David I Birch Climate-Earth20Feb 26, 20231 min readNatural variability in the southern ocean convection as a driver of observed climate trends.Since satellite records of sea ice began in the 1970s, the world’s poles have shown a contrasting picture. While Arctic sea ice levels...
David I Birch Climate-Earth20Feb 26, 20232 min readPlio-Pleistocene deep-sea ventilation in the eastern Pacific and potential linkages.Antarctic bottom water (AABW) production is a key factor governing global ocean circulation, and the present disintegration of the...
David I Birch Climate-Earth20Jan 12, 20221 min readPolar Ice monitors.Links to ice products. Arctic - https://usicecenter.gov/Products/ArcticCharts Antarctic - https://usicecenter.gov/Products/AntarcCharts...
David I Birch Climate-Earth20Oct 17, 20201 min readArctic/Antarctica/Greenland update.Hi and welcome to the blog, the sea ice concentration for the Arctic region 16/10/2020 was 5.43M Km2. Again, although we are seeing...
David I Birch Climate-Earth20Nov 14, 20191 min readTropical Pacific is major player in global ocean heat transportRegion dominates the transfer of heat from the equator to the poles in both hemispheres, challenging the "great conveyor belt" model. Far...
David I Birch Climate-Earth20Mar 5, 20191 min readModulation of Arctic Sea Ice Observed September Arctic sea ice has declined sharply over the satellite era. While most climate models forced by observed external...
