Impacts of anthropogenic SOx, NOx and NH3 on acidification of coastal waters and shipping lanes

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Hunter, Keith A., Liss, Peter S., Surapipith, Vanisa, Dentener, Frank, Duce, Robert, Kanakidou, Maria, Kubilay, Nilgun, Mahowald, Natalie, Okin, Greg, Sarin, Manmohan, Uematsu, Mitsuo, Zhu, Tong
• Language: unknown
• Published: GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS 2011
• Subjects: Ocean acidification; Sulfur deposition; Inorganic carbon; Acid deposition; Asian waters; Alkalinity; Emissions; CO2; Dissociation; Constants; Lanes
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/68584; https://doi.org/10.1029/2011gl047720

The acidification of the ocean by anthropogenic CO2 absorbed from the atmosphere is now well-recognized and is considered to have lowered surface ocean pH by 0.1 since the mid-18th century. Future acidification may lead to undersaturation of CaCO3 making growth of calcifying organisms difficult. How...