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| Titel |
Decadal evolution of carbon sink within a strong bloom area in the subantarctic zone |
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A. Lourantou, N. Metzl |
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EGU General Assembly 2012
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Artikel
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Englisch
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PDF |
| Erschienen |
In: GRA - Volume 14 (2012) |
| Datensatznummer |
250058817
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| Zusammenfassung |
| The fate of the Southern Ocean atmospheric CO2 sink is under question. Here we assess
seasonal to decadal changes of surface fCO2 within an extended sink area along the track
between Kerguelen and Amsterdam islands in the subantarctic zone. Data from 17
oceanographic cruises were used, from 1991 to 2011 and two distinct regions were examined,
separated by the Subantarctic Front (SAF). The region south of the SAF displays a strong
summer phytoplankton bloom of up to -28 mmol C m-2d-1 within a calm area, constrained
by physics and topography. On an annual basis, this region is a 6-fold more important sink
than that deduced from Takahashi climatology, highlighting the importance of key-areas
separate examination before proceeding to spatial integration. Our data point towards a
decadal decline of the CO2 sink in the Southern part of the SAF, most probably due
to both warming and less Fe input to surface waters from reduced water mixing. |
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