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

This research paper analyzes the relationship between wind patterns, sea surface temperature (SST), and the occurrence of the stinging medusa Olindias sambaquiensis at Monte Hermoso, Argentina, between 2008 and 2015.

• A significant decrease in wind speed and an increase in calm or light winds occurred at Monte Hermoso between 2008 and 2015, with wind speed dropping from 6.3 m s-1 to 2.4 m s-1. Calms increased by more than 44.2% and light winds by more than 7.5%.
• The change in wind patterns impeded coastal upwelling, the process that brings medusae to the coast. Coastal upwelling-days dropped from 45 in the summer of 2008 (a period of high medusae occurrence) to only 8 days in the summer of 2015 (a period of medusae absence).
• Sea surface temperature (SST) showed an increasing trend of 0.4 °C over the 8-year study period. The authors suggest that higher-than-normal temperatures during recent winters may negatively impact polyp reproduction.

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} }