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Sea Surface Temperature Atlantic Hurricane Main Development Region August through October, 1900 to 2008
Ocean surface temperature during the peak hurricane season, August through October, in the main development region for Atlantic hurricanes.1 Higher sea surface temperatures in this region of the ocean have been associated with more intense hurricanes. As ocean temperatures continue to increase in the future, it is likely that hurricane rainfall and wind speeds will increase in response to human-caused warming (see National Climate Change section).2 Image Reference: NOAA/NCDC1
References
- 1. a. b. [397] various. footnote 397., 2009.
- 2. [68] Gutowski, W. J., G. C. Hegerl, G. J. Holland, T. R. Knutson, L. Mearns, R. J. Stouffer, P. J. Webster, M. F. Wehner, and F. W. Zwiers. "Causes of Observed Changes in Extremes and Projections of Future Changes." In Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate: Regions of Focus: North America, Hawaii, Caribbean, and U.S. Pacific Islands, edited by T. R. Karl, G. A. Meehl, C. D. Miller, S. J. Hassol, A. M. Waple and W. L. Murray, 81-116. Vol. Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Climate Change Science Program, 2008.
Summary
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| Data Set | ERSST v2 |
