[6ppc]

I understand what they mean, but the expansion is so little that I don’t see how it could have a noticeable impact. On the other hand, when it turns to ice it’s a whole different ball game.

[aruanan]

I understand what they mean, but the expansion is so little that I don’t see how it could have a noticeable impact. On the other hand, when it turns to ice it’s a whole different ball game.

I think the fluctuation plus and minus is something on the order of 3-5mm, though in some places the upward displacement of the warmed water is about 20cm across an area of hundreds of kilometers. The average is pretty tiny compared to all the rest of the water. The average depth of the ocean is 3,790 meters. Say an increase in thermal expansion of 3.7mm is 9.76 X 10^-5 percent.