Context
Observations from research aircraft show that the Southern Ocean absorbs much more carbon from the atmosphere than it releases, confirming it is a very strong carbon sink and an important buffer for the effects of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new, NASA-supported study.
Background
Analysis
What has been found?
About Southern Ocean
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What is the basis of measurement?
Carbonate ions Carbonate ions are an important building block of structures such as sea shells and coral skeletons. Decreases in carbonate ions can make building and maintaining shells and other calcium carbonate structures difficult for calcifying organisms such as oysters, clams, sea urchins, shallow water corals, deep sea corals, and calcareous plankton. |
How Oceans act as a carbon sponge?
Conclusion
As society continues to emit more CO2, understanding the location, scale and variability of carbon sinks is crucial to understand the future trajectory of climate change, and evaluating the impact of future emission reductions measures and CO2 removal technologies.
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