Open AccessGreenhouse gases could affect ocean circulation
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/eo078i049p00566-02
Subject(s) - observatory , greenhouse gas , circulation (fluid dynamics) , columbia university , environmental science , climatology , oceanography , meteorology , geology , geography , media studies , engineering , physics , sociology , astrophysics , aerospace engineering
The buildup of greenhouse gases could precipitate an abrupt collapse of the oceans' prevailing circulation system and send temperatures in Europe plummeting about 10° Celsius or more in a span of 10 years, says Wallace Broecker, professor of Earth and environmental sciences at Columbia University's Lamont‐Doherty Earth Observatory, and author of new research that appears in the November 28 issue of Science magazine.