Strong Southern Ocean carbon uptake evident in airborne observations
Authors:
- Matthew C. LongMLMatthew C. Long
- Britton B. StephensBSBritton B. Stephens
- Kathryn McKainKMKathryn McKain
- Colm SweeneyCSColm Sweeney
- Ralph F. KeelingRKRalph F. Keeling
- Eric A. KortEKEric A. Kort
- Eric J. MorganEMEric J. Morgan
- Jonathan D. BentJBJonathan D. Bent
- Naveen ChandraNaveen Chandra
- Frederic ChevallierFCFrederic Chevallier
- Róisín CommaneRCRóisín Commane
- Bruce C. DaubeBDBruce C. Daube
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- 3 December 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 374 (6572) , 1275-1280
Abstract
Up in the air: Understanding ocean-atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) fluxes in the Southern Ocean is necessary for quantifying the global CO 2 budget, but measurements in the harsh conditions there make collecting good data difficult, so a quantitative picture still is out of reach. Long et al . present measurements of atmospheric CO 2 concentrations made by aircraft and show that the annual net flux of carbon into the ocean south of 45°S is large, with stronger summertime uptake and less wintertime outgassing than other recent observations have indicated. —HJSKeywords
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