Rapid acidification of mode and intermediate waters in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean
Observations along the southwestern Atlantic WOCE A17 line made during the Dutch GEOTRACES-NL programme (2010–2011) were compared with historical data from 1994 to quantify the changes in the anthropogenic component of the total pool of dissolved inorganic carbon (?Cant). Application of the extended...
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ftnioz:oai:imis.nioz.nl:246041 2023-05-15T13:47:57+02:00 Rapid acidification of mode and intermediate waters in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean Salt, L.A. Heuven, S.M.A.C. Claus, M.E. Jones, E.M. de Baar, H.J.W. 2015 application/pdf https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/93/270493.pdf en eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/000350987900007 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-1387-2015 https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/93/270493.pdf info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess %3Ci%3EBiogeosciences+12%3C%2Fi%3E%3A+1387-1401.+%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.5194%2Fbg-12-1387-2015%22+target%3D%22_blank%22%3Ehttps%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.5194%2Fbg-12-1387-2015%3C%2Fa%3E info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2015 ftnioz https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-1387-2015 2022-05-01T14:01:17Z Observations along the southwestern Atlantic WOCE A17 line made during the Dutch GEOTRACES-NL programme (2010–2011) were compared with historical data from 1994 to quantify the changes in the anthropogenic component of the total pool of dissolved inorganic carbon (?Cant). Application of the extended multi-linear regression (eMLR) method shows that the ?Cant from 1994 to 2011 has largely remained confined to the upper 1000 dbar. The greatest changes occur in the upper 200 dbar in the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ), where a maximum increase of 37 µmol kg-1 is found. South Atlantic Central Water (SACW) experienced the highest rate of increase in Cant, at 0.99 ± 0.14 µmol kg-1 yr-1, resulting in a maximum rate of decrease in pH of 0.0016 yr-1. The highest rates of acidification relative to ?Cant, however, were found in Subantarctic Mode Water (SAMW) and Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW). The low buffering capacity of SAMW and AAIW combined with their relatively high rates of Cant, increase of 0.53 ± 0.11 and 0.36 ± 0.06 µmol kg-1 yr-1, respectively, has lead to rapid acidification in the SAZ, and will continue to do so whilst simultaneously reducing the chemical buffering capacity of this significant CO2 sink. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic NIOZ Repository (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research) Antarctic Biogeosciences 12 5 1387 1401 |
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Observations along the southwestern Atlantic WOCE A17 line made during the Dutch GEOTRACES-NL programme (2010–2011) were compared with historical data from 1994 to quantify the changes in the anthropogenic component of the total pool of dissolved inorganic carbon (?Cant). Application of the extended multi-linear regression (eMLR) method shows that the ?Cant from 1994 to 2011 has largely remained confined to the upper 1000 dbar. The greatest changes occur in the upper 200 dbar in the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ), where a maximum increase of 37 µmol kg-1 is found. South Atlantic Central Water (SACW) experienced the highest rate of increase in Cant, at 0.99 ± 0.14 µmol kg-1 yr-1, resulting in a maximum rate of decrease in pH of 0.0016 yr-1. The highest rates of acidification relative to ?Cant, however, were found in Subantarctic Mode Water (SAMW) and Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW). The low buffering capacity of SAMW and AAIW combined with their relatively high rates of Cant, increase of 0.53 ± 0.11 and 0.36 ± 0.06 µmol kg-1 yr-1, respectively, has lead to rapid acidification in the SAZ, and will continue to do so whilst simultaneously reducing the chemical buffering capacity of this significant CO2 sink. |
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Rapid acidification of mode and intermediate waters in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean |
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Rapid acidification of mode and intermediate waters in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean |
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Rapid acidification of mode and intermediate waters in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean |
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