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Line 2: == Basic idea == If a [[wiktionary:perturbation\|perturbation]] - such as an increase in greenhouse gases or [[solar activity]] - is applied to the [[climate system]] the response will not be immediate, principally because of the large [[heat capacity]] (i.e., [[Volumetric heat capacity#~~thermal~~Thermal inertia\|thermal inertia]]) of the [[ocean]]s. :''As an analogue, consider the heating of a thin metal plate (by the sun or by a flame): the plate will warm relatively quickly. If a thick metal block is heated instead, it will take much longer for the entire block to reach [[Thermodynamic equilibrium\|equilibrium]] with the imposed heating because of its higher heat capacity.'' Land only stores [[heat]] in the top few meters.

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