Decomposing oceanic temperature and salinity change using ocean carbon change

• Published in: Ocean Science
• Main Authors: C. E. Turner, P. J. Brown, K. I. C. Oliver, E. L. McDonagh
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2022
• Subjects: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation; G; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Medusa; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/os-18-523-2022; https://doaj.org/article/7529d0cbc8fb482c86b84fc9f937d039

As the planet warms due to the accumulation of anthropogenic CO 2 in the atmosphere, the interaction of surface ocean carbonate chemistry and the radiative forcing of atmospheric CO 2 leads to the global ocean sequestering heat and carbon in a ratio that is nearly constant in time. This ratio has be...