
Earthquakes Reveal How Quickly the Ocean Is Warming
Author(s) -
Katherine Kornei
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2020eo149940
Subject(s) - effects of global warming on oceans , environmental science , warming up , global warming , climatology , oceanography , climate change , geology , medicine , physical therapy
By timing sound waves set in motion by earthquakes, scientists have estimated that the Indian Ocean is warming by roughly 0.044 K per decade.