New Record Ocean Temperatures and Related Climate Indicators in 2023

Lijing Cheng; John Abraham; Kevin E. Trenberth; Tim Boyer; Michael E. Mann; Jiang Zhu; Fan Wang; Fujiang Yu; Ricardo Locarnini; John Fasullo; Fei Zheng; Yuanlong Li; Bin Zhang; Liying Wan; Xingrong Chen; Dakui Wang; Licheng Feng; Xiangzhou Song; Yulong Liu; Franco Reseghetti; Simona Simoncelli; Viktor Gouretski; Gengxin Chen; Alexey Mishonov; Jim Reagan; Karina Von Schuckmann; Yuying Pan; Zhetao Tan; Yujing Zhu; Wangxu Wei; Guancheng Li; Qiuping Ren; Lijuan Cao; Yayang Lu

doi:10.1007/s00376-024-3378-5

New Record Ocean Temperatures and Related Climate Indicators in 2023

Lijing Cheng
, John Abraham
, Kevin E. Trenberth
, Tim Boyer
, Michael E. Mann
, Jiang Zhu
, Fan Wang
, Fujiang Yu
, Ricardo Locarnini
, John Fasullo
, Fei Zheng
, Yuanlong Li
, Bin Zhang
, Liying Wan
, Xingrong Chen
, Dakui Wang
, Licheng Feng
, Xiangzhou Song
, Yulong Liu
, Franco Reseghetti

Simona Simoncelli, Viktor Gouretski, Gengxin Chen, Alexey Mishonov, Jim Reagan, Karina Von Schuckmann, Yuying Pan, Zhetao Tan, Yujing Zhu, Wangxu Wei, Guancheng Li, Qiuping Ren, Lijuan Cao, Yayang Lu

CAS - Institute of Atmospheric Physics
University of St. Thomas, Minnesota
National Center for Atmospheric Research
The University of Auckland
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
University of Pennsylvania
CAS - Institute of Oceanology
Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hohai University
National Marine Data and Information Service
Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile
Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia
CAS - South China Sea Institute of Oceanology
University of Maryland, College Park
Mercator-Océan
PRC
National Meteorological Center
International Research Centre of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals

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Abstract

The global physical and biogeochemical environment has been substantially altered in response to increased atmospheric greenhouse gases from human activities. In 2023, the sea surface temperature (SST) and upper 2000 m ocean heat content (OHC) reached record highs. The 0–2000 m OHC in 2023 exceeded that of 2022 by 15 ± 10 ZJ (1 Zetta Joules = 10²¹ Joules) (updated IAP/CAS data); 9 ± 5 ZJ (NCEI/NOAA data). The Tropical Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and southern oceans recorded their highest OHC observed since the 1950s. Associated with the onset of a strong El Niño, the global SST reached its record high in 2023 with an annual mean of ∼0.23°C higher than 2022 and an astounding > 0.3°C above 2022 values for the second half of 2023. The density stratification and spatial temperature inhomogeneity indexes reached their highest values in 2023.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1068-1082
Number of pages	15
Journal	Advances in Atmospheric Sciences
Volume	41
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00376-024-3378-5
State	Published - Jun 2024
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

climate
global warming
ocean heat content
salinity
stratification

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Cheng, L., Abraham, J., Trenberth, K. E., Boyer, T., Mann, M. E., Zhu, J., Wang, F., Yu, F., Locarnini, R., Fasullo, J., Zheng, F., Li, Y., Zhang, B., Wan, L., Chen, X., Wang, D., Feng, L., Song, X., Liu, Y., ... Lu, Y. (2024). New Record Ocean Temperatures and Related Climate Indicators in 2023. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 41(6), 1068-1082. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00376-024-3378-5

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