Meridional overturning circulation conveys fast acidification to the deep Atlantic Ocean

• Published in: Nature
• Main Authors: Perez, Fiz F., Fontela, Marcos, García-Ibáñez, Maribel I., Mercier, Herlé, Velo, Anton, Lherminier, Pascale, Zunino, Patricia, De La Paz, Mercedes, Alonso-Pérez, Fernando, Guallart, Elisa F., Padin, Xose A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Irminger Sea; North Atlantic; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/77117/; https://doi.org/10.1038/nature25493

Since the Industrial Revolution, the North Atlantic Ocean has been accumulating anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) and experiencing ocean acidification, that is, an increase in the concentration of hydrogen ions (a reduction in pH) and a reduction in the concentration of carbonate ions. The latter c...