Is deoxygenation detectable before warming in the thermocline?

Hameau, Angélique; Frölicher, Thomas L.; Mignot, Juliette; Joos, Fortunat

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-1877-2020

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07 Apr 2020

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Is deoxygenation detectable before warming in the thermocline?

Angélique Hameau, Thomas L. Frölicher, Juliette Mignot, and Fortunat Joos

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Ocean deoxygenation and warming are observed and projected to intensify under continued greenhouse gas emissions. Whereas temperature is considered the main climate change indicator, we show that in certain regions, thermocline doxygenation may be detectable before warming.