Spatial variability in the sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide in the North Atlantic

In spring 1989, the surface partial pressure of carbon dioxide, total inorganic carbon, chlorophyll, temperature and salinity at several locations in the northeast Atlantic were mapped. The inhomogeneity observed suggests that estimates of the oceanic sink for fossil fuel inferred from existing data...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1991-03, Vol.350 (6313), p.50-53
Main Authors: Watson, Andrew J, Robinson, C, Robinson, J. E, le B. Williams, P. J, Fasham, M. J. R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atmosphere
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Gases
Marine
Oceans
Physics of the oceans
Sea-air exchange processes
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Summary:In spring 1989, the surface partial pressure of carbon dioxide, total inorganic carbon, chlorophyll, temperature and salinity at several locations in the northeast Atlantic were mapped. The inhomogeneity observed suggests that estimates of the oceanic sink for fossil fuel inferred from existing data will be subject to significant error.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/350050a0