File:Energy change inventory, 1971-2010.svg

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Original file ‎(SVG file, nominally 525 × 365 pixels, file size: 2 KB)

Summary

This bubble graph shows how the extra energy trapped by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/anthropogenic" class="extiw" title="en:anthropogenic">anthropogenic</a> (i.e., human) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/greenhouse_gas" class="extiw" title="en:greenhouse gas">greenhouse gases</a> has been distributed on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth" class="extiw" title="en:Earth">Earth</a>. This is referred to as "radiative imbalance", where less energy leaves <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Earth" class="extiw" title="en:Atmosphere of Earth">Earth's atmosphere</a> than enters it. Earth has been in radiative imbalance since at least the 1970s. Most of this extra energy has been absorbed by the oceans.

Data

The following data shows how the extra energy trapped mainly by anthropogenic greenhouse gases has been distributed on the Earth between 1971 and 2010:

  • Oceans: 93%
  • Ice: 3%
  • Continents: 3%
  • Atmosphere: 1%

The biggest uncertainty is found in the energy invertory of the deep ocean (more than 700 m) due to a scarcity of data points. The deep ocean accounts for 29% procent of the total extra energy trapped. Further information can be found in the source listed in the references section.

References

Licensing

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current02:33, 1 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 02:33, 1 January 2017525 × 365 (2 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)This bubble graph shows how the extra energy trapped by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/anthropogenic" class="extiw" title="en:anthropogenic">anthropogenic</a> (i.e., human) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/greenhouse_gas" class="extiw" title="en:greenhouse gas">greenhouse gases</a> has been distributed on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth" class="extiw" title="en:Earth">Earth</a>. This is referred to as "radiative imbalance", where less energy leaves <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Earth" class="extiw" title="en:Atmosphere of Earth">Earth's atmosphere</a> than enters it. Earth has been in radiative imbalance since at least the 1970s. Most of this extra energy has been absorbed by the oceans. <p><i>Data</i> </p> <p>The following data shows how the extra energy trapped mainly by anthropogenic greenhouse gases has been distributed on the Earth between 1971 and 2010: </p> <ul> <li>Oceans: 93%</li> <li>Ice: 3%</li> <li>Continents: 3%</li> <li>Atmosphere: 1%</li> </ul> <p>The biggest uncertainty is found in the energy invertory of the deep ocean (more than 700 m) due to a scarcity of data points. The deep ocean accounts for 29% procent of the total extra energy trapped. Further information can be found in the source listed in the references section. </p> <p><i>References</i> </p> <ul><li> Rhein, M., <i>et al.</i> (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2013-06-07">2013-06-07</span>), “<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.climatechange2013.org/images/uploads/WGIAR5_WGI-12Doc2b_FinalDraft_Chapter03.pdf">Box 3.1, in: Chapter 3: Observations: Ocean (final draft)</a>”, in Qin, D. and T. Stocker, editor, <cite>Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. Working Group I Contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 5th Assessment Report</cite><sup><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/wg1/">[1]</a></sup>, IPCC, pp.11-12 (pp.14-15 of PDF chapter).</li></ul>
  • You cannot overwrite this file.
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=File:Energy_change_inventory,_1971-2010.svg&oldid=723288536"