Tracking the Variable North Atlantic Sink for Atmospheric CO2
The oceans are a major sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). Historically, observations have been too sparse to allow accurate tracking of changes in rates of CO2 uptake over ocean basins, so little is known about how these vary. Here, we show observations indicating substantial variability in...
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ftoceanrep:oai:oceanrep.geomar.de:8421 2023-05-15T17:26:51+02:00 Tracking the Variable North Atlantic Sink for Atmospheric CO2 Watson, A. J. Schuster, U. Bakker, D. C. E. Bates, N. R. Corbière, A. González-Dávila, M. Friedrich, Tobias Hauck, J. Heinze, C. Johannessen, T. Körtzinger, Arne Metzl, N. Olafsson, J. Olsen, A. Oschlies, Andreas Padin, X.A. Pfeil, B. Santana-Casiano, J.M. Steinhoff, Tobias Telszewski, M. Rios, A.F. Wallace, Douglas W.R. Wanninkhof, R. 2009 text https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/8421/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/8421/1/Watson.pdf https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1177394 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/8421/1/Watson.pdf Watson, A. J., Schuster, U., Bakker, D. C. E., Bates, N. R., Corbière, A., González-Dávila, M., Friedrich, T., Hauck, J., Heinze, C., Johannessen, T., Körtzinger, A. , Metzl, N., Olafsson, J., Olsen, A., Oschlies, A. , Padin, X. A., Pfeil, B., Santana-Casiano, J. M., Steinhoff, T. , Telszewski, M., Rios, A. F., Wallace, D. W. R. and Wanninkhof, R. (2009) Tracking the Variable North Atlantic Sink for Atmospheric CO2. Science, 326 (5958). pp. 1391-1393. DOI 10.1126/science.1177394 <https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1177394>. doi:10.1126/science.1177394 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Article PeerReviewed 2009 ftoceanrep https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1177394 2023-04-07T14:56:49Z The oceans are a major sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). Historically, observations have been too sparse to allow accurate tracking of changes in rates of CO2 uptake over ocean basins, so little is known about how these vary. Here, we show observations indicating substantial variability in the CO2 uptake by the North Atlantic on time scales of a few years. Further, we use measurements from a coordinated network of instrumented commercial ships to define the annual flux into the North Atlantic, for the year 2005, to a precision of about 10%. This approach offers the prospect of accurately monitoring the changing ocean CO2 sink for those ocean basins that are well covered by shipping routes. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic OceanRep (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre für Ocean Research Kiel) Science 326 5958 1391 1393 |
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The oceans are a major sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). Historically, observations have been too sparse to allow accurate tracking of changes in rates of CO2 uptake over ocean basins, so little is known about how these vary. Here, we show observations indicating substantial variability in the CO2 uptake by the North Atlantic on time scales of a few years. Further, we use measurements from a coordinated network of instrumented commercial ships to define the annual flux into the North Atlantic, for the year 2005, to a precision of about 10%. This approach offers the prospect of accurately monitoring the changing ocean CO2 sink for those ocean basins that are well covered by shipping routes. |
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Watson, A. J. Schuster, U. Bakker, D. C. E. Bates, N. R. Corbière, A. González-Dávila, M. Friedrich, Tobias Hauck, J. Heinze, C. Johannessen, T. Körtzinger, Arne Metzl, N. Olafsson, J. Olsen, A. Oschlies, Andreas Padin, X.A. Pfeil, B. Santana-Casiano, J.M. Steinhoff, Tobias Telszewski, M. Rios, A.F. Wallace, Douglas W.R. Wanninkhof, R. |
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Watson, A. J. Schuster, U. Bakker, D. C. E. Bates, N. R. Corbière, A. González-Dávila, M. Friedrich, Tobias Hauck, J. Heinze, C. Johannessen, T. Körtzinger, Arne Metzl, N. Olafsson, J. Olsen, A. Oschlies, Andreas Padin, X.A. Pfeil, B. Santana-Casiano, J.M. Steinhoff, Tobias Telszewski, M. Rios, A.F. Wallace, Douglas W.R. Wanninkhof, R. Tracking the Variable North Atlantic Sink for Atmospheric CO2 |
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Watson, A. J. Schuster, U. Bakker, D. C. E. Bates, N. R. Corbière, A. González-Dávila, M. Friedrich, Tobias Hauck, J. Heinze, C. Johannessen, T. Körtzinger, Arne Metzl, N. Olafsson, J. Olsen, A. Oschlies, Andreas Padin, X.A. Pfeil, B. Santana-Casiano, J.M. Steinhoff, Tobias Telszewski, M. Rios, A.F. Wallace, Douglas W.R. Wanninkhof, R. |
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Tracking the Variable North Atlantic Sink for Atmospheric CO2 |
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Tracking the Variable North Atlantic Sink for Atmospheric CO2 |
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Tracking the Variable North Atlantic Sink for Atmospheric CO2 |
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Tracking the Variable North Atlantic Sink for Atmospheric CO2 |
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Tracking the Variable North Atlantic Sink for Atmospheric CO2 |
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tracking the variable north atlantic sink for atmospheric co2 |
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https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/8421/1/Watson.pdf Watson, A. J., Schuster, U., Bakker, D. C. E., Bates, N. R., Corbière, A., González-Dávila, M., Friedrich, T., Hauck, J., Heinze, C., Johannessen, T., Körtzinger, A. , Metzl, N., Olafsson, J., Olsen, A., Oschlies, A. , Padin, X. A., Pfeil, B., Santana-Casiano, J. M., Steinhoff, T. , Telszewski, M., Rios, A. F., Wallace, D. W. R. and Wanninkhof, R. (2009) Tracking the Variable North Atlantic Sink for Atmospheric CO2. Science, 326 (5958). pp. 1391-1393. DOI 10.1126/science.1177394 <https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1177394>. doi:10.1126/science.1177394 |
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