The carbon budget of the North Sea
International audience A carbon budget has been established for the North Sea, a shelf sea on the NW European continental shelf. The carbon exchange fluxes with the North Atlantic Ocean dominate the gross carbon budget. The net carbon budget ? more relevant to the issue of the contribution of the co...
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ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:hal-00297513v1 2024-02-11T10:06:07+01:00 The carbon budget of the North Sea Thomas, H. Bozec, Yves de Baar, H. J. W. Elkalay, K. Frankignoulle, M. Schiettecatte, L.-S. Kattner, G. Borges, A. V. Canada Research Chair Dalhousie University Halifax Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) Unité d'Océanographie Chimique Interfacultary Center for Marine Research (MARE) Université de Liège-Université de Liège Department of Bentho-pelagic processes Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung = Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research = Institut Alfred-Wegener pour la recherche polaire et marine (AWI) Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft = Helmholtz Association-Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft = Helmholtz Association 2005-03-07 https://hal.science/hal-00297513 https://hal.science/hal-00297513/document https://hal.science/hal-00297513/file/bg-2-87-2005.pdf en eng HAL CCSD European Geosciences Union hal-00297513 https://hal.science/hal-00297513 https://hal.science/hal-00297513/document https://hal.science/hal-00297513/file/bg-2-87-2005.pdf info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 1726-4170 EISSN: 1726-4189 Biogeosciences https://hal.science/hal-00297513 Biogeosciences, 2005, 2 (1), pp.87-96 [PHYS.ASTR.CO]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Cosmology and Extra-Galactic Astrophysics [astro-ph.CO] [SDU.ASTR]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph] [SDU.ENVI]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Continental interfaces environment [SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean Atmosphere [SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2005 ftccsdartic 2024-01-21T01:00:13Z International audience A carbon budget has been established for the North Sea, a shelf sea on the NW European continental shelf. The carbon exchange fluxes with the North Atlantic Ocean dominate the gross carbon budget. The net carbon budget ? more relevant to the issue of the contribution of the coastal ocean to the marine carbon cycle ? is dominated by the carbon inputs from rivers, the Baltic Sea and the atmosphere. The North Sea acts as a sink for organic carbon and thus can be characterised as a heterotrophic system. The dominant carbon sink is the final export to the North Atlantic Ocean. More than 90% of the CO 2 taken up from the atmosphere is exported to the North Atlantic Ocean making the North Sea a highly efficient continental shelf pump for carbon. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) |
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International audience A carbon budget has been established for the North Sea, a shelf sea on the NW European continental shelf. The carbon exchange fluxes with the North Atlantic Ocean dominate the gross carbon budget. The net carbon budget ? more relevant to the issue of the contribution of the coastal ocean to the marine carbon cycle ? is dominated by the carbon inputs from rivers, the Baltic Sea and the atmosphere. The North Sea acts as a sink for organic carbon and thus can be characterised as a heterotrophic system. The dominant carbon sink is the final export to the North Atlantic Ocean. More than 90% of the CO 2 taken up from the atmosphere is exported to the North Atlantic Ocean making the North Sea a highly efficient continental shelf pump for carbon. |
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Canada Research Chair Dalhousie University Halifax Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) Unité d'Océanographie Chimique Interfacultary Center for Marine Research (MARE) Université de Liège-Université de Liège Department of Bentho-pelagic processes Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung = Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research = Institut Alfred-Wegener pour la recherche polaire et marine (AWI) Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft = Helmholtz Association-Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft = Helmholtz Association |
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The carbon budget of the North Sea |
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ISSN: 1726-4170 EISSN: 1726-4189 Biogeosciences https://hal.science/hal-00297513 Biogeosciences, 2005, 2 (1), pp.87-96 |
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