Meridional overturning circulation conveys fast acidification to the deep Atlantic Ocean

• Published in: Nature
• Main Authors: Perez, Fiz F, Fontela, Marcos, Garcia-ibanez, Maria Isabel, Mercier, Herle, Velo, Anton, Lherminier, Pascale, Zunino, Patricia, De La Paz, Mercedes, Alonso-perez, Fernando, Guallart, Elisa E., Padin, Xose A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018
• Subjects: Irminger Sea; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00426/53783/55106.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1038/nature25493; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00426/53783/

Since the Industrial Revolution, the North Atlantic Ocean has been accumulating anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) and experiencing ocean acidification1, that is, an increase in the concentration of hydrogen ions (a reduction in pH) and a reduction in the concentration of carbonate ions. The latter...