Oceans · Models and methods
New weather and climate research on oceans with models and methods as the main approach, one page per paper.
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OceansWaves are projected to shrink in the western North Sea and grow in the east and Baltic
In a wave-model ensemble driven by CMIP3 and CMIP5 climate runs, end-of-century wave heights fall along the western North Sea and rise in the eastern North Sea and much of the Baltic Sea, more so under high emissions.
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OceansUncertainty in global upper-ocean heat content has fallen about six-fold since 1955
A large ensemble of ocean heat estimates shows the 0–2000 m uncertainty fell from ~111 ZJ to ~19 ZJ, mostly from better sampling, while quality control is now a leading error source.
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OceansReview compares four ways to model microplastics in estuaries and sets out good practice
Most estuary microplastic models use particle tracking, but all approaches are limited by scarce field data for inputs and validation, so models should be kept as simple as the question allows and tested with sensitivity runs.