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Fontela, Marcos; Perez, Fiz F; Carracedo, Lidia; Padín, Xosé A.; Velo, Antón; García-ibañez, Maribel I.; Lherminier, Pascale. |
The oceanic uptake of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted by human activities alters the seawater carbonate system. Here, the chemical status of the Northeast Atlantic is examined by means of a high-quality database of carbon variables based on the GO-SHIP A25 section (1997–2018). The increase of atmospheric CO2 leads to an increase in ocean anthropogenic carbon (Cant) and a decrease in carbonate that is unequivocal in the upper and mid-layers (0–2,500 m depth). In the mid-layer, the carbonate content in the Northeast Atlantic is maintained by the interplay between the northward spreading of recently conveyed Mediterranean Water with excess of carbonate and the arrival of subpolar-origin waters close to carbonate undersaturation. In this study we show... |
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Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00646/75822/76790.pdf |
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