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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 Aeronomy Laboratory
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| | Description | The Aeronomy Laboratory's research focuses on the following three atmospheric issues: Climate Change: Chemical Composition, Radiation, and Clouds Regional Air Chemistry Stratospheric Ozone-Layer Recovery For all three areas, one hallmark of the Aeronomy Laboratory is its overarching efforts to relate scientific findings to the information needs of decisionmakers, via leadership and participation in state-of-understanding assessment reports on the topics. Approximately 110 scientists, engineers, computer specialists, postdoctoral and student researchers and administrative support staff are engaged in these endeavors at the David Skaggs Research Center in Boulder, Colorado. | | Keywords |  ATMOSPHERE; CLIMATE | | Geography Keywords | NORTH AMERICA | | Content Language(s) | English | | Web Address (URL) | http://www.al.noaa.gov/ataglance.html | |
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| Related to Topics | Influence on climate
(12951); Background to physical and chemical properties
(2390); Ocean-atmosphere fluxes
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