The 2023 marine heatwave in the North Atlantic tropical ocean

Loubet, Amélie; van Gennip, Simon J.; Bourdallé-Badie, Romain; Drevillon, Marie

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The 2023 marine heatwave in the North Atlantic tropical ocean

Amélie Loubet, Simon J. van Gennip, Romain Bourdallé-Badie, and Marie Drevillon

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