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Research brief: Measuring spread in spatio-temporal changes of ocean heat content estimates

November 24, 2021 12:09 pm Published by Comments Off on Research brief: Measuring spread in spatio-temporal changes of ocean heat content estimates

90% of the heat trapped on Earth by anthropogenic greenhouse gasses is absorbed by the ocean, with the unfortunate by-product of thermosteric sea level rise - as the ocean warms, it expands. Therefore, it is essential that we can accurately measure how much heat the ocean is absorbing over time.