Coastal ocean response during the unprecedented marine heatwaves in the western Mediterranean in 2022

Juza, Mélanie; de Alfonso, Marta; Fernández-Mora, Ángels

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/sp-4-osr8-14-2024

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8th edition of the Copernicus Ocean State Report (OSR8)

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| OSR8 | Chapter 4.2

| 30 Sep 2024 | OSR8 | Chapter 4.2

Coastal ocean response during the unprecedented marine heatwaves in the western Mediterranean in 2022

Mélanie Juza, Marta de Alfonso, and Ángels Fernández-Mora

Data sets

Mediterranean Sea High Resolution and Ultra High-Resolution Sea Surface Temperature Analysis EU Copernicus Marine Service Product https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00172

Mediterranean Sea - High Resolution L4 Sea Surface Temperature Reprocessed EU Copernicus Marine Service Product https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00173

Mediterranean Sea - In-Situ Near Real Time Observations EU Copernicus Marine Service Product https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00044

Buoy BahiaDePalma data (Version 1.0.0) J. Tintoré https://doi.org/10.25704/S6JB-CK61

Hourly in situ data of ocean temperature in the near-shore Balearic Islands over 2012-2020 (Version 1.0.0) À. Fernández-Mora et al. https://doi.org/10.25704/ra9h-5127

Short summary

The western Mediterranean suffered unprecedented marine heatwaves in 2022. We focus on the coastal ocean, which is highly vulnerable to global warming and extreme events. Using satellite and in situ observations, strong spatiotemporal variations in the marine heatwave characteristics have been observed in 2022 and over the last decade. Differences between datasets also invite us to continue with efforts to sustain multi-platform observing systems from open-ocean to coastal ocean waters.