The small scales of the ocean may hold the key to surprises

Sharp fronts and eddies that are ubiquitous in the world ocean, as well as features such as shelf seas and under-ice-shelf cavities, are not captured in climate projections. Such small-scale processes can play a key role in how the large-scale ocean and cryosphere evolve under climate change, posing...

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Published in:Nature climate change 2022-06, Vol.12 (6), p.496-499
Main Authors: Hewitt, Helene, Fox-Kemper, Baylor, Pearson, Brodie, Roberts, Malcolm, Klocke, Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
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704/106/694/1108
704/106/829/2737
706/648/697/129
Climate Change
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts
Climate models
Comment
Cryosphere
Earth and Environmental Science
Eddies
Environment
Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice
Fronts
Ice sheets
Ice shelves
Ocean circulation
Ocean currents
Oceans
Shelf seas
Sustainable development
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Summary:Sharp fronts and eddies that are ubiquitous in the world ocean, as well as features such as shelf seas and under-ice-shelf cavities, are not captured in climate projections. Such small-scale processes can play a key role in how the large-scale ocean and cryosphere evolve under climate change, posing a challenge to climate models.
ISSN:1758-678X
1758-6798
DOI:10.1038/s41558-022-01386-6