Controls on surface water carbonate chemistry along North American ocean margins

Anthropogenic CO2 is acidifying the ocean, but knowledge of the carbonate properties underlying these dynamics in coastal oceans is lacking. Here, the authors reveal spatial distribution patterns and variability in carbonate chemistry along North America’s coasts.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wei-Jun Cai, Yuan-Yuan Xu, Richard A. Feely, Rik Wanninkhof, Bror Jönsson, Simone R. Alin, Leticia Barbero, Jessica N. Cross, Kumiko Azetsu-Scott, Andrea J. Fassbender, Brendan R. Carter, Li-Qing Jiang, Pierre Pepin, Baoshan Chen, Najid Hussain, Janet J. Reimer, Liang Xue, Joseph E. Salisbury, José Martín Hernández-Ayón, Chris Langdon, Qian Li, Adrienne J. Sutton, Chen-Tung A. Chen, Dwight K. Gledhill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16530-z