event:
CMCC Webinar: Monitoring and forecasting marine heat waves Date: December 16, 2022
Place: Online, -
Description of the event:
Marine heat waves
(MHWs) occur when exceptionally warm Ocean temperatures persist for several
days or more. They cause mass-mortality events of wild and farmed marine
species, severely affecting marine conservation efforts and aquatic food sector
activities. In many parts of the global Ocean, they are becoming more frequent,
longer-lasting and more intense. In response, the CMCC has been applying its
range of Ocean models and forecasts to the tasks of understanding, tracking and
predicting MHWs.
This webinar will cover these activities and their
potential benefits to society, and will start with a focus on the recent summer
MHW in the Mediterranean Sea, discussing our efforts to track its evolution and
compare it to previous devastating MHWs (e.g. the summer of 2003).
More information
- Speakers: Ronan McAdam, CMCC – ODA Division
- Moderator: Enrico Scoccimarro, CMCC – CSP Division
- Hour: 14.30 CET
Register here to attend the webinar.
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