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A catalogue of marine heatwave metrics and trends for the Australian region

Jules B. Kajtar https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0114-6610 A B * , Neil J. Holbrook https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3523-6254 A B and Vanessa Hernaman https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0042-7579 C
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A Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas., Australia.

B Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas., Australia.

C Climate Science Centre, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Aspendale, Vic., Australia.

* Correspondence to: jules.kajtar@utas.edu.au

Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science 71(3) 284-302 https://doi.org/10.1071/ES21014
Submitted: 3 June 2021  Accepted: 12 October 2021   Published: 14 December 2021

© 2021 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing on behalf of BoM. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND)

Abstract

Marine heatwaves around Australia, and globally, have been increasing in their frequency, intensity, and duration. This study reviews and catalogues marine heatwave metrics and trends around Australia since 1982, from near the beginning of the satellite sea-surface temperature observing period. The years in which the longest and strongest marine heatwaves around Australia occurred are also recorded. In addition, we analyse marine heatwaves in selected case study regions, and provide a short review of their associated impacts. These regions include: off the Western Australian coast, Torres Strait, Great Barrier Reef, Tasman Sea, and South Australian Basin. Finally, we provide a brief review of progress in understanding the potential predictability of sea surface temperature changes and marine heatwaves around Australia.

Keywords: Australian climate, case studies, extreme events, marine heatwaves, observations, potential predictability, sea surface temperature, trends.


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