Guangdong Ocean University

Shaojun Zheng

Huangyuan Shi

Li Yan

Chuang Li

Chenyu Zheng

A method for studying interannual variation of marine heatwaves in the South Indian Ocean includes: investigating spatial distribution features and linear variation trend features of marine heatwaves in the South Indian Ocean according to obtained data; analyzing the relationship between an intensity of marine heatwaves in the South Indian Ocean and an El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) process; analyzing a spatial evolution of marine heatwaves in the South Indian Ocean and sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies during an El Niño event; analyzing energy contribution of ocean and atmosphere to marine heatwave events during the El Niño event; investigating physical mechanisms of the marine heatwaves in the South Indian Ocean; and determining whether the marine heatwaves in the South Indian Ocean are influenced by shortwave radiation and latent heat modulated by the ENSO process. The present disclosure reveals that marine heatwaves occur during the El Niño event in the South Indian Ocean.

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Guangdong, China

Shaojun Zheng