Investigating the processes behind marine heatwaves

The marine heatwave under investigation struck along the Northwest Atlantic continental shelf in 2017. Credit: NOAA

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) researchers, funded by CPO’s Climate Variability & Predictability Program (CVP) use a combination of observations and modeling to describe, simulate, and understand the physical processes which led to a marine heatwave in the Northwest Atlantic continental shelf in 2017.

Published in JGR Oceans, the WHOI team’s research shows how circulation patterns influence cross-shelf exchange and offers new insights about cross-shelf exchange during a time when the Atlantic is undergoing increased warming and more frequent marine heatwave events.

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