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|  | | Fluxes of heat, water, gases and trace elements across the ocean-atmosphere interface are a key part of the global climate system. The oceans store and transport vast quantities of heat and play and play a critical role in the global carbon cycle. Holding 96% of the world's water, they dominate the hydrosphere. The oceans are intimately linked with natural climate variability at seasonal, inter-annual and longer timescales, as well as with anthropogenic climate change. Major observational programmes, such as were conducted in The World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) of the World Climate Research programme (WCRP), are designed to improve our understanding of the role of the ocean-atmosphere interface in the climate process, and to develop the ocean models necessary for predicting decadal climate variability and change.
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| | | Title | NOAA's Air Resources Laboratory
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| | Description | The Air Resources Laboratory (ARL), conducts research on processes that relate to air quality and climate, concentrating on the transport, dispersion, transformation, and removal of trace gases and aerosols, their climatic and ecological influences, and exchange between the atmosphere and biological and non-biological surfaces. The time frame of interest ranges from minutes and hours to that of the global climate. Research in all of these areas involves physical and numerical studies, leading to the development of air quality simulation models. ARL provides scientific and technical advice to elements of NOAA and other Government agencies on atmospheric science, environmental problems, emergency assistance (Homeland Security), and climate change. | | Keywords |  CLIMATE; ATMOSPHERE | | Geography Keywords | WORLDWIDE | | Content Language(s) | English | | Web Address (URL) | http://www.arl.noaa.gov/ | |
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| Related to Topics | Influence on climate
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