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gfdl on-line bibliography > 2005 citations
Between the sky and the sea
| Lau N-C., and F-C. Chen, (February)2005: Between the sky and the sea (in Chinese). Twenty-First Century (bi-monthly), Institute of Chinese Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 85-97. |
| Abstract: A review is presented on recent advances in our scientific understanding of the roles of the world's oceans in climate change. Recent studies on this subject based on observational evidence, numerical modeling and theoretical analyses are summarized. The oceans serve as the principal repository of anthropogenic carbon dioxide. The intensity and frequency of El Nino-Southern Oscillation events, in which the tropical Pacific is a key participant, may be altered by global warming. Variations in the strength of the thermohaline circulation in the Atlantic basin are known to be linked to abrupt climate changes during the Younger-Dryas period at 12,800-11,600 years before present. The potential for analogous climate shifts associated with perturbations of this current system due to global warming is evaluated. |