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Nature 447, 383 (24 May 2007) | doi:10.1038/447383a; Published online 23 May 2007
Concept Oceanography: Power of pull
Martin Visbeck1
- Martin Visbeck is at the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of Kiel, Düsternbrooker Weg 20, 24105 Kiel, Germany.
Abstract
As the complex interplay of forces in the ocean responds to climate change, the dynamics of global ocean circulation are shifting.
Global climate change is edging the oceans towards a daunting future of sea-level rise, an increase in dissolved carbon dioxide and in acidity, reduced subsurface oxygen, and the possible loss of marine biodiversity and ecosystem functions. In all of this, large-scale ocean circulation plays a central role.
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