Climate Change Impacts on Natural Sulfur Production: Ocean Acidification and Community Shifts

• Published in: Atmosphere
• Main Authors: Zachary M. Menzo, Scott Elliott, Corinne A. Hartin, Forrest M. Hoffman, Shanlin Wang
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2018
• Subjects: dimethyl sulfide; marine biogeochemical feedback; climate change; phytoplankton; ocean acidification; community shifts; Phaeocystis; Hector; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos9050167

Utilizing the reduced-complexity model Hector, a regional scale analysis was conducted quantifying the possible effects climate change may have on dimethyl sulfide (DMS) emissions within the oceans. The investigation began with a review of the sulfur cycle in modern Earth system models. We then expa...