Table 1 Characteristics of MHWs in the coastal domain from 1982 to 2019.
From: Marine heatwaves in the Humboldt current system: from 5-day localized warming to year-long El Niños
Latitude range | Number of events | Average size (\(10^4\,\hbox {km}^{2}\)) | Average duration (days) | Average SST anomaly (\(\,^{\circ }\hbox {C}\)) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2.5–\(6^{\circ}\,\hbox{S}\) | 99 | 3.59 | 26 | 2.22 |
6–\(10^{\circ}\,\hbox{S}\) | 27 | 8.89 | 43 | 2.10 |
10–\(14^{\circ}\,\hbox{S}\) | 55 | 3.41 | 16 | 2.01 |
14–\(18^{\circ}\,\hbox{S}\) | 102 | 2.42 | 20 | 1.80 |
18–\(25^{\circ}\,\hbox{S}\) | 143 | 2.12 | 15 | 1.54 |
