How Arctic Ice Affects Gas Exchange Between Air and Sea
Scientists begin to fill a major data gap by investigating carbon dioxide dynamics in a remote region of the Arctic Ocean.
By Sarah Stanley 14 April 2017
Climate change is rapidly transforming the world’s oceans, and researchers are scrambling to understand what that means for the physical and biogeochemical processes that govern ocean systems around the world. Scientists have measured dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2) gas dynamics in many ocean regions to predict future CO2 exchange between the air and sea, which will influence ocean acidification and global warming. Nonetheless, such data are sorely lacking for remote polar regions, where sea ice hinders ship access.
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