AS.270.103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Ocean Acidification, Sea Level Rise, Sea Surface Temperature
23 Jan 2017
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Warm air is transferred to the poles and cold air is transferred equatorward. We have the best understanding of global-scale processes; our ability to predict regional processes is worse. Out of all of the climate impacts, sea level rise will most affect maryland because of its proximity to the coastline. With increase in sea surface temperature, there will be larger regions of warmer water and thus enough thermal energy to form intense tropical storms: storm surge impacts are made worse by sea level rise. Largest warming has been in the arctic as opposed to the antarctic in particular: positive feedback: artic sea ice is melted and replaced by ocean water, decreasing albedo and thus increasing warming, whereas in the antarctic, Benefits of sea ice melt is the opening of exploration for oil drilling in the arctic.
