Ocean acidification and calcium carbonate saturation states in the coastal zone of the West Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
• Main Authors: Jones, Elizabeth M., Fenton, Mairi, Meredith, Michael P., Clargo, Nicola M., Ossebaar, Sharyn, Ducklow, Hugh W., Venables, Hugh J., de Baar, Henricus
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Carbonate chemistry; Ocean acidification; Sea ice; glacial meltwater; West Antarctic Peninsula; Ryder Bay; NORTHERN MARGUERITE BAY; CIRCUMPOLAR DEEP-WATER; SEA-ICE MELT; SOUTHERN-OCEAN; CONTINENTAL-SHELF; INORGANIC CARBON; SURFACE WATERS; ANTHROPOGENIC CO2; TOTAL ALKALINITY; CLIMATE-CHANGE; Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11370/8316998e-ede0-49d8-93d1-fec00aadf541; https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/8316998e-ede0-49d8-93d1-fec00aadf541; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2017.01.007; https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/46695645/1_s2.0_S0967064517300243_main.pdf

The polar oceans are particularly vulnerable to ocean acidification; the lowering of seawater pH and carbonate mineral saturation states due to uptake of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). High spatial variability in surface water pH and saturation states (Omega) for two biologically-important calciu...