DOI: 10.1038 / nclimate1461 135 years of
global ocean warming between the Challenger expedition and the Argo Programme
135 years of
global ocean warming between the Challenger expedition and the Argo Programme Nature Climate Change, 2 (6), 425 - 428 DOI: 10.1038 / nclimate1461 Hobbs, W., & Willis, J. (2013).
Not exact matches
The team's research shows that in addition to contributions from natural forcings and
global warming, temperature differences
between the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans play a role in causing drought and increasing wildfire risks.
This new research shows that in addition to a discernible contribution from natural forcings and human - induced
global warming, the large - scale difference
between Atlantic and Pacific
ocean temperatures plays a fundamental role in causing droughts, and enhancing wildfire risks.
«Atlantic / Pacific
ocean temperature difference fuels US wildfires: New study shows that difference in water temperature
between the Pacific and the Atlantic
oceans together with
global warming impact the risk of drought and wildfire in southwestern North America.»
Understanding how carbon flows
between land, air and water is key to predicting how much greenhouse gas emissions the earth, atmosphere and
ocean can tolerate over a given time period to keep
global warming and climate change at thresholds considered tolerable.
He and his colleagues hope to find correlations
between those circumstances and diversity, which might enable them to predict the impact of
global warming and the resulting
ocean acidification on marine ecosystems.
MHW intensity
between 1982 — 1998 and 2000 — 2016 increased in over 65 % of the
global ocean, most notably in all five western boundary current regions, where the mean
warming has been considerably faster than the
global average39, and most mid-latitude
ocean basins (Fig. 1e).
While the Alps could lose anything
between 75 percent and 90 percent of their glacial ice by the end of the century, Greenland's glaciers — which have the potential to raise
global sea levels by up to 20 feet — are expected to melt faster as their exposure to
warm ocean water increases.
Toby Tyrrell, Professor in Earth System Science at the University of Southampton and co-author of the study, said: «In the future
ocean, the trade - off
between changing ecological and physiological costs of calcification and their benefits will ultimately decide how this important group is affected by
ocean acidification and
global warming.
The diagnostics, which are used to compare model - simulated and observed changes, are often simple temperature indices such as the
global mean surface temperature and
ocean mean
warming (Knutti et al., 2002, 2003) or the differential
warming between the SH and NH (together with the
global mean; Andronova and Schlesinger, 2001).
The connection
between global warming and the changes in
ocean heat content has long been a subject of discussion in climate science.
[UPDATE 3/6, 1 p.m.:] Isaac Held, a climate modeler at the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory in Princeton, N.J., responded today with some caution about seeking relationships
between the
ocean and atmospheric changes around the tropics, and also drawing conclusions about their relationship to
global warming.
Redistribution of heat (such as vertical transport
between the surface and the deeper
ocean) could cause some surface and atmospheric temperature change that causes some
global average
warming or cooling.
The
ocean oscillations cited in these stories have been raised by the
global warming skeptics for the last ten years to explain what we saw
between the mid» 70's and 2000 was nothing more than a natural cycle.
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Ocean Research (AMISOR) project is part of a broad umbrella study of the entire Lambert Glacier Basin, Amery Ice Shelf system (located
between Mawson and Davis in East Antarctica), to understand both the climatic history of the region, and its probable response to
global warming.
For example — unless there is a fundamentally different mechanism involved — the PDO and ENSO merely redistributes heat
between oceans and atmosphere and there is no net effect on
global warming or cooling at all.
By comparing modelled and observed changes in such indices, which include the
global mean surface temperature, the land -
ocean temperature contrast, the temperature contrast
between the NH and SH, the mean magnitude of the annual cycle in temperature over land and the mean meridional temperature gradient in the NH mid-latitudes, Braganza et al. (2004) estimate that anthropogenic forcing accounts for almost all of the
warming observed
between 1946 and 1995 whereas
warming between 1896 and 1945 is explained by a combination of anthropogenic and natural forcing and internal variability.
The
global temperature switches from cooling to
warming mode frequently as a result of the ever changing interplay
between variations in solar influence and intermittent heat flows from the
oceans.
In his recently published study in the journal Nature, Temperatures blown off course, he explains how unprecedented trade winds have shifted heat into the
ocean thermocline -
between 100 metres and 300 metres - and that this is the primary cause of the
global warming pause.
There is some correlation
between changes in temperature due to
global warming in different parts of the
ocean, so there might be some reduction below 0.1 C, but how much and how has it been measured?
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That locks
global warming in for an extended period but permits the equilibration
between the atmosphere and the
ocean to occur at a sustainable pace.
The
oceans play a huge role in the link
between our emissions of carbon dioxide and
global warming.
The observation of a historically high level of TSI from 1961 to 2001 tends to fit with the theories set out in my other articles about the real cause of recent
warming and the real link
between solar energy,
ocean cycles and
global temperatures.
Many agricultural regions
warm at a rate that is faster than the
global mean surface temperature (including
oceans) but slower than the mean land surface temperature, leading to regional
warming that exceeds 0.5 °C
between the +1.5 and +2.0 °C Worlds.
A new study of the temporary slowdown in the
global average surface temperature
warming trend observed
between 1998 and 2013 concludes the phenomenon represented a redistribution of energy within the Earth system, with Earth's
ocean absorbing the extra heat.
«The authors write that «the El Niño - Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a naturally occurring fluctuation,» whereby «on a timescale of two to seven years, the eastern equatorial Pacific climate varies
between anomalously cold (La Niña) and
warm (El Niño) conditions,» and that «these swings in temperature are accompanied by changes in the structure of the subsurface
ocean, variability in the strength of the equatorial easterly trade winds, shifts in the position of atmospheric convection, and
global teleconnection patterns associated with these changes that lead to variations in rainfall and weather patterns in many parts of the world,» which end up affecting «ecosystems, agriculture, freshwater supplies, hurricanes and other severe weather events worldwide.»»
A new study on ice loss in Antarctica by the British Antarctic Survey confirms what we already know about the effects of
global warming but it differentiates
between the effects of
ocean currents, their cause and the air temperature effects at the ice surface.
One of the most serious charges the IPCC makes in regards to
Global Warming is that over the next 100 years the
oceans will rise
between 25 and 32 inches.
From the paper: «The results also 1) reveal a significant level of coupling
between ocean and land temperatures that remains even after the effects of ENSO and volcanic eruptions have been removed; 2) serve to highlight the improvements in the quality of the time series of
global - mean land temperatures with the increase in the areal coverage of the station network from 1951 onward; and 3) yield a residual time series in which the signature of anthropogenically induced
global warming is more prominent.»
The near - linear rate of anthropogenic
warming (predominantly from anthropogenic greenhouse gases) is shown in sources such as: «Deducing Multidecadal Anthropogenic Global Warming Trends Using Multiple Regression Analysis» «The global warming hiatus — a natural product of interactions of a secular warming trend and a multi-decadal oscillation» «The Origin and Limits of the Near Proportionality between Climate Warming and Cumulative CO2 Emissions» «Sensitivity of climate to cumulative carbon emissions due to compensation of ocean heat and carbon uptake» «Return periods of global climate fluctuations and the pause» «Using data to attribute episodes of warming and cooling in instrumental records» «The proportionality of global warming to cumulative carbon emissions» «The sensitivity of the proportionality between temperature change and cumulative CO2 emissions to ocean mixing
warming (predominantly from anthropogenic greenhouse gases) is shown in sources such as: «Deducing Multidecadal Anthropogenic
Global Warming Trends Using Multiple Regression Analysis» «The global warming hiatus — a natural product of interactions of a secular warming trend and a multi-decadal oscillation» «The Origin and Limits of the Near Proportionality between Climate Warming and Cumulative CO2 Emissions» «Sensitivity of climate to cumulative carbon emissions due to compensation of ocean heat and carbon uptake» «Return periods of global climate fluctuations and the pause» «Using data to attribute episodes of warming and cooling in instrumental records» «The proportionality of global warming to cumulative carbon emissions» «The sensitivity of the proportionality between temperature change and cumulative CO2 emissions to ocean mixing&
Global Warming Trends Using Multiple Regression Analysis» «The global warming hiatus — a natural product of interactions of a secular warming trend and a multi-decadal oscillation» «The Origin and Limits of the Near Proportionality between Climate Warming and Cumulative CO2 Emissions» «Sensitivity of climate to cumulative carbon emissions due to compensation of ocean heat and carbon uptake» «Return periods of global climate fluctuations and the pause» «Using data to attribute episodes of warming and cooling in instrumental records» «The proportionality of global warming to cumulative carbon emissions» «The sensitivity of the proportionality between temperature change and cumulative CO2 emissions to ocean mixing
Warming Trends Using Multiple Regression Analysis» «The
global warming hiatus — a natural product of interactions of a secular warming trend and a multi-decadal oscillation» «The Origin and Limits of the Near Proportionality between Climate Warming and Cumulative CO2 Emissions» «Sensitivity of climate to cumulative carbon emissions due to compensation of ocean heat and carbon uptake» «Return periods of global climate fluctuations and the pause» «Using data to attribute episodes of warming and cooling in instrumental records» «The proportionality of global warming to cumulative carbon emissions» «The sensitivity of the proportionality between temperature change and cumulative CO2 emissions to ocean mixing&
global warming hiatus — a natural product of interactions of a secular warming trend and a multi-decadal oscillation» «The Origin and Limits of the Near Proportionality between Climate Warming and Cumulative CO2 Emissions» «Sensitivity of climate to cumulative carbon emissions due to compensation of ocean heat and carbon uptake» «Return periods of global climate fluctuations and the pause» «Using data to attribute episodes of warming and cooling in instrumental records» «The proportionality of global warming to cumulative carbon emissions» «The sensitivity of the proportionality between temperature change and cumulative CO2 emissions to ocean mixing
warming hiatus — a natural product of interactions of a secular
warming trend and a multi-decadal oscillation» «The Origin and Limits of the Near Proportionality between Climate Warming and Cumulative CO2 Emissions» «Sensitivity of climate to cumulative carbon emissions due to compensation of ocean heat and carbon uptake» «Return periods of global climate fluctuations and the pause» «Using data to attribute episodes of warming and cooling in instrumental records» «The proportionality of global warming to cumulative carbon emissions» «The sensitivity of the proportionality between temperature change and cumulative CO2 emissions to ocean mixing
warming trend and a multi-decadal oscillation» «The Origin and Limits of the Near Proportionality
between Climate
Warming and Cumulative CO2 Emissions» «Sensitivity of climate to cumulative carbon emissions due to compensation of ocean heat and carbon uptake» «Return periods of global climate fluctuations and the pause» «Using data to attribute episodes of warming and cooling in instrumental records» «The proportionality of global warming to cumulative carbon emissions» «The sensitivity of the proportionality between temperature change and cumulative CO2 emissions to ocean mixing
Warming and Cumulative CO2 Emissions» «Sensitivity of climate to cumulative carbon emissions due to compensation of
ocean heat and carbon uptake» «Return periods of
global climate fluctuations and the pause» «Using data to attribute episodes of warming and cooling in instrumental records» «The proportionality of global warming to cumulative carbon emissions» «The sensitivity of the proportionality between temperature change and cumulative CO2 emissions to ocean mixing&
global climate fluctuations and the pause» «Using data to attribute episodes of
warming and cooling in instrumental records» «The proportionality of global warming to cumulative carbon emissions» «The sensitivity of the proportionality between temperature change and cumulative CO2 emissions to ocean mixing
warming and cooling in instrumental records» «The proportionality of
global warming to cumulative carbon emissions» «The sensitivity of the proportionality between temperature change and cumulative CO2 emissions to ocean mixing&
global warming to cumulative carbon emissions» «The sensitivity of the proportionality between temperature change and cumulative CO2 emissions to ocean mixing
warming to cumulative carbon emissions» «The sensitivity of the proportionality
between temperature change and cumulative CO2 emissions to
ocean mixing»
Coupled simulations, using six different models to determine the
ocean biological response to climate
warming between the beginning of the industrial revolution and 2050 (Sarmiento et al., 2004), showed
global increases in primary production of 0.7 to 8.1 %, but with large regional differences, which are described in Chapter 4.
A new report looking at the relationship
between the world's
oceans and
global warming is set to fire a stark warning shot across the bows ahead of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen.
An example of internal variability is El Niño, a
warming cycle in the Pacific
Ocean which has a big impact on the global climate, resulting from the interaction between atmosphere and ocean in the tropical Pac
Ocean which has a big impact on the
global climate, resulting from the interaction
between atmosphere and
ocean in the tropical Pac
ocean in the tropical Pacific.
Consistent with the
global transfer of excess heat from the atmosphere to the
ocean, and the difference
between warming over land and
ocean, there is some discontinuity
between the plotted means of the lower atmosphere and the upper
ocean.
We know that the vast majority of the extra heat resulting from
global warming ends up in the
ocean, and also, we know there is a lot of interaction
between the
ocean and the atmosphere, with heat that might otherwise add to the atmosphere seemingly entering the
ocean on a regular basis, with some of it occasionally coming out in large quantitates during El Nino events.
Since «there's an over two orders of magnitude (~ 120) difference
between the amount of energy needed to add a litre to the
ocean from melting ice (~ 334KJ)[and] thermal expansion of sea water (~ 40,000 KJ)», this means that sea - level rise, often offered as a «proxy» for «
global warming», is actually not important.
LONDON, 4 May 2017 —
Ocean acidification and
global warming between them could severely damage the health of the
oceans.
In addition, a study commissioned by Canada's Fisheries and
Oceans Department examined the relationship
between air temperature and sea ice coverage, concluding, «the possible impact of
global warming appears to play a minor role in changes to Arctic sea ice.»
Purkey, S. G. & Johnson, G. C.
Warming of
global abyssal and deep southern
ocean waters
between the 1990s and 2000s: Contributions to
global heat and sea level rise budgets.
Thus, we demonstrate that, in the absence of adaptation or horizontal migration, the synergism
between ocean acidification,
global warming, and expanding hypoxia will compress the habitable depth range of the species.
«There is a huge debate in climate science over the relationship
between global warming and
ocean temperatures.
Extreme changes
between warm and cool
oceans in 1976/1977 and 1998/1999 — settling into a period of more frequent and intense La Nina (and cooler
global surface temperatures) to 1976 and more frequent and intense El Nino (and
warmer surface temperatures) to 1998.
Regarding heat flow
between the
ocean and atmosphere, keep in mind that hte average surface temperature of the
global oceans is about 17C, which is
warmer than the near - surface atmosphere (on average).
Although
global ocean temperatures are rising, a layer of fresher water immediately below the sea ice is thought to act as a buffer between the ice and the warmer Atlantic waters flowing into the Arctic Ocean basin at a lower l
ocean temperatures are rising, a layer of fresher water immediately below the sea ice is thought to act as a buffer
between the ice and the
warmer Atlantic waters flowing into the Arctic
Ocean basin at a lower l
Ocean basin at a lower level.
After in fact stating the rising trend in Hurricane frequency in the Indian
ocean Hoarau asks at the end of the article if there is a connection
between global warming and the growing number of tropical cyclones in various
ocean basins.
The conclusion — taking the best observational estimates of the change in decadal - average
global temperature
between 1871 - 80 and 2002 - 11, and of the corresponding changes in forcing and
ocean heat uptake — is this: A doubling of CO2 will lead to a
warming of 1.6 ° -1.7 °C (2.9 ° -3.1 °F).
The magnitude of the [geomagnetic - CO2] mechanism is small compared to the magnitude of the preponderant mechanisms driving the exchange of carbon
between ocean and atmosphere, such as water temperature, biological pumping, overturning circulation... it would be preposterous to make the weakening Earth's magnetic field responsible for
global warming.
Scientists have measured dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2) gas dynamics in many
ocean regions to predict future CO2 exchange
between the air and sea, which will influence
ocean acidification and
global warming.