How fast are the oceans warming?

Author:

Lijing Cheng, John Abraham, Zeke Hausfather, Kevin E. Trenberth

Publication Year:

2019

Citation:

Lijing Cheng, John Abraham, Zeke Hausfather, Kevin E. Trenberth. "How fast are the oceans warming?" Science (2019): Vol. 363, Issue 6423, pp. 128-129

Description:

About 93% of the energy imbalance accumulates in the ocean as increased ocean heat content (OHC). The ocean record of this imbalance is much less affected by internal variability and is thus better suited for detecting and attributing human influences (1) than more commonly used surface temperature records. Recent observation-based estimates show rapid warming of Earth's oceans over the past few decades.

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