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Southern Ocean carbon sink change

The Southern Oceans are recognized as an important carbon sink currently taking up approximately 15% of anthropogenic CO2. Models predict that as the atmospheric concentration of CO2 increases, so should the ocean’s absorptive capacity. This seems to be happening in most areas, but not so in the Southern Ocean, which is observed to have a declining ability to absorb CO2.

Year: 2006

From collection: Blue Carbon-The Role of Healthy Oceans in Binding Carbon

Cartographer: Riccardo Pravettoni

Tags: Environment Security

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