Estimating Global Energy Flow from the Global Upper Ocean

The relative significance of short multi-year linear trends in the global integral of 0–700 m ocean heat content anomaly (OHCA) is investigated by examining the overlapping segments of the 16-year OHCA curve from Lyman et al. (Nature 465:334–337, 2010 ). Segments of 4 years and less are found not to...

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Published in:Surveys in geophysics 2012-07, Vol.33 (3-4), p.387-393
Main Author: Lyman, John M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Astronomy
Atmospheric models
Climate
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Geophysics/Geodesy
Internal geophysics
Marine
Observations and Techniques
Ocean temperature
Physical oceanography
Thermography
Upper ocean
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Summary:The relative significance of short multi-year linear trends in the global integral of 0–700 m ocean heat content anomaly (OHCA) is investigated by examining the overlapping segments of the 16-year OHCA curve from Lyman et al. (Nature 465:334–337, 2010 ). Segments of 4 years and less are found not to be significantly different from each other or from 0 at the 90% confidence interval. Likewise, short 5- to 7-year segments are not statistically different from each other. Ten-year and longer trends are significant and provide a useful comparison for satellite observations of the radiation imbalance at the top of the atmosphere.
ISSN:0169-3298
1573-0956
DOI:10.1007/s10712-011-9167-6