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Marine heatwaves in the Arabian Sea
Abhisek Chatterjee
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Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Hyderabad, India
Gouri Anil
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Hyderabad, India
Department of Physical Oceanography, Cochin University of Science and Technology,
Cochin, India
Lakshmi R. Shenoy
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Hyderabad, India
INCOIS-KUFOS Joint Centre, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Cochin,
India
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Short summary
Marine heatwaves refer to discrete, prolonged warm ocean conditions known to cause severe destruction in marine ecosystems. We find that coastal waters off the west coast of India have experienced a rapid multifold increase in heatwave days since the early 80s. This resulted in more frequent and longer marine heatwave events in the last decade. We show that the rapid warming in the Arabian Sea in the last decade is the primary cause of the observed enhanced heatwave events in this basin.
Marine heatwaves refer to discrete, prolonged warm ocean conditions known to cause severe...
