Marine Heatwaves in the Chesapeake Bay

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Piero L. F. Mazzini, Cassia Pianca
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
• Subjects: marine heatwaves; estuary; climate change; water temperature; extreme events; Chesapeake Bay; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Lower Bay; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.750265; https://doaj.org/article/2d1c82468aec4327b18a891488c1f56b

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...