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Title:
Observations Oceanic Climate Change and Sea Level
Creator:
Bindoff, Nathaniel L.
Willebrand, Jurgen
Publisher:
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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Language:
English

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Subjects / Keywords:
Sea Level Rise ( lcsh )
Global Warming ( lcsh )
Salinity ( lcsh )

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Summary:
The oceans are warming. Over the period 1961 to 2003, global ocean temperature has risen by 0.10°C from the surface to a depth of 700 m. Consistent with the Third Assessment Report (TAR), global ocean heat content (0–3,000 m) has increased during the same period, equivalent to absorbing energy at a rate of 0.21 ± 0.04 W m–2 globally averaged over the Earth’s surface. Two-thirds of this energy is absorbed between the surface and a depth of 700 m. Global ocean heat content observations show considerable interannual and inter-decadal variability superimposed on the longer-term trend. Relative to 1961 to 2003, the period 1993 to 2003 has high rates of warming but since 2003 there has been some cooling. ( English )

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Florida International University
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