{"id":421411,"date":"2022-03-25T17:18:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T14:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/global-warming-speeds-up-currents-in-the-oceans-abyss\/"},"modified":"2022-03-25T17:18:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T14:18:20","slug":"global-warming-speeds-up-currents-in-the-oceans-abyss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/global-warming-speeds-up-currents-in-the-oceans-abyss\/","title":{"rendered":"#Global warming speeds up currents in the ocean&#8217;s abyss"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a326ccf1b0b7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a326ccf1b0b7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/global-warming-speeds-up-currents-in-the-oceans-abyss\/#%E2%80%9CGlobal_warming_speeds_up_currents_in_the_oceans_abyss%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Global warming speeds up currents in the ocean&#8217;s abyss&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGlobal_warming_speeds_up_currents_in_the_oceans_abyss%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Global warming speeds up currents in the ocean&#8217;s abyss&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/global-warming-speeds.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/global-warming-speeds.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Circulation of the global ocean. Credit: NASA via Wikimedia Commons\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/global-warming-speeds.jpg\" alt=\"Global warming speeds up currents in the ocean's abyss\" title=\"Circulation of the global ocean. Credit: NASA via Wikimedia Commons\" width=\"484\" height=\"242\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Circulation of the global ocean. Credit: NASA via Wiki<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> Commons<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>University of Sydney scientists have used the geological record of the deep sea to discover that past global warming has sped up deep ocean circulation. This is one of the missing links for predicting how future climate change may affect heat and carbon capture by the oceans.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-banner first-banner ads-336x280\">\n         <!-- \/4988204\/Phys_Story_InText_Box --><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>University of Sydney scientists have used the geological record of the deep sea to discover that past global warming has sped up deep ocean circulation.<\/p>\n<p>This is one of the missing links for predicting how future climate change may affect heat and carbon capture by the oceans: more vigorous ocean currents make it easier for carbon and heat to be &#8220;mixed in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So far, the ocean has absorbed a quarter of anthropogenic CO<sub>2<\/sub> and over 90 percent of the associated excess heat,&#8221; said the study&#8217;s lead author, Dr. Adriana Dutkiewicz from the EarthByte group in the School of Geo<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a>s at the University of Sydney.<\/p>\n<p>Microscopic marine organisms called plankton use this dissolved carbon to build their shells. They sink down to the seabed after they die, sequestering the carbon. These sedimentary deposits form the Earth&#8217;s largest carbon sink.<\/p>\n<p>The authors note that climate observations and models have been used alternatively to argue that deep ocean circulation may be slowing down or speeding up during global warming. This inconsistency is a problem for modeling future climate trends and the new study, published today in the journal <i>Geology<\/i>, helps resolve this controversy.   <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The satellite data typically used to inform ocean models only cover a few decades, leading to a poor understanding of longer-term ocean variability. This prompted us to look at the deep-sea geological record to decipher these changes,&#8221; Dr. Dutkiewicz said.<\/p>\n<p>Scientific ocean drilling data collected over half a century have generated a treasure trove from which to map deep sea currents. Dr. Dutkiewicz and co-author Professor Dietmar M\u00fcller compiled data from more than 200 drill sites to map the deep-sea sedimentary record, which can indicate current speed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A break in sedimentation indicates vigorous deep-sea currents, while continuous sediment accumulation indicates calmer conditions,&#8221; Professor M\u00fcller said. &#8220;Combining these data with reconstructions of ocean basins has allowed geologists to track where and when these sediment breaks occurred.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>Past global cooling led to sluggish currents<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The maps indicate that over the last 13 million years as the earth progressively cooled and developed expanding inland ice caps, sediment breaks gradually became less frequent\u2014a tell-tale sign of deep-sea circulation becoming more sluggish.<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, during the &#8220;hothouse climate&#8221; period immediately before that with global temperatures 3\u20134\u00b0C warmer than today, deep-ocean circulation was significantly more vigorous. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fast-forward to today, independent studies using satellite data suggest that large-scale ocean circulation and ocean eddies have become more intense over the last two to three decades of global warming, supporting our results,&#8221; Professor M\u00fcller said.<\/p>\n<p>Another recent study, focused on the ocean floor around New Zealand, found that the production of seashells preserved as carbonate sediment was higher during ancient periods of climate warming, despite ocean acidification during those times.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Dutkiewicz added: &#8220;Combining their results with ours leads us to conclude that warmer oceans not only have more vigorous deep circulation but are potentially also more efficient at storing carbon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Yet the authors cautioned that we need to better understand how the ocean&#8217;s capacity to store heat and carbon dioxide will be affected by future warming. &#8220;A more comprehensive analysis of the geological history of ocean basins is needed to verify this,&#8221; Dr. Dutkiewicz said.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__explore my-4 d-print-none\">\n<p>                                            Oceans are better at storing carbon than trees. In a warmer future, ocean carbon sinks could help stabilise our planet\n                                        <\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"mb-4\"\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__more p-4\">\n                                                                                                <strong>More information:<\/strong><br \/>\n                                                Adriana Dutkiewicz et al, Deep-sea hiatuses track the vigor of Cenozoic ocean bottom currents, <i>Geology<\/i> (2022).  <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-doi=\"1\" href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1130\/G49810.1\">DOI: 10.1130\/G49810.1<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"d-inline-block text-medium my-4\">\n                                                Provided by<br \/>\n                                                                                                    University of Sydney<br \/>\n                                                                                                        <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"icon_open\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usyd.edu.au\/\"><br \/>\n                                                        <svg>\n                                                            <use href=\"https:\/\/phys.b-cdn.net\/tmpl\/v6\/img\/svg\/sprite.svg#icon_open\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\"\/>\n                                                        <\/svg><br \/>\n                                                    <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                 <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                 Global warming speeds up currents in the ocean&#8217;s abyss (2022, March 25)<br \/>\n                                                 retrieved 25 March 2022<br \/>\n                                                 from https:\/\/phys.org\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2022-03-global-currents-ocean-abyss.html<\/p>\n<p>                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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