Temporal variability of the anthropogenic CO 2 storage in the Irminger Sea

• Main Authors: H. Mercier, X. A. Padín, E. Louarn, M. Vázquez-Rodríguez, F. F. Pérez, A. F. Ríos
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2008
• Subjects: Ecology; QH540-549.5; Life; QH501-531; Geology; QE1-996.5; Irminger Sea; Irminger Basin; Labrador Sea; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/711f5a87814841cd8c2e4c505bbae567

The anthropogenic CO 2 (C ant ) estimates from cruises spanning more than two decades (1981–2006) in the Irminger Sea area of the North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre reveal a large variability in the C ant storage rates. During the early 1990's, the C ant storage rates (2.3±0.6 mol C m −2 yr −1 ) doub...