Fig. 5: Comparison of MHW days and intensity between the future and historical period.
From: Threat by marine heatwaves to adaptive large marine ecosystems in an eddy-resolving model
a–d, The mean annual days (a,c) and mean intensity (b,d) among the LMEs for MHWs defined on the basis of future threshold for each period (1975–2004, x axes and 2071–2100, y axes, respectively) (a,b) and mean warming-inclusive threshold (c,d). The smaller squares and larger circles represent the small and big fishery catch, respectively, with colour indicating the index of the LMEs. Results show an enhanced MHW intensity and annual days over most of the LMEs in the future even with a future threshold above mean warming.
