Marine Heatwaves in the Chesapeake Bay

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Mazzini, Piero L. F., Pianca, Cassia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2022
• Subjects: Lower Bay; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.750265; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.750265/full

Prolonged events of anomalously warm sea water temperature, or marine heatwaves (MHWs), have major detrimental effects to marine ecosystems and the world's economy. While frequency, duration and intensity of MHWs have been observed to increase in the global oceans, little is known about their p...