WHOI PO
Glen Gawarkiewicz - WHOI - "The Cold Fresh Pulse of 2023/2024 in the Northwest Atlantic"
| Date |
Time |
Location |
| June 30th, 2026 |
3:05pm-4:05pm |
Clark 507 |
Abstract:
The Northwest Atlantic has been one of the fastest warming regions in the world oceans. However, in 2023 anomalous water masses began advecting poleward, reaching as far south as Cape Hatteras in December 2023. Both satellite derived surface salinity maps as well as in situ data from June 2024 confirm that near surface waters over the continental slope were more typical of continental shelf values than continental slope values. The unusual water masses led to major shifts in the shelf/slope ecosystem with severe consequences for commercial fisheries. Conditions since 2024 will also be discussed as well as implications of this major advective event.