What contribution does the ocean make to the earth's climate?

The ocean is an important link in the global climate system. It plays a decisive role in regulating and stabilizing the climate by exchanging energy and materials with the atmosphere and water cycle, and is called the "regulator" of the earth's climate.

1, which accounts for 7 1% of the earth's area, is the main provider of atmospheric heat. If the global surface seawater with a thickness of 100 m cools 1 celsius, the released heat can warm the global atmosphere by 60 celsius.

2. Ocean is also the main source of water vapor in the atmosphere. When seawater evaporates, it will bring a lot of water vapor from the ocean into the atmosphere. The evaporation of the ocean accounts for about 84% of the total evaporation, and 3.6 trillion cubic meters of water can be converted into steam every year. Therefore, the thermal state and evaporation of the ocean directly affect the content and distribution of heat and water vapor in the atmosphere.

3. The ocean also absorbs 40% of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which is considered as one of the greenhouse gases that cause climate change.