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Three decades of high-resolution coastal sea surface temperatures reveal more than warming

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  • Fernando P. Lima

    (University of South Carolina
    CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Campus Agrário de Vairão, R. Padre Armando Quintas, 4485-661)

  • David S. Wethey

    (University of South Carolina)

Abstract

Understanding and forecasting current and future consequences of coastal warming require a fine-scale assessment of the near-shore temperature changes. Here we show that despite the fact that 71% of the world's coastlines are significantly warming, rates of change have been highly heterogeneous both spatially and seasonally. We demonstrate that 46% of the coastlines have experienced a significant decrease in the frequency of extremely cold events, while extremely hot days are becoming more common in 38% of the area. Also, we show that the onset of the warm season is significantly advancing earlier in the year in 36% of the temperate coastal regions. More importantly, it is now possible to analyse local patterns within the global context, which is useful for a broad array of scientific fields, policy makers and general public.

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  • Fernando P. Lima & David S. Wethey, 2012. "Three decades of high-resolution coastal sea surface temperatures reveal more than warming," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 3(1), pages 1-13, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:3:y:2012:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms1713
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1713
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