A global overview of marine heatwaves in a changing climate
Abstract Marine heatwaves have profoundly impacted marine ecosystems over large areas of the world oceans, calling for improved understanding of their dynamics and predictability. Here, we critically review the recent substantial advances in this active area of research, including the exploration of...
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| author | Antonietta Capotondi Regina R. Rodrigues Alex Sen Gupta Jessica A. Benthuysen Clara Deser Thomas L. Frölicher Nicole S. Lovenduski Dillon J. Amaya Natacha Le Grix Tongtong Xu Juliet Hermes Neil J. Holbrook Cristian Martinez-Villalobos Simona Masina Mathew Koll Roxy Amandine Schaeffer Robert W. Schlegel Kathryn E. Smith Chunzai Wang |
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| description | Abstract Marine heatwaves have profoundly impacted marine ecosystems over large areas of the world oceans, calling for improved understanding of their dynamics and predictability. Here, we critically review the recent substantial advances in this active area of research, including the exploration of the three-dimensional structure and evolution of these extremes, their drivers, their connection with other extremes in the ocean and over land, future projections, and assessment of their predictability and current prediction skill. To make progress on predicting and projecting marine heatwaves and their impacts, a more complete mechanistic understanding of these extremes over the full ocean depth and at the relevant spatial and temporal scales is needed, together with models that can realistically capture the leading mechanisms at those scales. Sustained observing systems, as well as measuring platforms that can be rapidly deployed, are essential to achieve comprehensive event characterizations while also chronicling the evolving nature of these extremes and their impacts in our changing climate. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e0d63e365d4c460b953f6cf4bb1be03f2025-08-20T02:40:18ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Earth & Environment2662-44352024-11-015111710.1038/s43247-024-01806-9A global overview of marine heatwaves in a changing climateAntonietta Capotondi0Regina R. Rodrigues1Alex Sen Gupta2Jessica A. Benthuysen3Clara Deser4Thomas L. Frölicher5Nicole S. Lovenduski6Dillon J. Amaya7Natacha Le Grix8Tongtong Xu9Juliet Hermes10Neil J. Holbrook11Cristian Martinez-Villalobos12Simona Masina13Mathew Koll Roxy14Amandine Schaeffer15Robert W. Schlegel16Kathryn E. Smith17Chunzai Wang18Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado BoulderFederal University of Santa CatarinaClimate Change Research Centre and Centre for Marine Science and Innovation, University of New South WalesAustralian Institute of Marine ScienceClimate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric ResearchClimate and Environmental Physics, Physics Institute, University of BernDepartment of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado BoulderNOAA/Physical Sciences LaboratoryClimate and Environmental Physics, Physics Institute, University of BernCooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado BoulderSouth African Environmental Observation NetworkInstitute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of TasmaniaFaculty of Engineering and Science, Universidad Adolfo IbáñezCMCC Foundation—Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate ChangeCentre for Climate Change Research, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Ministry of Earth SciencesSchool of Mathematics and Statistics, UNSWLaboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche, Sorbonne University, CNRSMarine Biological Association of the United KingdomState Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of SciencesAbstract Marine heatwaves have profoundly impacted marine ecosystems over large areas of the world oceans, calling for improved understanding of their dynamics and predictability. Here, we critically review the recent substantial advances in this active area of research, including the exploration of the three-dimensional structure and evolution of these extremes, their drivers, their connection with other extremes in the ocean and over land, future projections, and assessment of their predictability and current prediction skill. To make progress on predicting and projecting marine heatwaves and their impacts, a more complete mechanistic understanding of these extremes over the full ocean depth and at the relevant spatial and temporal scales is needed, together with models that can realistically capture the leading mechanisms at those scales. Sustained observing systems, as well as measuring platforms that can be rapidly deployed, are essential to achieve comprehensive event characterizations while also chronicling the evolving nature of these extremes and their impacts in our changing climate.https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01806-9 |
| spellingShingle | Antonietta Capotondi Regina R. Rodrigues Alex Sen Gupta Jessica A. Benthuysen Clara Deser Thomas L. Frölicher Nicole S. Lovenduski Dillon J. Amaya Natacha Le Grix Tongtong Xu Juliet Hermes Neil J. Holbrook Cristian Martinez-Villalobos Simona Masina Mathew Koll Roxy Amandine Schaeffer Robert W. Schlegel Kathryn E. Smith Chunzai Wang A global overview of marine heatwaves in a changing climate Communications Earth & Environment |
| title | A global overview of marine heatwaves in a changing climate |
| title_full | A global overview of marine heatwaves in a changing climate |
| title_fullStr | A global overview of marine heatwaves in a changing climate |
| title_full_unstemmed | A global overview of marine heatwaves in a changing climate |
| title_short | A global overview of marine heatwaves in a changing climate |
| title_sort | global overview of marine heatwaves in a changing climate |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01806-9 |
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