Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, the Southern Oscillation, and the Weak 1975 El Niño

The observed rate of change of the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration at the South Pole, Fanning Island, Hawaii, and ocean weather station P correlates with an index of the southern oscillation and with El Niño occurrences. There are changes at all four stations that seem to be in response to...

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Published in:Science
Main Authors: Bacastow, R. B., Adams, J. A., Keeling, C. D., Moss, D. J., Whorf, T. P., Wong, C. S.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1980
Subjects:
Fanning
South Pole
South pole
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.210.4465.66
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.210.4465.66
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Summary:The observed rate of change of the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration at the South Pole, Fanning Island, Hawaii, and ocean weather station P correlates with an index of the southern oscillation and with El Niño occurrences. There are changes at all four stations that seem to be in response to the weak 1975 El Niño. Thus, even poorly developed El Niño events may affect the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration.

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