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Jun 29, 2010
Internal waves transport oceanic heat within 40 years
Measurements show that the deep waters of the world's major oceans have warmed over the last few decades. But the mechanism for this heating has not been clear. Now, using a simulation, researchers from Japan and the UK have found that an increase in heat transport from the atmosphere into the ocean off Antarctica can warm deep waters in the North Pacific within 40 years. They believe that the heat is moved by the action of internal waves.
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