Wind pattern change along a period of coastal occurrence variation of a stinging medusa on a SW Atlantic beach

The study identifies a significant decrease in wind speed and a reduction in coastal upwelling days at Monte Hermoso between 2008 and 2015, coinciding with the absence of the medusa Olindias sambaquiensis. It also notes a 0.4 °C increasing trend in sea surface temperatures over the eight-year period, suggesting these environmental changes contribute to the lower occurrence of the species.

• A significant change in wind patterns was detected at Monte Hermoso from 2008 to 2015, characterized by a decrease in wind speed from 6.3 m s-1 to 2.4 m s-1, with calms increasing by over 44.2% and light winds increasing by 7.5%.
• The reduction in wind speed impeded coastal upwelling, the process that brings medusae to the coast; coastal upwelling-days dropped from 45 in summer 2008 to only 8 in summer 2015.
• Sea surface temperatures (SST) showed a positive anomaly over the eight-year period, indicating an increasing trend of 0.4 °C, which may negatively impact polyp reproduction during winters.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2025). Wind pattern change along a period of coastal occurrence variation of a stinging medusa on a SW Atlantic beach. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/wind-pattern-change-along-a-period-of-coastal-occurrence-variation-of-a-stinging-medusa-on-a-sw-atlantic-beach/

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Wind pattern change along a period of coastal occurrence variation of a stinging medusa on a SW Atlantic beach. 2025. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/wind-pattern-change-along-a-period-of-coastal-occurrence-variation-of-a-stinging-medusa-on-a-sw-atlantic-beach/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2025wind, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Wind pattern change along a period of coastal occurrence variation of a stinging medusa on a SW Atlantic beach}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/wind-pattern-change-along-a-period-of-coastal-occurrence-variation-of-a-stinging-medusa-on-a-sw-atlantic-beach/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }