Seasonal carbonate chemistry variability in marine surface waters of the US Pacific Northwest

• Published in: Earth System Science Data
• Main Authors: Fassbender, Andrea J., Alin, Simone R., Feely, Richard A., Sutton, Adrienne J., Newton, Jan A., Krembs, Christopher, Bos, Julia, Keyzers, Mya, Devol, Allan, Ruef, Wendi, Pelletier, Greg
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Bakker; Pacific; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-10-1367-2018; https://essd.copernicus.org/articles/10/1367/2018/

Fingerprinting ocean acidification (OA) in US West Coast waters is extremely challenging due to the large magnitude of natural carbonate chemistry variations common to these regions. Additionally, quantifying a change requires information about the initial conditions, which is not readily available...