How does ocean ventilation change under global warming?

Since the upper ocean takes up much of the heat added to the earth system by anthropogenic global warming, one would expect that global warming would lead to an increase in stratification and a decrease in the ventilation of the ocean interior. However, multiple simulations in global coupled climate...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: A. Gnanadesikan, J. L. Russell, Fanrong Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2007-01-01
Series:Ocean Science
Online Access:http://www.ocean-sci.net/3/43/2007/os-3-43-2007.pdf