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Korean Meteorological Society (한국기상학회)
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Climate Change and the Thermohaline Circulation of the Oceans

기후 변환와 해양 열염분 순환

  • Park, Young-Gyu (Ocean Climate and Environment Research Division Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute)
  • 박영규 (한국해양연구원 해양기후환경연구본부)
  • Received : 2005.01.08
  • Accepted : 2005.03.17
  • Published : 2005.03.30
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Abstract

In this short article, oceanic processes that could have strong effect on the climate have been explained while focusing on the oceanic thermohaline circulation (THC). First, the structure of THC is explained using a simple scaling law. Then, the thermohaline catastrophe, which is believed to be a cause of a rapid climate changes observed in paleoclimate records, and interdecadal variations in THC are explained. The interactions between the oceans and $CO_2$ are also mentioned briefly.

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