Meridional Oceanic Heat Transport Influences Marine Heatwaves in the Tasman Sea on Interannual to Decadal Timescales

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Erik Behrens, Denise Fernandez, Phil Sutton
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019
• Subjects: Tasman Sea; marine heatwaves; climate variability; East Australian Current; Tasman Front; climate extremes; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Curl; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00228; https://doaj.org/article/9f803fdca33846b194daad0fd029cbd2

Marine heatwaves (MHWs) pose an increasing threat to the ocean’s wellbeing as global warming progresses. Forecasting MHWs is challenging due to the various factors that affect their occurrence, including large variability in the atmospheric state. In this study we demonstrate a causal link between o...