The Ocean's Role in Climate & Climate Change
The past decade has brought rapid scientific progress in understanding the role of the ocean in climate and climate change. The ocean is involved in the climate system primarily because it stores heat, water, and carbon dioxide, moves them around on the earth, and exchanges these and other elements with the atmosphere.
But it's Not a Smooth Process And it Mightily Affects Climate
Subpolar Signals Appears Years Later at Bermuda
Rough Seafloor Topography has Far-Reaching Effect
Combining Equations and Data Pushes Computers' Limits