The effect of rising greenhouse-gas emissions on climate is not uniform across the globe. An analysis of the mechanisms behind model-projected changes in ocean temperature gives greater confidence in the pattern of tropical warming and its potential impacts.
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Clement, A., Baker, A. & Leloup, J. Patterns of tropical warming. Nature Geosci 3, 8–9 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo728
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