Recent cooling of the upper ocean

被引：69

作者：

Lyman, John M.

Willis, Josh K.

Johnson, Gregory C.

机构：

[1] NOAA, Pacific Marine Environm Lab, Seattle, WA 98115 USA

[2] Univ Hawaii, Joint Inst Marine & Atmospher Res, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA

[3] CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA

来源：

GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS | 2006年 / 33卷 / 18期

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D O I：

10.1029/2006GL027033

中图分类号：

P [天文学、地球科学];

学科分类号：

07 ;

摘要：

We observe a net loss of 3.2 ( +/- 1.1) x 10(22) J of heat from the upper ocean between 2003 and 2005. Using a broad array of in situ ocean measurements, we present annual estimates of global upper-ocean heat content anomaly from 1993 through 2005. Including the recent downturn, the average warming rate for the entire 13-year period is 0.33 +/- 0.23 W/m(2) ( of the Earth's total surface area). A new estimate of sampling error in the heat content record suggests that both the recent and previous global cooling events are significant and unlikely to be artifacts of inadequate ocean sampling.

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