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© Yann Arthus-Bertrand / Altitude
IPCC 5th Assessment Report: Key messages for ocean observing in
the Australian region Steve Rintoul
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© Yann Arthus-Bertrand / Altitude
• 209 Lead Authors and 50 Review Editors • Selected May 2010 • Over 600 Contributing Authors • Over 9,200 scientific publications cited • 54,677 Comments • Summary for Policymakers approved Sept. 2013
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IPCC AR5 Working Group I Headlines
Warming of the climate system is unequivocal. Ocean warming accounts for 93% of extra energy stored by earth since 1971. Human influence on the climate system is clear. Continued emissions of greenhouse gases will cause further warming. Cumulative emissions of CO2 largely determine global mean surface warming.
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Atmospheric CO2 concentrations have increased by 40% since pre-industrial times, to levels unprecedented in 800,000 yrs
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Each of the last three decades has been warmer than any previous decade since 1850
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Almost the entire globe warmed, 1901 to 2012.
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Evolution of the ocean temperature observing system
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The oceans have warmed 0-700 m temperature trend, 1971-2010
Zonal average
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Change in ocean heat content
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Warming below 4000 m depth
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3% warming land 3% melting of ice (glaciers,
ice sheets) 1% warming atmosphere
Ocean warming accounts for 93% of the extra heat stored since 1971
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Global mean sea level increased by 0.19 m between 1901 and 2010.
1901-2010: 1.7 mm/yr 1993-2010: 3.2 mm/yr
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Ocean rain gauge shows enhancement of water cycle
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Oceans have absorbed 30% of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions
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Uptake of anthropogenic CO2 has caused ocean acidification
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Tropical oxygen minimum zones have likely expanded
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Multiple lines of robust evidence support the conclusion that many aspects of the climate system have changed.
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Models only reproduce observed change when driven by natural + anthropogenic forcing
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Human influence on the climate system is clear
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Cumulative emissions determine global mean surface warming
Limiting the warming to 2ºC (66% liklihood) requires limiting emissions to 1000GtC (800 GtC when accounting for other forcings) of which 530 GtC already emitted. For sea level, early emission imply higher sea levels.
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Key messages for ocean observing in the Australian region
Ocean observations were critical to AR5 conclusions: • earth’s energy budget & carbon budget • closing sea level rise budget • enhanced hydrological cycle • detection & attribution • ocean acidification
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Key messages for ocean observing in the Australian region
Essential ocean data streams:
• broad-scale temperature & salinity (Argo) • repeat multidisciplinary measurements of full-depth ocean (repeat hydrographic section program) • well-calibrated satellite altimetry & tide gauges • well-validated cryosphere satellite observations
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Key messages for ocean observing in the Australian region
Australian users of IMOS data provided much of the most significant science on which AR5 conclusions were based.
• upper ocean heat content and earth’s energy balance • change in ocean salinity and hydrological cycle • ocean carbon uptake and acidification • sea level rise
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Key messages for ocean observing in the Australian region
Gaps in ocean observations for climate change assessments:
• sustained broad-scale temperature & salinity observations (must maintain Argo) • deep ocean (must maintain deep hydrography and use new technologies when available) • under ice (largest blind spot in ocean observing system; need ice-capable floats, seals, ice-tethered instruments) • biogeochemistry (need autonomous sampling) • ocean circulation (must maintain altimetry, tide gauge network) • sea level (as above, plus improved understanding of vulnerability of ice sheets to ocean warming, including ocean sampling near ice shelves)
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© Yann Arthus-Bertrand / Altitude
www.climatechange2013.org Further Information
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Recent climate “trends”
1998
1998-2013: 0.05 [-0.05 to +0.15] ºC per decade 1997-2012: 0.07 [-0.02 to +0.18] ºC per decade 1996-2011: 0.14 [+0.03 to +0.24] ºC per decade 1995-2010: 0.13 [+0.02 to +0.24] ºC per decade
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The ocean has continued to warm after 1998
1998
1998 3 out of 5 ocean heat content (0-700 m) data sets show slower warming after 2003
Ocean warming below 700 m continues unabated (but data are sparse).
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Recent climate “trends”:
• Natural climate variability (e.g. ENSO, PDO) has a strong influence on surface temperature. • Trends calculated over short (10-15 year) periods are not representative of longer-term climate trends. • The ocean has continued to warm. • Less energy has reached the surface due to volcanic eruptions and a declining phase of the solar cycle.
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Short records of ocean circulation show wind-driven variability but little evidence of long-term trends.
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No trend observed in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning.
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Summary of observed ocean changes.
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The pH of ocean surface water has very likely decreased by about 0.1, corresponding to a 26% increase in hydrogen ion concentration
Long time series from ocean stations in Atlantic and Pacific, between 23°N and 32°N.
12-months running mean of measurements at fixed locations Measurement error small against variability, thus not shown
acidification
SPM Figure 3b
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The oceans have warmed. 0-700 m temperature trend, 1971-2010
Zonal average
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Rate of sea level rise increased in the late 19th/early 20th century
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In the well measured time period 1993-2010, global mean sea level is consistent with the sum of observed contributions (high confidence).
Contribution to sea level rise in 1993-2010
Ocean warming: 38% Changes in glaciers: 28% Greenland ice sheet: 10% Antarctic ice sheet: 10% Land water storage 14%
year TS Figure 3
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Increase in extreme high sea level events largely due to rise in mean sea level.
Height of a 50-year flood event: mean rise included
Height of 50-year flood event: mean rise excluded
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Changes in 2081-2100 relative to 1986-2005
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Projections of ocean acidification
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Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation will very likely weaken over the 21st century
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Sea level rise of 0.52 to 0.98 m by 2100, under the high emissions scenario.
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Sea level rise beyond 2100 It is virtually certain that global mean sea level rise will continue for many centuries beyond 2100.
Medium confidence that GMSL rise by 2300 will be less than 1 m for a radiative forcing corresponding to CO2 concentrations below 500 ppm, but 1 to more than 3 m for 700–1500 ppm.
Larger sea level rise could result from sustained mass loss by ice sheets, and some part of the mass loss might be irreversible.
Sustained warming greater than a certain threshold above preindustrial would lead to the near-complete loss of the Greenland ice sheet (high confidence). The threshold is estimated to be greater than 1°C but less than 4°C global mean warming with respect to preindustrial.
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Summary
Observations show clear evidence of change in the ocean (warming, sea level rise, change in salinity, acidification, change in oxygen). Many of these changes have been attributed to human influence (see Nathan Bindoff’s talk). Further change is inevitable, including a multi-century commitment to further sea level rise.
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Past and future sea level rise
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Sea level rose as rapidly between 1925 and 1945 as in recent decades.
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Evolution of the ocean temperature observing system.
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Projection for 2081-2100 under RCP4.5
Data from Table 13.5
For a given scenario, the largest increase compared with AR4 is from the inclusion of rapid changes in Greenland and Antarctic ice-sheet outflow.
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Commitment to sea level rise and irreversibility
It is virtually certain that global mean sea level rise will continue for many centuries beyond 2100, with the amount of rise dependent on future emissions.
Medium confidence that GMSL rise by 2300 will be less than 1 m for a radiative forcing corresponding to CO2 concentrations below 500 ppm, but 1 to more than 3 m for 700–1500 ppm.
Larger sea level rise could result from sustained mass loss by ice sheets, and some part of the mass loss might be irreversible.
Sustained warming greater than a certain threshold above preindustrial would lead to the near-complete loss of the Greenland ice sheet (high confidence). The threshold is estimated to be greater than 1°C but less than 4°C global mean warming with respect to preindustrial.
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Headlines of AR5
• Warming is unequivocal. Many observed changes are unprecedented on timescales of decades or millenia. • Human influence on climate is clear. • Climate will continue to change in future. • Limiting climate change will require substantial and sustained reductions in emissions.
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Slope 1.9 ppm/yr
Atmospheric CO2 increased since 1750 by about 40%
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Global mean surface temperatures increased by 0.89ºC between 1901 and 2012.