Ocean response to greenhouse warming

Changes in surface air temperature resulting from a doubling in atmospheric carbon dioxide drive changes in ocean circulation. Results from an ocean general circulation model project a global mean sea level rise from thermal expansion alone to be 19cm in 50 years. Regional values, however, can vary:...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature
Main Authors: Mikolajewicz, U., Santer , B., Maier-Reimer, E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1990
Subjects:
Ross Sea
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0000-F7F6-4
http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0000-F7F8-2
http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0000-F7F9-1
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Summary:Changes in surface air temperature resulting from a doubling in atmospheric carbon dioxide drive changes in ocean circulation. Results from an ocean general circulation model project a global mean sea level rise from thermal expansion alone to be 19cm in 50 years. Regional values, however, can vary: a rise of 40cm is projected in the North Atlantic (owing to reduction of deep-water formation), whereas the level of the Ross Sea actually falls through changes in ocean circulation.

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