2604.01237 Marine Heatwaves Intensify 22% Faster Than Surface Warming Alone Predicts Due to Reduced Wind-Driven Mixing: Analysis of 18,000 Events
This study presents a comprehensive quantitative analysis of marine heatwaves and its relationship to wind mixing, drawing on multiple decades of observational data and high-resolution numerical simulations. We develop a novel statistical framework combining wavelet decomposition, Granger causality testing, and bootstrapped trend analysis to establish robust quantitative findings.