Multi-decadal uptake of carbon dioxide into subtropical mode water of the North Atlantic Ocean

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Author: Bates, N.R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Bates; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/357297/

Natural climate variability impacts the multi-decadal uptake of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (Cant) into the North Atlantic Ocean subpolar and subtropical gyres. Previous studies have shown that there is significant uptake of CO2 into subtropical mode water (STMW) of the North Atlantic. STMW forms s...