Are Long-Term Changes in Mixed Layer Depth Influencing North Pacific Marine Heatwaves?

Amaya, Dillon J.; Alexander, Michael A.; Capotondi, Antonietta; Deser, Clara; Karnauskas, Kristopher B.; Miller, Arthur J.; Mantua, Nathan J.

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Are Long-Term Changes in Mixed Layer Depth Influencing North Pacific Marine Heatwaves?

2021
By Amaya, Dillon J. ; Alexander, Michael A. ; Capotondi, Antonietta ; ...

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Journal Title:

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Personal Author:

Amaya, Dillon J. ; Alexander, Michael A. ; Capotondi, Antonietta ; Deser, Clara ; Karnauskas, Kristopher B. ; Miller, Arthur J. ; Mantua, Nathan J.
NOAA Program & Office:

OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; PSL (Physical Sciences Laboratory) ; NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; SWFSC (Southwest Fisheries Science Center) ; CIRES (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences)
Description:

The 2019 Northwest Pacific marine heatwave was amplified by natural, multidecadal shoaling of the ocean mixed layer; anthropogenic mixed layer shoaling will amplify marine heatwaves in the future.
Keywords:

Climate Change Heatwaves Climate Change
Source:

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 102(1), S59-S66.
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-20-0144.1
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Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Pacific Ocean
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