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Title: Global transport processes and interactions with trace constituents. Annual progress report, 1 July 1976--30 September 1977. [Sea surface temperatures of Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in relation to air temperature changes; effects of fossil fuel CO/sub 2/ on air temperature]

Abstract

Technical progress made in the period 1 July 1976 to 30 September 1977 is summarized. A detailed analysis of monthly mean sea surface temperature has been made for the Pacific and Atlantic down to 30/sup 0/S and is in progress for the Indian Ocean. It has been found that oceanic temperature changes precede tropical air temperature changes by about six months, opening the prospect of predicting tropical mean temperature. It has also been found that fossil fuel CO/sub 2/ changes in the atmosphere are related to equatorial Pacific sea surface temperature in the sense that colder water is followed by smaller rates of increase in atmospheric CO/sub 2/. It is suggested that the physical reason for the observed relationship is that cold water, produced by upwelling, is accompanied by more nutrients which encourage photosynthesis in the surface layers and lead to a greater take-up of atmospheric CO/sub 2/.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge (USA). Dept. of Metallurgy
Sponsoring Org.:
US Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)
OSTI Identifier:
7300304
Report Number(s):
COO-2195-29
DOE Contract Number:  
EY-76-S-02-2195
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
58 GEOSCIENCES; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; ATLANTIC OCEAN; TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SURFACE AIR; SURFACE WATERS; AIR POLLUTION; BIOMASS; METABOLISM; METEOROLOGY; NUTRIENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; AIR; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBON OXIDES; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ENERGY SOURCES; FLUIDS; GASES; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PLANKTON; POLLUTION; POWER PLANTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; SEAS; SYNTHESIS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; VARIATIONS; 580500* - Oceanography- (1980-1989); 500100 - Environment, Atmospheric- Basic Studies- (-1989); 010900 - Coal, Lignite, & Peat- Environmental Aspects; 500200 - Environment, Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)

Citation Formats

Newell, R. E. Global transport processes and interactions with trace constituents. Annual progress report, 1 July 1976--30 September 1977. [Sea surface temperatures of Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in relation to air temperature changes; effects of fossil fuel CO/sub 2/ on air temperature]. United States: N. p., 1977. Web. doi:10.2172/7300304.
Newell, R. E. Global transport processes and interactions with trace constituents. Annual progress report, 1 July 1976--30 September 1977. [Sea surface temperatures of Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in relation to air temperature changes; effects of fossil fuel CO/sub 2/ on air temperature]. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/7300304
Newell, R. E. 1977. "Global transport processes and interactions with trace constituents. Annual progress report, 1 July 1976--30 September 1977. [Sea surface temperatures of Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in relation to air temperature changes; effects of fossil fuel CO/sub 2/ on air temperature]". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/7300304. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/7300304.
@article{osti_7300304,
title = {Global transport processes and interactions with trace constituents. Annual progress report, 1 July 1976--30 September 1977. [Sea surface temperatures of Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in relation to air temperature changes; effects of fossil fuel CO/sub 2/ on air temperature]},
author = {Newell, R. E.},
abstractNote = {Technical progress made in the period 1 July 1976 to 30 September 1977 is summarized. A detailed analysis of monthly mean sea surface temperature has been made for the Pacific and Atlantic down to 30/sup 0/S and is in progress for the Indian Ocean. It has been found that oceanic temperature changes precede tropical air temperature changes by about six months, opening the prospect of predicting tropical mean temperature. It has also been found that fossil fuel CO/sub 2/ changes in the atmosphere are related to equatorial Pacific sea surface temperature in the sense that colder water is followed by smaller rates of increase in atmospheric CO/sub 2/. It is suggested that the physical reason for the observed relationship is that cold water, produced by upwelling, is accompanied by more nutrients which encourage photosynthesis in the surface layers and lead to a greater take-up of atmospheric CO/sub 2/.},
doi = {10.2172/7300304},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7300304}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 1977},
month = {Wed Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 1977}
}