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To: Eric who wrote (74946)

2/19/2017 1:57:42 PM

From: Brumar89

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You couldn't read your own source correctly. I asked you your own question. What is the average temp of the world's oceans at their surface?

Your source claims the answer is:

"The average temperature of the ocean surface water is about 17 °C (62.6 F)."	17 °C

hypertextbook.com

Now, assuming this answer is correct, what happens if you slide that temperature point down the line on the chart below? Answer: The solubility of gases will decrease.

Henry's Law
http://www.800mainstreet.com/9/0009-006-henry.html

Warming oceans would hold less CO2.

Ice cores show atmospheric CO2 has followed temperatures up and down. Warmer periods had more atmospheric CO2. Scientific studies of trees preserved at the La Brea tar pits show that trees were starved for carbon during the last ice age. This is all consistent with Henry's Law. As the earth cools during ice ages, the oceans absorb more CO2 taking it out of the atmosphere. As the earth warms during interglacials, the oceans give up CO2 to the atmosphere.