Document Type
Vignette
Publication Date
5-2021
Keywords
State of the Salish Sea, Salish Sea, Puget Sound, climate change, heat wave, cumulative effects, Strait of Juan de Fuca, estuary
Abstract
A marine heat wave of unprecedented severity, areal extent and duration occurred in the Northeast Pacific Ocean during 2014-2016. This event, known as the “Blob,” had a wide variety of far- ranging effects on physical, chemical, and biological ocean properties. Because the Blob was such a massive perturbation, it represents an attractively large signal for inquiry in the Salish Sea. It represents a dress rehearsal for typical conditions in future decades due to global climate change.
Publication Title
State of the Salish Sea
First Page
134
Last Page
135
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25710/vfhb-3a69
Sponsorship/Conference/Institution
Salish Sea Institute
Recommended Citation
Bond, N. (2021). The Blob. In K.L. Sobocinski, State of the Salish Sea. Salish Sea Institute, Western Washington University. http://doi.org/10.25710/vfhb-3a69
Type
Text
Rights
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Language
English
Format
application/pdf
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