Air–sea CO2 exchange and ocean acidification in UK seas and adjacent waters

• Main Authors: Humphreys, M.P., Artioli, Y., Bakker, D.C.E, Hartman, S.E., León, P., Wakelin, S., Walsham, P., Williamson, P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Williamson; North Atlantic; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/527093/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/527093/1/03_ocean_acidification_2020.pdf

Ongoing anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere are driving a net flux of CO2 into the ocean globally, resulting in a decline in pH called ‘ocean acidification’. Here, we discuss the consequences of this for the seas surrounding the UK from a chemical perspective, focussi...