Changes in ocean circulation and carbon storage are decoupled from air-sea CO<sub>2</sub> fluxes

The spatial distribution of the air-sea flux of carbon dioxide is a poor indicator of the underlying ocean circulation and of ocean carbon storage. The weak dependence on circulation arises because mixing-driven changes in solubility-driven and biologically-driven air-sea fluxes largely cancel out....

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Main Authors: A. Gnanadesikan, I. Marinov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-02-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/8/505/2011/bg-8-505-2011.pdf