Marine Acidification : On effects and monitoring of marine acidification in the seas surrounding Sweden

• Main Authors: Andersson, Pia, Håkansson, Bertil, Håkansson, Johan, Sahlsten, Elisabeth, Havenhand, Jonathan, Thorndyke, Mike, Dupont, Sam
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut, SMHI 2008
• Subjects: biota; climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere; oceans; environment; trends; ecology; biology; Co2; stations; Marine acidification; monitoring; pH; parameters; Marin miljö; Kattegat; Småland; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:naturvardsverket:diva-267

Surface waters in the world oceans have already experienced a pH reduction of about 0.1 units (OSPAR, 2006.) The trend indicates further decrease of pH and is most probably due to increased uptake of atmospheric CO2 and less buffering capacity of ocean waters. The trend is similar in the waters surr...