Combined oceanic and atmospheric forcing of the 2013/14 marine heatwave in the northeast Pacific

Abstract An unprecedented warm sea surface temperature (SST) anomaly event, namely, the Blob, occurred in the northeast Pacific during the winter (October–January) of 2013/2014, causing substantial economic and ecological impacts. Here, we explore the driving forces of the Blob from both atmospheric...

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Main Authors: Huan-Huan Chen, Yuntao Wang, Peng Xiu, Yi Yu, Wentao Ma, Fei Chai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-01-01
Series:npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-023-00327-0