Posted on EPOCA: 09 Jul 2012 Based on measurements from the WOCE/JGOFS global CO2 survey, the CLIVAR/CO2 Repeat Hydrography Program and the Canadian Line P survey, we have observed an average decrease of 0.34% yr−1 in the saturation state of surface seawater in the Pacific Ocean with respect to aragonite and calcite. The
Month: July 2012
Natural intrusions of hypoxic, low pH water into nearshore marine environments on the California coast
Posted on EPOCA: 09 Jul 2012 A decade-long time series recorded in Central California demonstrates that a shallow, near-shore environment (17 m depth) is regularly inundated with pulses of cold, hypoxic and low-pH water. During these episodes, oxygen can drop to physiologically stressful levels, and pH can reach values that potentially
Global network will track acidifying oceans
Posted on EPOCA: 04 Jul 2012 Remote sensors and research cruises aim to measure aquatic impacts of carbon dioxide. A global effort to track ocean acidification has begun to take shape, as researchers this week made plans to set up an international network of monitoring stations. The seas absorb roughly