Arctic warming contributes to increase in Northeast Pacific marine heatwave days over the past decades

The increase in marine heat wave days in the Northeast Pacific ocean over the past few decades is linked to Arctic warming and sea ice decline, according to analyses of satellite-derived and reanalysis data along with idealized coupled climate model experiments.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Communications Earth & Environment
Main Authors: Se-Yong Song, Sang-Wook Yeh, Hyerim Kim, Neil J. Holbrook
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00683-y
https://doaj.org/article/dd6c87018f75458c9be45b05174a45a5
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Summary:The increase in marine heat wave days in the Northeast Pacific ocean over the past few decades is linked to Arctic warming and sea ice decline, according to analyses of satellite-derived and reanalysis data along with idealized coupled climate model experiments.