| The absolute calibration of the relationship between air-sea CO2 transfer velocity, k, and wind speed, U, has been a topic of debate for some time, because k global average, < k >, as deduced from Geochemical Ocean Sections Study oceanic C-14 inventory has differed from that deduced from experimental k-U relationships. Recently, new oceanic C-14 inventories and inversions have lead to a lower < k >. In addition, new measurements performed at sea in high-wind speed conditions have led to new k-U relationship. Meanwhile, quality and sampling of satellite wind speeds has greatly improved. The QuikSCAT scatterometer has provided high-quality wind speeds for more than 7 years. This allows us to estimate the global distributions of k computed using... |
