A global assessment of marine heatwaves and their drivers

Neil J. Holbrook; Hillary A. Scannell; Alexander Sen Gupta; Jessica A. Benthuysen; Ming Feng; Eric C. J. Oliver; Lisa V. Alexander; Michael T. Burrows; Markus G. Donat; Alistair J. Hobday; Pippa J. Moore; Sarah E. Perkins-Kirkpatrick; Dan A. Smale; Sandra C. Straub; Thomas Wernberg

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-10206-z

Nature Communications (Jun 2019)

A global assessment of marine heatwaves and their drivers

Neil J. Holbrook,
Hillary A. Scannell,
Alexander Sen Gupta,
Jessica A. Benthuysen,
Ming Feng,
Eric C. J. Oliver,
Lisa V. Alexander,
Michael T. Burrows,
Markus G. Donat,
Alistair J. Hobday,
Pippa J. Moore,
Sarah E. Perkins-Kirkpatrick,
Dan A. Smale,
Sandra C. Straub,
Thomas Wernberg

Affiliations

Neil J. Holbrook: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
Hillary A. Scannell: School of Oceanography, University of Washington
Alexander Sen Gupta: Climate Change Research Centre, The University of New South Wales
Jessica A. Benthuysen: Australian Institute of Marine Science
Ming Feng: CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre
Eric C. J. Oliver: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
Lisa V. Alexander: Climate Change Research Centre, The University of New South Wales
Michael T. Burrows: Scottish Association for Marine Science, Scottish Marine Institute
Markus G. Donat: Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, The University of New South Wales
Alistair J. Hobday: CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
Pippa J. Moore: Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University
Sarah E. Perkins-Kirkpatrick: Climate Change Research Centre, The University of New South Wales
Dan A. Smale: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill
Sandra C. Straub: UWA Oceans Institute and School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia
Thomas Wernberg: UWA Oceans Institute and School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10206-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Impacts from marine heatwaves can be devastating, but understanding their causes is largely based on case studies. Here the authors carry out a global assessment of literature and sea surface temperatures to identify important local processes, climate modes and teleconnections that drive marine heatwaves regionally.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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