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Problems of Global Ocean Averages and Integrals
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Abstract
The ocean circulation exhibits a great regional variation in the temporal
behavior of physical parameters such as temperature or salt or carbon. Some of
the variety is very familiar, e.g. equatorial versus mid-latitude, but in
addition much heterogeneity appears within those very large-scale geographical
regions. Questions arise in computing and understanding the meaning of such
quantities as the global average temperature or heat uptake and their
corresponding uncertainties. Heat content through space and time in the
abyssal ocean, below 2000m, as seen in a 26-year state estimate, is used as an example.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31223/X5HV12
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Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Keywords
ocean circulation, ocean climate changes, statistics climate change
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Published: 2026-07-10 17:20
Last Updated: 2026-07-10 17:20
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