Metric for marine heatwaves suggests how these events displace ocean life

Mark R. Payne ()

Nature, 2020, vol. 584, issue 7819, 43-44

Abstract: An innovative metric has been devised to quantify the size and extent of the warm waters during marine heatwaves. It thus reflects how far ocean organisms might travel to find cooler conditions — a key factor in these warming events.

Keywords: Ocean sciences; Environmental sciences; Climate change; Climate sciences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-020-02172-0

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