Articles | Volume 20, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-1087-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-1087-2024
Research article
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06 Sep 2024
Research article |  | 06 Sep 2024

Investigating the long-term variability of the Red Sea marine heatwaves and their relationship to different climate modes: focus on 2010 events in the northern basin

Manal Hamdeno, Aida Alvera-Azcárate, George Krokos, and Ibrahim Hoteit

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Our study focuses on the characteristics of MHWs in the Red Sea during the last 4 decades. Using satellite-derived sea surface temperatures (SSTs), we found a clear warming trend in the Red Sea since 1994, which has intensified significantly since 2016. This SST rise was associated with an increase in the frequency and days of MHWs. In addition, a correlation was found between the frequency of MHWs and some climate modes, which was more pronounced in some years of the study period.
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