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Modeling Atmosphere-Ocean Interactions and Primary Productivity

Joe Grzymski, DRI, Nevada
Mark A. Moline, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Jay T. Cullen, University of Victoria

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Copyright © 2001 Springer. The original publication is available at ISBN: 978-0-387-95317-5.

Abstract

The heat budget, and hence the climate of the Earth, is sensitive to changes in the atmospheric greenhouse gas composition. Next to water vapor, carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most important atmospheric greenhouse gas affecting the Earth's radiative balance. Greenhouse gases raise the mean temperature of the Earth by absorbing and trapping long-wave radiation from the planet surface that would otherwise be lost to space.

Suggested Citation

Joe Grzymski, Mark A. Moline, and Jay T. Cullen. "Modeling Atmosphere-Ocean Interactions and Primary Productivity" Dynamic Modeling for Marine Conservation. , 2001. 263-271.
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/mmoline/64



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