Tag Archive: marine heatwaves

Research brief: Sunny days power shallow Marine heatwaves

September 9, 2021 12:41 pm Published by Comments Off on Research brief: Sunny days power shallow Marine heatwaves

Coral bleaching events have been reported over the Great Barrier Reef during La Niña events and the neutral phase of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation, when large-scale sea-surface temperatures may be cooler than normal. How does this occur?

The IPCC Sixth Assessment Report: What does it mean for Tasmania?

September 7, 2021 12:17 pm Published by Comments Off on The IPCC Sixth Assessment Report: What does it mean for Tasmania?

To better understand the implications of the latest climate science for Tasmania, this brief combines information from the IPCC AR6 WG1 report, with regional assessments that contributed to the UTAS Blueprint for a climate-positive Tasmania, and expertise from the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEX). The regional information is based on Tasmania-specific downscaled modelling undertaken by Climate Futures for Tasmania. 

RP4 Ocean Extremes report – April 2021

April 14, 2021 11:59 am Published by Comments Off on RP4 Ocean Extremes report – April 2021

CLEX’s world-leading research in Oceans Extremes, particularly around marine heatwaves, explains why this research program has come into being as a standalone area of investigation amidst the rearrangement of the CLEX research programs.

Research brief: How climate change impacts Marine heatwaves around Australia and New Zealand

March 15, 2021 10:10 am Published by Comments Off on Research brief: How climate change impacts Marine heatwaves around Australia and New Zealand

This study uses a high‐resolution climate model to investigate how and why marine heatwaves would change for the Australian region. The relative impacts of increases on background ocean temperature and changes to intrinsic temperature variations are compared.

Research brief: Warmer oceans amplify LENGTH AND FREQUENCY of coastal marine heatwaves

March 5, 2021 1:19 pm Published by Comments Off on Research brief: Warmer oceans amplify LENGTH AND FREQUENCY of coastal marine heatwaves

CLEX researchers found coastal marine heatwave hotspots were concentrated along the Mediterranean Sea, Japan Sea, south‐eastern Australia and the north‐eastern coast of the United States. They also found the frequency of these events and their duration globally increased by 1–2 events per decade and 5–20 days per decade. Most of the marine heatwave hotspots identified were associated with high upward trends.

RP4 Teleconnections & Variability Report – December 2020

December 14, 2020 11:45 am Published by Comments Off on RP4 Teleconnections & Variability Report – December 2020

It has been remarkable how much we have achieved in this extraordinarily difficult year. Research coming out of the Teleconnections and Variability program over the past four months has strongly focused on how influences in one part of the world can have direct impacts on another.

RP4 Variability & Teleconnections report – December 2020

December 12, 2020 5:11 pm Published by Comments Off on RP4 Variability & Teleconnections report – December 2020

It has been remarkable how much we have achieved in this extraordinarily difficult year. Research coming out of the Teleconnections and Variability program over the past four months has strongly focused on how influences in one part of the world can have direct impacts on another.

RP2 Heatwaves & cold Air Outbreaks – December 2020

December 12, 2020 4:43 pm Published by Comments Off on RP2 Heatwaves & cold Air Outbreaks – December 2020

The past four months have seen the Heatwaves and Cold Air Outbreaks research program focus very much on improving our capacity to understand and help others in research and industry get an insight into the impact of extreme heat events.

Record Breakers: What causes the longest, largest and most intense ocean heatwaves

November 17, 2020 11:31 am Published by Comments Off on Record Breakers: What causes the longest, largest and most intense ocean heatwaves

In a new study published in Nature Scientific Reports, a group of oceanographers, atmospheric scientists, ecologists and fisheries experts got together to identify the most severe marine heatwaves over recent decades. The objective was to understand what triggered these events and led to their ultimate demise.