Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Artale V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6063911 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Artale Vincenzo V Falcini Federico F Marullo Salvatore S Bensi Manuel M Kokoszka Florian F Iudicone Daniele D Rubino Angelo A
Scientific reports 20180727 1
The heat contained in the ocean (OHC) dominates the Earth's energy budget and hence represents a fundamental parameter for understanding climate changes. However, paucity of observational data hampers our knowledge on OHC variability, particularly in abyssal areas. Here, we analyze water characteristics, observed during the last three decades in the abyssal Ionian Sea (Eastern Mediterranean), where two competing convective sources of bottom water exist. We find a heat storage of ~1.6 W/m<sup>2</ ...[more]