Tracking the variable North Atlantic sink for atmospheric CO 2
The oceans are a major sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). Historically, observations have been too sparse to allow accurate tracking of changes in rates of CO2 uptake over ocean basins, so little is known about how these vary. Here, we show observations indicating substantial variability in...
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ftunivlaspalmas:oai:https://accedacris.ulpgc.es:10553/49807 2023-05-15T17:26:52+02:00 Tracking the variable North Atlantic sink for atmospheric CO 2 Watson, Andrew J. Schuster, Ute Bakker, Dorothee C.E. Bates, Nicholas R. Corbière, Antoine González-Davila, Melchor Friedrich, Tobias Hauck, Judith Heinze, Christoph Johannessen, Truls Körtzinger, Arne Metzl, Nicolas Olafsson, Jon Olsen, Are Oschlies, Andreas Antonio Padin, X. Pfeil, Benjamin Magdalena Santana-Casiano, J. Steinhoff, Tobias Telszewski, Maciej Rios, Aida F. Wallace, Douglas W.R. Wanninkhof, Rik 7403383819 23478875000 7102601507 35400291900 16051898600 6603931257 35339026300 36127520000 7004365480 7004349500 6602001734 6603288138 57062310200 7202795681 6701696403 35274305100 35275738200 6701344294 26030671700 33267849000 7103240290 7402643237 56264081100 2009 http://hdl.handle.net/10553/49807 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1177394 eng eng 0036-8075 Science 0036-8075 http://hdl.handle.net/10553/49807 doi:10.1126/science.1177394 71549149358 1393 1391 326 Science [ISSN 0036-8075], v. 326, p. 1391-1393 Investigación 2009 ftunivlaspalmas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1177394 2020-02-05T00:08:03Z The oceans are a major sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). Historically, observations have been too sparse to allow accurate tracking of changes in rates of CO2 uptake over ocean basins, so little is known about how these vary. Here, we show observations indicating substantial variability in the CO2 uptake by the North Atlantic on time scales of a few years. Further, we use measurements from a coordinated network of instrumented commercial ships to define the annual flux into the North Atlantic, for the year 2005, to a precision of about 10%. This approach offers the prospect of accurately monitoring the changing ocean CO2 sink for those ocean basins that are well covered by shipping routes. Other/Unknown Material North Atlantic Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Acceda Science 326 5958 1391 1393 |
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Investigación Watson, Andrew J. Schuster, Ute Bakker, Dorothee C.E. Bates, Nicholas R. Corbière, Antoine González-Davila, Melchor Friedrich, Tobias Hauck, Judith Heinze, Christoph Johannessen, Truls Körtzinger, Arne Metzl, Nicolas Olafsson, Jon Olsen, Are Oschlies, Andreas Antonio Padin, X. Pfeil, Benjamin Magdalena Santana-Casiano, J. Steinhoff, Tobias Telszewski, Maciej Rios, Aida F. Wallace, Douglas W.R. Wanninkhof, Rik Tracking the variable North Atlantic sink for atmospheric CO 2 |
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The oceans are a major sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). Historically, observations have been too sparse to allow accurate tracking of changes in rates of CO2 uptake over ocean basins, so little is known about how these vary. Here, we show observations indicating substantial variability in the CO2 uptake by the North Atlantic on time scales of a few years. Further, we use measurements from a coordinated network of instrumented commercial ships to define the annual flux into the North Atlantic, for the year 2005, to a precision of about 10%. This approach offers the prospect of accurately monitoring the changing ocean CO2 sink for those ocean basins that are well covered by shipping routes. |
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Watson, Andrew J. Schuster, Ute Bakker, Dorothee C.E. Bates, Nicholas R. Corbière, Antoine González-Davila, Melchor Friedrich, Tobias Hauck, Judith Heinze, Christoph Johannessen, Truls Körtzinger, Arne Metzl, Nicolas Olafsson, Jon Olsen, Are Oschlies, Andreas Antonio Padin, X. Pfeil, Benjamin Magdalena Santana-Casiano, J. Steinhoff, Tobias Telszewski, Maciej Rios, Aida F. Wallace, Douglas W.R. Wanninkhof, Rik |
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Watson, Andrew J. Schuster, Ute Bakker, Dorothee C.E. Bates, Nicholas R. Corbière, Antoine González-Davila, Melchor Friedrich, Tobias Hauck, Judith Heinze, Christoph Johannessen, Truls Körtzinger, Arne Metzl, Nicolas Olafsson, Jon Olsen, Are Oschlies, Andreas Antonio Padin, X. Pfeil, Benjamin Magdalena Santana-Casiano, J. Steinhoff, Tobias Telszewski, Maciej Rios, Aida F. Wallace, Douglas W.R. Wanninkhof, Rik |
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Tracking the variable North Atlantic sink for atmospheric CO 2 |
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Tracking the variable North Atlantic sink for atmospheric CO 2 |
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Tracking the variable North Atlantic sink for atmospheric CO 2 |
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Tracking the variable North Atlantic sink for atmospheric CO 2 |
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Tracking the variable North Atlantic sink for atmospheric CO 2 |
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tracking the variable north atlantic sink for atmospheric co 2 |
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