Concept information
Preferred term
marine heatwave
Definition
- A period during which water temperature is abnormally warm for the time of the year relative to historical temperatures, with that extreme warmth persisting for days to months. The phenomenon can manifest in any place in the ocean and at scales of up to thousands of kilometres. (Source: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGI_FullReport.pdf)
Broader concept
Synonym(s)
- blob
- marine heat wave
- MHW
- ocean heat wave
- ocean heatwave
In other languages
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French
-
vague de chaleur océanique
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/CHC-NMDDHHGK-1
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