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The Ocean's Crucial Impact on Earth's Climate and Warming Trends

This study quantifies the variability of heat content in the world ocean from 1948 to 1998, showing a significant increase in heat content and warming rates. Changes are observed in various ocean layers globally, with the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans experiencing a net warming trend. The findings emphasize the vital role of oceans in Earth's climate system.

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The Ocean's Crucial Impact on Earth's Climate and Warming Trends

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  1. The Ocean’s Role in Climate Peter R. Gent National Center for Atmospheric Research July 24, 2002

  2. Warming of the World Ocean Sydney Levitus, John I. Antonov, Timothy P. Boyer, Cathy Stephens  We quantify the interannual-to-decadal variability of the heat content (mean temperature) of the world ocean from the surface through 3000-meter depth for the period 1948 to 1998. The heat content of the world ocean increased by 2  1023 joules between the mid-1950s and mid-1990s, representing a volume mean warming of 0.06C. This corresponds to a warming rate of 0.3 watt per meter squared (per unit of Earth's surface). Substantial changes in heat content occurred in the 300- to 1000-meter layers of each ocean and in depths greater than 1000 meters of the North Atlantic. The global volume mean temperature increase for the 0- to 300-meter layer was 0.31C, corresponding to an increase in heat content for this layer of 1023 joules between the mid-1950s and mid-1990s. The Atlantic and Pacific oceans have undergone a net warming since the 1950s and the Indian Ocean has warmed since the mid-1960s, although the warming is not monotonic. Science, 24 March 2000

  3. CCSM Component Model Configurations CAM AGCM T42 26 levels Climate ATM (NCEP/ISCCP Observations) (CAM Climate Model Output) Climate LND Flux Coupler Climate ICE CLM CSIM Climate OCN (SST Data) POP OGCM (11 40 levels)

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