Carbon storage shifts around Antarctica

Dense water production in the seas around Antarctica is a key process for century-scale carbon storage, slowing global warming. Results from an advanced new model reveal the prospect of system changes that may greatly reduce the efficiency of this carbon storage by the end of this century.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Communications
Main Author: Meredith, Michael P.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group UK 2022
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Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9197967/
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31152-3
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Summary:Dense water production in the seas around Antarctica is a key process for century-scale carbon storage, slowing global warming. Results from an advanced new model reveal the prospect of system changes that may greatly reduce the efficiency of this carbon storage by the end of this century.