An Australian scientist has proposed a new quantum physical explanation for the accelerating rise in ocean temperatures that does not fit previously existing climate models. Journal of Physics Communication.
The researcher used quantum thermal physics calculations to explain rising temperatures in the oceans and its connection to global warming.
The results show that water in the oceans stores more energy than just heat. When heated by solar radiation, it also stores hybrid photon pairs that bind to water molecules, creating a special kind of quantum information.
Since 1960, scientists have observed an accelerating increase in ocean temperatures. This year, the average sea surface temperature reached a record high of 21.1°C. However, climate models that take increasing greenhouse gases into account cannot explain these warming rates.
The author of the study, Professor Geoff Smith, argues that this additional energy source is associated with quantum effects and plays a key role in accelerating warming. In the past, such mechanisms helped maintain the thermal stability of the oceans, but with increasing anthropogenic thermal forcing this stability was disrupted.
The only way to slow the rise in ocean temperatures is to stop the increase in greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere.
The study will open new horizons in understanding the interaction between ocean thermodynamics and quantum physics and will help improve the accuracy of climate change predictions.
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