An Accounting of the Observed Increase in Oceanic and Atmospheric CO2 and the Outlook for the Future
Observations of CO2 accumulation in the atmosphere and ocean show that they are approximately equal to the total amount emitted by burning of fossil fuels since 1850. A mass balance calculation is carried out with ocean uptake satisfying two observed constraints, and with net terrestrial emissions a...
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| Language: | English |
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The Oceanography Society
2009-12-01
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| Series: | Oceanography |
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| Online Access: | http://tos.org/oceanography/issues/issue_archive/issue_pdfs/22_4/22-4_tans.pdf |