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Saturation of the Southern Ocean CO 2 Sink Due to Recent Climate Change

Le Quéré, Corinne, Rödenbeck, Christian, Buitenhuis, Erik T., Conway, Thomas J., Langenfelds, Ray, Gomez, Antony, Labuschagne, Casper, Ramonet, Michel, Nakazawa, Takakiyo, Metzl, Nicolas, Gillett, Nathan, Heimann, Martin·2007·Science

Abstract

Based on observed atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) concentration and an inverse method, we estimate that the Southern Ocean sink of CO 2 has weakened between 1981 and 2004 by 0.08 petagrams of carbon per year per decade relative to the trend expected from the large increase in atmospheric CO 2 . We attribute this weakening to the observed increase in Southern Ocean winds resulting from human activities, which is projected to continue in the future. Consequences include a reduction of the efficiency of the Southern Ocean sink of CO 2 in the short term (about 25 years) and possibly a higher level of stabilization of atmospheric CO 2 on a multicentury time scale.

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Authors
Le Quéré, C., Rödenbeck, C., Buitenhuis, E. T., Conway, T. J., Langenfelds, R., Gomez, A., Labuschagne, C., Ramonet, M., Nakazawa, T., Metzl, N., Gillett, N., & Heimann, M.
Venue
Science
Published
2007-06-22
Volume
316
Issue
5832
Pages
1735-1738
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
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W2157121532
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908
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49.95
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Le Quéré, C., Rödenbeck, C., Buitenhuis, E. T., Conway, T. J., Langenfelds, R., Gomez, A., Labuschagne, C., Ramonet, M., Nakazawa, T., Metzl, N., Gillett, N., & Heimann, M. (2007). Saturation of the Southern Ocean CO 2 Sink Due to Recent Climate Change. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1136188

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