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	[[File:OceanTemp.png\|420px\|thumb\|Figure 1. '''Map showing the ''change'' in average ocean surface temperatures from 1956-2005''' ''(click to enlarge)''. Parts of the northern hemisphere have increased in temperature by over 3 degrees [[celsius]].<ref>NOAA. (Accessed December 28, 2015). ''Climate Change Web Portal'' [Online], Available: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/ipcc/</ref>]]		[[File:OceanTemp.png\|420px\|thumb\|Figure 1. '''Map showing the ''change'' in average ocean surface temperatures from 1956-2005''' ''(click to enlarge)''. Parts of the northern hemisphere have increased in temperature by over 3 degrees [[celsius]].<ref>NOAA. (Accessed December 28, 2015). ''Climate Change Web Portal'' [Online], Available: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/ipcc/</ref>]]
	<onlyinclude>'''Ocean heat''' is the [[energy]] associated with the change in average [[ocean]] surface and bulk [[temperature]]s as a result of both natural and [[anthropogenic\|human activities]]. This [[heat]]ing comes as a result of increased [[greenhouse gas]] levels in the [[atmosphere]], which are known to be attributed to [[human emissions]].</onlyinclude><ref>IPCC, ''FAQ: What Factors Determine Earth’s Climate?'' [Online], Available: https://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/faq-1-1.html</ref>		<onlyinclude>'''Ocean heat''' is the [[energy]] associated with the change in average [[ocean]] surface and bulk [[temperature]]s as a result of both natural and [[anthropogenic\|human activities]]. This [[heat]]ing comes as a result of increased [[greenhouse gas]] levels in the [[atmosphere]], which are known to be attributed to [[human emissions]].</onlyinclude><ref>IPCC, ''FAQ: What Factors Determine Earth’s Climate?'' [Online], Available: https://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/faq-1-1.html</ref>
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[[File:OceanTemp.png|420px|thumb|Figure 1. '''Map showing the ''change'' in average ocean surface temperatures from 1956-2005''' ''(click to enlarge)''. Parts of the northern hemisphere have increased in temperature by over 3 degrees [[celsius]].<ref>NOAA. (Accessed December 28, 2015). ''Climate Change Web Portal'' [Online], Available: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/ipcc/</ref>]]
<onlyinclude>'''Ocean heat''' is the [[energy]] associated with the change in average [[ocean]] surface and bulk [[temperature]]s as a result of both natural and [[anthropogenic|human activities]]. This [[heat]]ing comes as a result of increased [[greenhouse gas]] levels in the [[atmosphere]], which are known to be attributed to [[human emissions]].</onlyinclude><ref>IPCC, ''FAQ: What Factors Determine Earth’s Climate?'' [Online], Available: https://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/faq-1-1.html</ref>

Ocean warming accounts for roughly 93% of the additional [[energy]] stored from heat on the Earth, with the other 7% including all of the Earth's atmosphere (1%), land (3%) and ice (3%) (see Figure 2). The upper 700 [[meter]]s of the ocean contributes much more to this value, since it is harder for [[light]] to penetrate into deep ocean layers, and [[heat transfer]] by [[conduction]] and other ocean currents is generally slow.<ref name=cc>M. Melieres and C. Marechal, "Recent Climate Change," in ''Climate Change: Past, Present and Future'' 1st ed., U.K.: Wiley, 2015, ch.25.1.3, pp. 248-249</ref> The distribution of this warming is not uniform, as can be seen from Figure 1, and depends on ocean [[water]] circulation.

[[File:Where_heat_goes_from_global warming.png|400px|thumb|Figure 2 This figure shows the percentage of additional heat stored in Earth's main reservoirs, as a result of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Ocean heat accounts for an astounding 93% of this heat, which causes many adverse effects around the entire planet.<ref name=cc/>
<ref>''Created internally by a member of the Energy Education team''.</ref>]]

==Impacts of this warming==

The knowledge of how oceans have changed in recent years is extremely important, however due to its coupling with the atmosphere it is also extremely complex. Since both the atmosphere and ocean transfer heat from the equator to higher latitudes, any modification in ocean circulation can be a source of climate change. It is also important because any sea level increase directly affects highly population coastal areas.<ref name=cc1>M. Melieres and C. Marechal, "The impact of warming on the ocean," in ''Climate Change: Past, Present and Future'' 1st ed., U.K.: Wiley, 2015, ch.27, pp. 273-283</ref>

===Changes in ocean salinity===
:''[[ocean salinity|main article]]''
Ocean salinity can change for various reasons as a result of warming:<ref name=cc1/>

*An influx of fresh water from melting sea ice, which reduces salinity
*Increased [[evaporation]] of sea water, which increases salinity
*An increased influx of fresh water from rain, rivers or land ice, which reduces salinity

In general, as the intensity of the [[hydrologic cycle]] (water cycle) increases, as is expected with global warming, the salinity of oceans is expected to change more drastically.

===Melting of ice===
:''[[ice melt|main article]]''
The melting of ice - particularly sea ice - and corresponding decrease in [[albedo]] is of great concern. Ice is white and highly reflective - corresponding to a high albedo (reflectivity). This reflectivity prevents some incident [[sunlight]] from being absorbed.<ref name="RE1">NASA Global Climate Change. (October 10, 2015). ''The Study of Earth as an Integrated System'' [Online]. Available: http://climate.nasa.gov/nasa_role/science/</ref> However, when ice melts the vegetation, soil, or [[water]] beneath it is exposed. These surfaces are darker and heat faster and thus have a lower albedo. As these surfaces with a lower albedo are exposed to the [[Sun]], they absorb more [[solar radiation]] than the ice would have. This absorption further raises temperatures and causes even more ice to melt, continuously heating and pushing the cycle, known as a [[positive feedback]] cycle. This feedback can act more quickly over the ocean than over land as sea ice is able to melt more quickly than large, continental ice sheets.<ref name="RE3">Climate Communication. (October 10, 2015). ''Climate Warming Feedback'' [Online]. Available: https://www.climatecommunication.org/climate/climate_feedbacks/</ref>

The melting of ice also contributes to the next major consequence of ocean heating; rising sea levels.

===Changes in sea level===
:''[[rising sea level|main article]]''
The increase in ocean temperatures has caused an increase in sea level by about 20 centimeters. There are two reasons for warming oceans to cause an increase in sea level:<ref name=cc1/><ref name=nasa3>NASA. (Accessed November 7 2015). ''Sea Level Rise'' [Online], Available: http://climate.nasa.gov/climate_resources/125/</ref>
#[[Molecule]]s gain more [[kinetic energy]] at higher temperatures and cause the [[water]] to take up more space. This is known as '''thermal expansion'''. (~1 mm/year)
#This extra heat causes sea ice sheets to melt. Greenland and other Arctic locations are warming twice as fast as other locations on Earth. (~2 mm/year)

[[File:SeaLevel.png|700px|thumb|center|Figure 2. '''Sea level change since 1993'''. Global sea level change is anything but uniform, as some regions are more than 3x the global average. This is due to the variations in thermal structure of the top 1000 m of the ocean.<Ref>NOAA/NESDIS. (Accessed December 28, 2015). ''Sea Level Rise'' [Online], Available: http://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/sod/lsa/SeaLevelRise/</ref> ]]

The increase in sea level is concerning as 11 of the world's 15 largest cities lie on the coast, meaning that more people are at risk of harsh events like [[flood]]s and hurricanes. Not only does it affect people's safety in these cities, but the damage such events can have is expected to cost a tremendous amount of money - in 2015 flooding in major coastal cities costs about $6 billion (USD) worldwide, and could increase to nearly $1 trillion by 2050.<ref name=nasa3/>

==References==
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