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Response of the sea surface temperature to heatwaves during the France 2022 meteorological summer
Thibault Guinaldo
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Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, Lannion, France
Aurore Voldoire
Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, Toulouse, France
Robin Waldman
Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, Toulouse, France
Stéphane Saux Picart
Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, Lannion, France
Hervé Roquet
Direction de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche, Météo-France, Saint-Mandé, France
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Summer 2022 was memorable and record-breaking in much of Europe - for example heatwaves in France. This paper discusses marine heatwaves in the Mediterranean and northeastern Atlantic Ocean and their importance for European climate. It investigates the causes of increased sea surface temperature during summer 2022 for the seas around France through assessing the different atmospheric fluxes determining the upper ocean heat budget. It highlights the need for continuous monitoring of the ocean surface in order to assess the impact of these marine heatwave events.
Summer 2022 was memorable and record-breaking in much of Europe - for example heatwaves in...
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In the summer of 2022, France experienced a series of unprecedented heatwaves. This study is the first to examine the response of sea surface temperatures to these events, using spatial operational data and attributing the observed abnormally warm SSTs to atmospheric forcings. The findings of this study underscore the critical need for an efficient and sustainable operational system to monitor alterations that threaten the oceans in the context of climate change.
In the summer of 2022, France experienced a series of unprecedented heatwaves. This study is the...
