Sustaining Ocean Observations to Understand Future Changes in Earth's Climate
The ocean is an integral component of the Earth''s climate system. It covers about 70% of the Earth''s surface and acts as its primary reservoir of heat and carbon, absorbing over 90% of the surplus heat and about 30% of the carbon dioxide associated with human activities, and receiving close to 100% of fresh water lost from land ice.
With the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, not...
The ocean is an integral component of the Earth''s climate system. It covers about 70% of the Earth''s surface and acts as its primary reservoir of heat and carbon, absorbing over 90% of the surplus heat and about 30% of the carbon dioxide associated with human activities, and receiving close to 100% of fresh water lost from land ice.
With the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, not...
