Assessing Carbon Dioxide Removal Through Global and Regional Ocean Alkalization under High and Low Emission Pathways
Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels continue to rise, increasing the risk of severe impacts on the Earth system, and on the ecosystem services that it provides. Artificial ocean alkalinization (AOA) is capable of reducing atmospheric CO2 concentrations and surface warming and addressing ocean ac...
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ftoceanrep:oai:oceanrep.geomar.de:40536 2023-05-15T17:50:01+02:00 Assessing Carbon Dioxide Removal Through Global and Regional Ocean Alkalization under High and Low Emission Pathways Lenton, Andrew Matear, Richard J. Keller, David P. Scott, Vivian Vaughan, Naomi 2018-04-06 text https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/40536/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/40536/1/Lenton_etal_2018_ESD.pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-9-339-2018 en eng Copernicus Publications (EGU) https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/40536/1/Lenton_etal_2018_ESD.pdf Lenton, A., Matear, R. J., Keller, D. P. , Scott, V. and Vaughan, N. (2018) Assessing Carbon Dioxide Removal Through Global and Regional Ocean Alkalization under High and Low Emission Pathways. Open Access Earth System Dynamics, 9 . pp. 339-357. DOI 10.5194/esd-9-339-2018 <https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-9-339-2018>. doi:10.5194/esd-9-339-2018 cc_by_3.0 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Article PeerReviewed 2018 ftoceanrep https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-9-339-2018 2023-04-07T15:36:56Z Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels continue to rise, increasing the risk of severe impacts on the Earth system, and on the ecosystem services that it provides. Artificial ocean alkalinization (AOA) is capable of reducing atmospheric CO2 concentrations and surface warming and addressing ocean acidification. Here, we simulate global and regional responses to alkalinity (ALK) addition (0.25 PmolALK yr−1) over the period 2020–2100 using the CSIRO-Mk3L-COAL Earth System Model, under high (Representative Concentration Pathway 8.5; RCP8.5) and low (RCP2.6) emissions. While regionally there are large changes in alkalinity associated with locations of AOA, globally we see only a very weak dependence on where and when AOA is applied. On a global scale, while we see that under RCP2.6 the carbon uptake associated with AOA is only ∼ 60 % of the total, under RCP8.5 the relative changes in temperature are larger, as are the changes in pH (140 %) and aragonite saturation state (170 %). The simulations reveal AOA is more effective under lower emissions, therefore the higher the emissions the more AOA is required to achieve the same reduction in global warming and ocean acidification. Finally, our simulated AOA for 2020–2100 in the RCP2.6 scenario is capable of offsetting warming and ameliorating ocean acidification increases at the global scale, but with highly variable regional responses. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification OceanRep (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre für Ocean Research Kiel) Earth System Dynamics 9 2 339 357 |
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Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels continue to rise, increasing the risk of severe impacts on the Earth system, and on the ecosystem services that it provides. Artificial ocean alkalinization (AOA) is capable of reducing atmospheric CO2 concentrations and surface warming and addressing ocean acidification. Here, we simulate global and regional responses to alkalinity (ALK) addition (0.25 PmolALK yr−1) over the period 2020–2100 using the CSIRO-Mk3L-COAL Earth System Model, under high (Representative Concentration Pathway 8.5; RCP8.5) and low (RCP2.6) emissions. While regionally there are large changes in alkalinity associated with locations of AOA, globally we see only a very weak dependence on where and when AOA is applied. On a global scale, while we see that under RCP2.6 the carbon uptake associated with AOA is only ∼ 60 % of the total, under RCP8.5 the relative changes in temperature are larger, as are the changes in pH (140 %) and aragonite saturation state (170 %). The simulations reveal AOA is more effective under lower emissions, therefore the higher the emissions the more AOA is required to achieve the same reduction in global warming and ocean acidification. Finally, our simulated AOA for 2020–2100 in the RCP2.6 scenario is capable of offsetting warming and ameliorating ocean acidification increases at the global scale, but with highly variable regional responses. |
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Assessing Carbon Dioxide Removal Through Global and Regional Ocean Alkalization under High and Low Emission Pathways |
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Assessing Carbon Dioxide Removal Through Global and Regional Ocean Alkalization under High and Low Emission Pathways |
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Assessing Carbon Dioxide Removal Through Global and Regional Ocean Alkalization under High and Low Emission Pathways |
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Assessing Carbon Dioxide Removal Through Global and Regional Ocean Alkalization under High and Low Emission Pathways |
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Assessing Carbon Dioxide Removal Through Global and Regional Ocean Alkalization under High and Low Emission Pathways |
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assessing carbon dioxide removal through global and regional ocean alkalization under high and low emission pathways |
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https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/40536/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/40536/1/Lenton_etal_2018_ESD.pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-9-339-2018 |
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https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/40536/1/Lenton_etal_2018_ESD.pdf Lenton, A., Matear, R. J., Keller, D. P. , Scott, V. and Vaughan, N. (2018) Assessing Carbon Dioxide Removal Through Global and Regional Ocean Alkalization under High and Low Emission Pathways. Open Access Earth System Dynamics, 9 . pp. 339-357. DOI 10.5194/esd-9-339-2018 <https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-9-339-2018>. doi:10.5194/esd-9-339-2018 |
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