| Session Details
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| Section |
OS - Ocean Sciences
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| Session Title |
Deep Ocean Changes and Their Connection to Climate Variability |
| Main Convener |
Dr. Tangdong Qu (University of Hawaii, United States)
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| Co-convener(s) |
Dr. Tony Song (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, United States)
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| Session Description |
Recent studies have shown a widespread warming in the world’s deep ocean that may have significantly contributed to the global sea level rise over the past decades, but the controls of such changes remain elusive. Changes in the rates and/or characteristics of deep ocean water mass formation and associated overturning circulation patterns have been suggested. This session attempts to convey the progress that has been made in understanding the deep ocean changes and provide a forum for discussion on the implications of these changes for climate. We encourage submission of papers on observations, theories, and modeling studies related (but not limited) to deep ocean thermohaline stratification, circulation changes, and their contribution to seal level rise on both global and regional scales with special reference to the Asian-Pacific regions. Papers on coupling of the ocean and atmospheric processes are particularly welcome. |
