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30 Sep 2025
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An analysis of the 2023 summer and fall marine heat waves on the Newfoundland and Labrador Shelf

Nancy Soontiens, Heather J. Andres, Jonathan Coyne, Frédéric Cyr, Peter S. Galbraith, and Jared Penney

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In this study, we explored a series of surface marine heat waves over the Newfoundland and Labrador Shelf in the summer and fall of 2023. We connected these marine heat waves to environmental conditions and found that low winds, high freshwater density, and high stratification were factors contributing to the unusually high sea surface temperature anomalies. We explored the vertical structure of temperature anomalies and found that the heat waves were confined near the surface for most of the summer.  
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