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Poleward heat transport by the ocean
Author(s) -
Bryan Kirk
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
reviews of geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.087
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1944-9208
pISSN - 8755-1209
DOI - 10.1029/rg021i005p01131
Subject(s) - thermohaline circulation , context (archaeology) , ocean heat content , environmental science , climatology , oceanography , ocean current , climate change , earth (classical element) , ocean chemistry , global warming , geology , earth science , seawater , paleontology , physics , mathematical physics
Poleward heat transport and its relation to the thermohaline circulation of the World Ocean have long been neglected subjects, but a perceived need for a better understanding of the Earth's climate have given an impetus to studies of the ocean's role in the global heat balance. Oceanographers have a new appreciation of the existing hydrographie and geochemical data base, and ambitious plans are being made to measure new sections in all the major oceans. It is best to consider ocean heat transport in the context of fresh water, oxygen, silica and other geochemical transports. From the standpoint of climate, however, heat transport is of primary interest.