Deep thinking on the world's oceans

6:36 AM Thu 24 Jun 2010 GMT

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The world's deep ocean researchers - scientists whose field of interest extends into the uncertain world below about 2000 metres - met in Hobart this week to discuss deep ocean changes, their causes and their implications. Changes in deep ocean conditions affect global climate, with deep warming contributing to sea-level rise and the deep ocean absorbing atmospheric carbon dioxide. To assess change, researchers determine the amount of energy (in the form of heat), water and gases (including carbon dioxide), entering and exiting the ocean. They rely on valuable but infrequent deep ocean measurements from ships, incorporated into sophisticated computer models, ...

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