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<p>Subsurface marine heatwaves are newly recognized extreme ocean events with profound impacts on global marine ecosystems. Previous studies have linked their formation to downwelling favorable surface winds, warm ocean eddies, and planetary waves, yet whether other potential drivers of these heatwaves exist remains unclear. The tropical cyclones are well known to induce a pronounced warming in the subsurface. Here, we show that the induced warming can efficiently trigger subsurface marine heatwaves. It is shown from an ocean reanalysis that such warming reaches the heatwave threshold at least once along the tropical cyclone life cycle for 79.4% of the tropical cyclones. Tropical cyclone-induced heatwaves thus account for up to 40.0% of the heatwaves in cyclone-active regions. The area and intensity of tropical cyclone-induced heatwaves have increased over the past two decades, likely due to the steady warming of subsurface temperatures.</p>

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Strong impact of tropical cyclones on the genesis of subsurface marine heatwaves

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    2025年12月11日

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  • Xilong Wang,
  • Tao Lian,
  • Han Zhang,
  • Moninya Roughan,
  • Junde Li,
  • Ting Liu,
  • Yanwei Zhang

摘要

Subsurface marine heatwaves are newly recognized extreme ocean events with profound impacts on global marine ecosystems. Previous studies have linked their formation to downwelling favorable surface winds, warm ocean eddies, and planetary waves, yet whether other potential drivers of these heatwaves exist remains unclear. The tropical cyclones are well known to induce a pronounced warming in the subsurface. Here, we show that the induced warming can efficiently trigger subsurface marine heatwaves. It is shown from an ocean reanalysis that such warming reaches the heatwave threshold at least once along the tropical cyclone life cycle for 79.4% of the tropical cyclones. Tropical cyclone-induced heatwaves thus account for up to 40.0% of the heatwaves in cyclone-active regions. The area and intensity of tropical cyclone-induced heatwaves have increased over the past two decades, likely due to the steady warming of subsurface temperatures.