Fig. 2: Global distribution of the effects of different physical processes on the marine heatwave (MHW) life cycles. | Nature Communications

Fig. 2: Global distribution of the effects of different physical processes on the marine heatwave (MHW) life cycles.

From: Oceanic mesoscale eddies as crucial drivers of global marine heatwaves

Fig. 2: Global distribution of the effects of different physical processes on the marine heatwave (MHW) life cycles.The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

Contribution to the \(\left\langle {T}_{a}\right\rangle\) change during the growing phase of the MHWs averaged at each grid point by heat flux convergence of mesoscale eddies (HFC-E) (a) and mean flows (HFC-M) (b), net surface heat flux (NHF) (c), and subgrid-scale mixing (MIX) (d). e–h are the same as a–d, but for the decaying phase of the MHWs. Grids with temporary or permanent sea-ice coverage in the observation are masked by gray.

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