Data_Sheet_1_Seasonal and Interannual Variability of the CO2 System in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea: A Case Study in the North Western Levantine Basin.pdf
The seasonal variability of the carbonate system in the eastern Mediterranean Sea (EMed) was investigated based on discrete total alkalinity (A T ), total dissolved inorganic carbon (C T ), and pH measurements collected during three cruises around Crete between June 2018 and March 2019. This study p...
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ftfrontimediafig:oai:figshare.com:article/14603667 2023-05-15T17:51:55+02:00 Data_Sheet_1_Seasonal and Interannual Variability of the CO2 System in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea: A Case Study in the North Western Levantine Basin.pdf Cathy Wimart-Rousseau Thibaut Wagener Marta Álvarez Thierry Moutin Marine Fourrier Laurent Coppola Laure Niclas-Chirurgien Patrick Raimbault Fabrizio D’Ortenzio Xavier Durrieu de Madron Vincent Taillandier Franck Dumas Pascal Conan Mireille Pujo-Pay Dominique Lefèvre 2021-05-17T05:05:35Z https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.649246.s001 https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Data_Sheet_1_Seasonal_and_Interannual_Variability_of_the_CO2_System_in_the_Eastern_Mediterranean_Sea_A_Case_Study_in_the_North_Western_Levantine_Basin_pdf/14603667 unknown doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.649246.s001 https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Data_Sheet_1_Seasonal_and_Interannual_Variability_of_the_CO2_System_in_the_Eastern_Mediterranean_Sea_A_Case_Study_in_the_North_Western_Levantine_Basin_pdf/14603667 CC BY 4.0 CC-BY Oceanography Marine Biology Marine Geoscience Biological Oceanography Chemical Oceanography Physical Oceanography Marine Engineering carbonate system Mediterranean Sea acidification CO2 fluxes Levantine Sea inorganic carbon Dataset 2021 ftfrontimediafig https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.649246.s001 2021-05-19T22:59:16Z The seasonal variability of the carbonate system in the eastern Mediterranean Sea (EMed) was investigated based on discrete total alkalinity (A T ), total dissolved inorganic carbon (C T ), and pH measurements collected during three cruises around Crete between June 2018 and March 2019. This study presents a detailed description of this new carbonate chemistry dataset in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. We show that the North Western Levantine Basin (NWLB) is unique in terms of range of A T variation vs. C T variation in the upper water column over an annual cycle. The reasons for this singularity of the NWLB can be explained by the interplay between strong evaporation and the concomitant consumption of C T by autotrophic processes. The high range of A T variations, combined to temperature changes, has a strong impact on the variability of the seawater pCO 2 (pCO 2 SW ). Based on Argo float data, an entire annual cycle for pCO 2 SW in the NWLB has been reconstructed in order to estimate the temporal sequence of the potential “source” and “sink” of atmospheric CO 2 . By combining this dataset with previous observations in the NWLB, this study shows a significant ocean acidification and a decrease in the oceanic surface pH T 25 of −0.0024 ± 0.0004 pH T 25 units.a –1 . The changes in the carbonate system are driven by the increase of atmospheric CO 2 but also by unexplained temporal changes in the surface A T content. If we consider that the EMed will, in the future, encounter longer, more intense and warmer summer seasons, this study proposes some perspectives on the carbonate system functioning of the “future” EMed. Dataset Ocean acidification Frontiers: Figshare |
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The seasonal variability of the carbonate system in the eastern Mediterranean Sea (EMed) was investigated based on discrete total alkalinity (A T ), total dissolved inorganic carbon (C T ), and pH measurements collected during three cruises around Crete between June 2018 and March 2019. This study presents a detailed description of this new carbonate chemistry dataset in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. We show that the North Western Levantine Basin (NWLB) is unique in terms of range of A T variation vs. C T variation in the upper water column over an annual cycle. The reasons for this singularity of the NWLB can be explained by the interplay between strong evaporation and the concomitant consumption of C T by autotrophic processes. The high range of A T variations, combined to temperature changes, has a strong impact on the variability of the seawater pCO 2 (pCO 2 SW ). Based on Argo float data, an entire annual cycle for pCO 2 SW in the NWLB has been reconstructed in order to estimate the temporal sequence of the potential “source” and “sink” of atmospheric CO 2 . By combining this dataset with previous observations in the NWLB, this study shows a significant ocean acidification and a decrease in the oceanic surface pH T 25 of −0.0024 ± 0.0004 pH T 25 units.a –1 . The changes in the carbonate system are driven by the increase of atmospheric CO 2 but also by unexplained temporal changes in the surface A T content. If we consider that the EMed will, in the future, encounter longer, more intense and warmer summer seasons, this study proposes some perspectives on the carbonate system functioning of the “future” EMed. |
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Cathy Wimart-Rousseau Thibaut Wagener Marta Álvarez Thierry Moutin Marine Fourrier Laurent Coppola Laure Niclas-Chirurgien Patrick Raimbault Fabrizio D’Ortenzio Xavier Durrieu de Madron Vincent Taillandier Franck Dumas Pascal Conan Mireille Pujo-Pay Dominique Lefèvre |
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Cathy Wimart-Rousseau Thibaut Wagener Marta Álvarez Thierry Moutin Marine Fourrier Laurent Coppola Laure Niclas-Chirurgien Patrick Raimbault Fabrizio D’Ortenzio Xavier Durrieu de Madron Vincent Taillandier Franck Dumas Pascal Conan Mireille Pujo-Pay Dominique Lefèvre |
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Data_Sheet_1_Seasonal and Interannual Variability of the CO2 System in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea: A Case Study in the North Western Levantine Basin.pdf |
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Data_Sheet_1_Seasonal and Interannual Variability of the CO2 System in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea: A Case Study in the North Western Levantine Basin.pdf |
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Data_Sheet_1_Seasonal and Interannual Variability of the CO2 System in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea: A Case Study in the North Western Levantine Basin.pdf |
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