Sustaining ocean observations to understand future changes in Earth's climate [electronic resource] / Committee on Sustaining Ocean Observations to Understand Future Changes in Earth's Climate, Ocean Studies Board, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies ; a Consensus Study Report of The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine.

The ocean is an integral component of the Earth's climate system. It covers about 70% of the Earth's surface and acts as its primary reservoir of heat and carbon, absorbing over 90% of the surplus heat and about 30% of the carbon dioxide associated with human activities, and receiving close to 100%...

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