Projected poleward migration of the Southern Ocean CO2 sink region under high emissions
Abstract The Southern Ocean is a major region of ocean carbon uptake, but its future changes remain uncertain under climate change. Here we show the projected shift in the Southern Ocean CO2 sink using a suite of Earth System Models, revealing changes in the mechanism, position and seasonality of th...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:bbedeca0aa6e4bf691e2bbdb1886892d 2024-09-15T17:48:14+00:00 Projected poleward migration of the Southern Ocean CO2 sink region under high emissions Precious Mongwe Luke Gregor Jerry Tjiputra Judith Hauck Takamitsu Ito Christopher Danek Marcello Vichi Sandy Thomalla Pedro M. S. Monteiro 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01382-y https://doaj.org/article/bbedeca0aa6e4bf691e2bbdb1886892d EN eng Nature Portfolio https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01382-y https://doaj.org/toc/2662-4435 doi:10.1038/s43247-024-01382-y 2662-4435 https://doaj.org/article/bbedeca0aa6e4bf691e2bbdb1886892d Communications Earth & Environment, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2024) Geology QE1-996.5 Environmental sciences GE1-350 article 2024 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01382-y 2024-08-05T17:48:55Z Abstract The Southern Ocean is a major region of ocean carbon uptake, but its future changes remain uncertain under climate change. Here we show the projected shift in the Southern Ocean CO2 sink using a suite of Earth System Models, revealing changes in the mechanism, position and seasonality of the carbon uptake. The region of dominant CO2 uptake shifts from the Subtropical to the Antarctic region under the high-emission scenario. The warming-driven sea-ice melt, increased ocean stratification, mixed layer shoaling, and a weaker vertical carbon gradient is projected to together reduce the winter de-gassing in the future, which will trigger the switch from mixing-driven outgassing to solubility-driven uptake in the Antarctic region during the winter season. The future Southern Ocean carbon sink will be poleward-shifted, operating in a hybrid mode between biologically-driven summertime and solubility-driven wintertime uptake with further amplification of biologically-driven uptake due to the increasing Revelle Factor. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Sea ice Southern Ocean Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Communications Earth & Environment 5 1 |
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Abstract The Southern Ocean is a major region of ocean carbon uptake, but its future changes remain uncertain under climate change. Here we show the projected shift in the Southern Ocean CO2 sink using a suite of Earth System Models, revealing changes in the mechanism, position and seasonality of the carbon uptake. The region of dominant CO2 uptake shifts from the Subtropical to the Antarctic region under the high-emission scenario. The warming-driven sea-ice melt, increased ocean stratification, mixed layer shoaling, and a weaker vertical carbon gradient is projected to together reduce the winter de-gassing in the future, which will trigger the switch from mixing-driven outgassing to solubility-driven uptake in the Antarctic region during the winter season. The future Southern Ocean carbon sink will be poleward-shifted, operating in a hybrid mode between biologically-driven summertime and solubility-driven wintertime uptake with further amplification of biologically-driven uptake due to the increasing Revelle Factor. |
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Projected poleward migration of the Southern Ocean CO2 sink region under high emissions |
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Projected poleward migration of the Southern Ocean CO2 sink region under high emissions |
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