Monitoring, understanding, and predicting oceanic variations associated with natural climate variability and human - induced changes, and assessing the
related roles of the ocean on multiple spatial - temporal scales.
New research shows the vital
role of oceans in moderating climate on Earth - like planets.
New research published today in the journal Astrobiology shows the
vital role of oceans in moderating climate on Earth - like planets.
We argue that this focus overlooks the important
role of ocean acidification as a resource, which can enhance the productivity of algae known to influence the status of kelp forests and coral reefs (i.e. mat - forming algae or mats).
Nonetheless, the study provides compelling evidence for the
important role of ocean circulation and contributes new insights into the features that characterize the AMO.
The
potential role of ocean variability in the sub-seasonal atmospheric variability is another line of research that is increasing its visibility with the advancement of high - resolution ocean modeling capabilities.
The indirect and
substantial role of the oceans in causing the recent continental warming emphasizes the need to generate reliable projections of ocean temperature changes over the next century, in order to generate more reliable projections of not just the global mean temperature and precipitation changes (Barsugli et al. 2006), but also regional climate changes.»
Treating our ocean as an empty platform waiting for development ignores the
vital role of oceans in carbon storage, tourism, recreation, and scenery.
The idea came to him when preparing to give a talk on
the role of the ocean in our past and future.
Co-author Eric Rignot, UCI professor of Earth system science, added, «Now that the picture is clear,
the role of the ocean in glacier evolution is overwhelming.»
Steinman and his team's approach is «novel for a couple of reasons,» says Ben Booth, a climate scientist at the Met Office Hadley Centre in Exeter, U.K.. Although it's already widely accepted in the community that the Pacific Ocean plays a large role, this paper gives a much longer time context, he says, highlighting
the role of both oceans over many decades.
Gille was not involved with this paper, nor was she involved with a similar one published Sunday that examined
the role of ocean warming in rising sea levels.
Two pieces examine how climate change is affecting marine biological systems: Schofield et al. (p. 1520) illustrate and discuss
the role of ocean - observation techniques in documenting how marine ecosystems in the West Antarctic Peninsula region are evolving, and Hoegh - Guldberg and Bruno (p. 1523) present a more global view of the ways in which marine ecosystems are being affected by rapid anthropogenic variations.
They explain that, «to date, research into Antarctic ice sheet vulnerability has focused on
the role of the ocean, melting floating ice shelves from below.
«New study explains
the role of oceans in «global warming hiatus».»
Both he and Agenda 21 highlight the importance of quantifying
the role of oceans in climate change.
Deploying new sensors that drift with sometimes strong currents (allowing better measurement of marine snow than sensors placed on the ocean floor or tethered to the surface), the team sampled the flora and fauna and measured the amount of falling carbon material captured to assess
the role of the ocean as a true carbon sink.
«As we learn more about deep sea ecosystems and
the role of oceans in mitigating climate change, it seems wise to take precautions to avoid damage that could have long - lasting and unforeseen consequences.»
For decades, research on climate variations in the Atlantic has focused almost exclusively on
the role of ocean circulation as the main driver, specifically the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, which carries warm water north in the upper layers of the ocean and cold water south in lower layers like a large conveyor belt.
The role of ocean heat transport in the global climate response to projected Arctic sea ice loss.
The role of ocean — atmosphere coupling in the zonal - mean atmospheric response to Arctic sea ice loss.
That's why it's worth stepping back after weeks of news about studies of
the role of oceans in retarding, and sometimes accelerating, global warming to reflect a bit on the difference between edge - pushing analysis and firm scientific conclusions.
«A New Model for
the Role of the Oceans in Determining Atmospheric PCO2.»
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The Role of the Oceans in Climatic Change: A Theory of the Ice Ages.»
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The Role of Ocean - Atmosphere Interactions in the CO2 Climate Problem.»
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The Role of the Ocean in CO2 - Induced Climate Change: Preliminary Results from the OSU Coupled Atmosphere - Ocean General Circulation Model.»
But he said that further research was needed on
the role of the oceans, which are thought to have absorbed more than 90 % of the warming so far.
Our ongoing research includes the study of climate variability, extreme events, and
the role of the oceans.
It has taken quite a few years for Trenberth and his colleagues to piece together
the role of oceans in climate variability.
Specific examples of fertile combinations of programs from widely different fields are the work of Wallace Broecker on
the role of ocean biology in climate change (should we call him an oceanographer or a geochemist?)
His work there focuses on
the role of the oceans in climate change.
His work focuses on
the role of ocean currents in climate change, past and present.
She suggests that future shelf stability studies should consider
the role of the ocean's influence, like the effects of warm water pulses flowing under the Cosgrove Ice Shelf.
The role of the ocean in tropical cyclone (TC) formation has been largely recognized and accepted.
I think the second would be understanding better
the role of the oceans in the climate system, particularly, it's contributions to the slowdown in global mean temperature rise in early part of the 21st century.
The role of the ocean in controlling SIZ ice conditions is clearly significant.
Seager, R., Y. Kushnir, P. Chang, N. H. Naik, J. Miller, and W. Hazeleger, 2001: Looking for
the role of the ocean in tropical Atlantic decadal climate variability.