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| Titel |
The carbon budget of the North Sea |
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H. Thomas, Y. Bozec, H. J. W. Baar, K. Elkalay, M. Frankignoulle, L.-S. Schiettecatte, G. Kattner, A. V. Borges |
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| Sprache |
Englisch
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1726-4170
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| Erschienen |
In: Biogeosciences ; 2, no. 1 ; Nr. 2, no. 1 (2005-03-07), S.87-96 |
| Datensatznummer |
250000381
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/bg-2-87-2005.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| A carbon budget has been established for the North Sea, a shelf sea on the
NW European continental shelf. The carbon exchange fluxes with the North
Atlantic Ocean dominate the gross carbon budget. The net carbon budget –
more relevant to the issue of the contribution of the coastal ocean to the
marine carbon cycle – is dominated by the carbon inputs from rivers, the
Baltic Sea and the atmosphere. The North Sea acts as a sink for organic
carbon and thus can be characterised as a heterotrophic system. The dominant
carbon sink is the final export to the North Atlantic Ocean. More than
90% of the CO2 taken up from the atmosphere is exported to the North
Atlantic Ocean making the North Sea a highly efficient continental shelf
pump for carbon. |
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