Attribution of the July 2021 Record-Breaking Northwest Pacific Marine Heatwave to Global Warming, Atmospheric Circulation, and ENSO
Delei Li, Yang Chen, Jifeng Qi, Yuchao Zhu, Chunhui Lu, Baoshu Yin
Abstract
The 2021 northwest Pacific marine heatwave was favored by the atmospheric and oceanic conditions; changes in the mean climate due to anthropogenic warming made the event 43 times more likely.
Topics & Concepts
ClimatologyEl Niño Southern OscillationEnvironmental scienceAtmospheric circulationOceanographyGlobal warmingClimate changeGeneral Circulation ModelWalker circulationAtmospheric sciencesGeologyOcean Acidification Effects and ResponsesClimate variability and modelsClimate Change and Health Impacts