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Future observations for monitoring global ocean heat content

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posted on 2023-05-23, 05:48 authored by Palmer, MD, Antonov, J, Barker, P, Nathaniel BindoffNathaniel Bindoff, Boyer, T, Carson, M, Domingues, CM, Gille, S, Gleckler, P, Good, S, Gouretski, V, Guinehut, V, Haines, K, Harrison, DE, Ishii, M, Johnson, GC, Levitus, S, Lozier, MS, Lyman, JM, Meijers, AJ, von Schuckmann, K, Smith, D, Wijffels, SEA, Willis, J
This community white paper outlines the requirements of the future observing system necessary for measuring and advancing understanding of global ocean heat uptake and heat content variability, with an emphasis on the in situ observing system. We review the progress made in observation-based estimates of ocean heat uptake since Ocean Obs '99 and propose a future observational strategy. Some of the key scientific questions addressed are: 1. What future observations are required to monitor global ocean heat content? 2. How has new technology improved our ability to make estimates of ocean heat uptake? 3. What are the current estimates of global and regional ocean heat uptake and what are the uncertainties? 4. What is the impact of instrumental biases and gridding methodology on estimates of ocean heat uptake?

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Publication title

Proceedings of OceanObs’09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society

Editors

Julie Hall, D.E. Harrison, Detlef Stammer

Pagination

1-13

Department/School

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Publisher

ESA Conference Bureau, UNESCO

Place of publication

Italy

Event title

OceanObs’09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society

Event Venue

Venice

Date of Event (Start Date)

2009-09-21

Date of Event (End Date)

2009-09-25

Rights statement

Copyright 2009 the Authors

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  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Understanding climate change not elsewhere classified

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