The unprecedented 2015/16 Tasman Sea marine heatwave

Eric C. J. Oliver; Jessica A. Benthuysen; Nathaniel L. Bindoff; Alistair J. Hobday; Neil J. Holbrook; Craig N. Mundy; Sarah E. Perkins-Kirkpatrick

doi:10.1038/ncomms16101

Nature Communications (Jul 2017)

The unprecedented 2015/16 Tasman Sea marine heatwave

Eric C. J. Oliver,
Jessica A. Benthuysen,
Nathaniel L. Bindoff,
Alistair J. Hobday,
Neil J. Holbrook,
Craig N. Mundy,
Sarah E. Perkins-Kirkpatrick

Affiliations

Eric C. J. Oliver: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, 20 Castray Esplanade, Battery Point, Private Bag 129, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
Jessica A. Benthuysen: Australian Institute of Marine Science
Nathaniel L. Bindoff: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, 20 Castray Esplanade, Battery Point, Private Bag 129, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
Alistair J. Hobday: CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
Neil J. Holbrook: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, 20 Castray Esplanade, Battery Point, Private Bag 129, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
Craig N. Mundy: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, 20 Castray Esplanade, Battery Point, Private Bag 129, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
Sarah E. Perkins-Kirkpatrick: Climate Change Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Gate 11 Botany Street, Library Walk, Level 4, Mathews Building, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms16101
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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The Tasman Sea experienced an unprecedented marine heatwave in 2015/16, with important ecological impacts. Oliveret al. link this event to warm, southwards flowing waters from East Australia and find that climate change has made these events almost seven times more likely.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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