With GRACE retrievals of surface mass commencing in 2002 and ARGO - derived
estimates of global ocean heat content beginning a few years later, an era of unprecedented diagnostic capabilities began.
In the following paper, Trenberth and collaborators argue that the «missing» heat is sequestered in the ocean, below 700 m: Ref: «Distinctive climate signals in
reanalysis of global ocean heat content» (Geophysical research letters — first published 10 May 2013)
Distinctive climate signals in reanalysis
of global ocean heat content.
Balmaseda, M. A., Trenberth, K. E. & Källén, E. Distinctive climate signals in reanalysis
of global ocean heat content.
In the post Trenberth Still Searching for Missing Heat, we discussed the recent Balmaseda et al (2013) paper «Distinctive climate signals in reanalysis
of global ocean heat content», of which Kevin Trenberth was a coauthor.
It's called «Distinctive climate signals in reanalysis
of global ocean heat content», paywalled, of course.
Kevin Trenberth is one of the authors of new Balmaseda et al (2013) paper Distinctive climate signals in reanalysis
of global ocean heat content.