COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Robot Floats Record Sharp Increase in Upper Ocean Warming -- Study
Description: The upper ocean warmed considerably over the past decade and a half, according to a new study that attempts to make sense of conflicting analyses of the amount of heat stored in the world's seas. Ocean heat content is a very good indicator for how the entire planet is warming, because the seas serve as a massive planetary heat sink. [Source: New York Times]
URL: http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/05/20/20climatewire-robot-floats-record-sharp-increase-in-upper-67924.html
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Source: New York Times
Publish Date: 5/20/2010
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