Not exact matches
The
global increase in ocean
heat content during the period 1993 to 2003 in two ocean models constrained by assimilating altimetric sea level and other observations (Carton et al., 2005; Köhl et al., 2006) is considerably larger than these observational estimates.
Based on the linear trend, for the 0 to 3,000 m layer for the period 1961 to 2003 there has been an increase of ocean
heat content of approximately 14.2 ± 2.4 × 1022 J, corresponding to a
global ocean volume mean temperature increase of 0.037 °C
during this period.
A major feature of Figure 5.1 is the relatively large increase in
global ocean
heat content during 1969 to 1980 and a sharp decrease
during 1980 to 1983.
The error is small enough to have confidence that the ocean
heat content has been increasing in the past 15 years,
during the so called «hiatus» in
global warming.
The
global increase in ocean
heat content during the period 1993 to 2003 in two ocean models constrained by assimilating altimetric sea level and other observations (Carton et al., 2005; Köhl et al., 2006) is considerably larger than these observational estimates.
Ocean warming: «Assessing recent warming using instrumentally homogeneous sea surface temperature records» «Tracking ocean
heat uptake
during the surface warming hiatus» «A review of
global ocean temperature observations: Implications for ocean
heat content estimates and climate change» «Unabated planetary warming and its ocean structure since 2006»
Based on the linear trend, for the 0 to 3,000 m layer for the period 1961 to 2003 there has been an increase of ocean
heat content of approximately 14.2 ± 2.4 × 1022 J, corresponding to a
global ocean volume mean temperature increase of 0.037 °C
during this period.
«Assessing recent warming using instrumentally homogeneous sea surface temperature records» «Tracking ocean
heat uptake
during the surface warming hiatus» «A review of
global ocean temperature observations: Implications for ocean
heat content estimates and climate change» «Unabated planetary warming and its ocean structure since 2006»
«bserved increases in ocean
heat content (OHC) and temperature are robust indicators of
global warming
during the past several decades.
Instead, total annual average ocean
heat content has increased steadily
during the hiatus, at quite a confronting rate given that this metric is closely tied to
global sea - level rise.
Otherwise, when I read,
during a period of falling temperatures and ocean
heat content, «
Global warming is unequivocal,» * I hear, «Freddie Mac is cheap.»
More current volume (
heat content) or higher velocity (less
heat loss
during the transport process) across middle latitudes will result in
global warming.
Global hydrographic variability patterns
during 2003 — 2008 (Schuckmann 2009) analyses ocean temperature measurements by the Argo network, constructing a map of ocean
heat content down to 2000 metres (H / T to Chris for bringing it to my attention).
It is interesting, however, that the slowdown in ocean
heat content accumulation
during 2004-2007/2008 coincides with a strong
global dimming
during that interval.
During 600 years of the HadCM3, control integration Ts is highly correlated (correlation R = 0.89) with
global annual mean ocean
heat content in the upper 113 m (H).