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Varying planetary heat sink led to global-warming slowdown and acceleration
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Deep-sea warming slows down global warming: Global warming seems to have paused over the past 15 years while the deep ocean takes the heat instead. The thermal capacity of the oceans far exceeds that of the atmosphere, so the oceans can store up to 90% of the heat buildup caused by increased concentrations of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. Chen and Tung used observational data to trace the pathways of recent ocean heating. They conclude that the deep Atlantic and Southern Oceans, but not the Pacific, have absorbed the excess heat that would otherwise have fueled continued warming. Science , this issue p. 897
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Metadata
- Authors
- Chen, X., & Tung, K.-K.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2014-08-22
- Volume
- 345
- Issue
- 6199
- Pages
- 897-903
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2066075084
- Cited by
- 468
- References
- 47
- FWCI
- 55.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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