Increased CO2 uptake due to sea ice growth and decay in the Nordic Seas
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Increased CO2 uptake due to sea ice growth and decay in the Nordic Seas. / Rysgaard, S.; Bendtsen, J.; Pedersen, L. T.; Ramløv, H.; Glud, Ronnie Nøhr.
In: Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, Vol. 114, No. C09011, 2009, p. 1-9.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Increased CO2 uptake due to sea ice growth and decay in the Nordic Seas
AU - Rysgaard, S.
AU - Bendtsen, J.
AU - Pedersen, L. T.
AU - Ramløv, H.
AU - Glud, Ronnie Nøhr
N1 - KeyWords Plus: GREENLAND SEA; BARENTS SEA; OCEAN; TEMPERATURE; SEDIMENT; CIRCULATION; TRANSPORT; EXCHANGE; FLUXES; PCO(2)
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The uptake rates of atmospheric CO2 in the Nordic Seas are among the highest in the world's oceans. This has been ascribed mainly to a strong biological drawdown, but chemical processes within the sea ice itself have also been suggested to play a role. The importance of sea ice for the carbon uptake in the Nordic Seas is currently unknown. We present evidence from 50 localities in the Arctic Ocean that dissolved inorganic carbon is rejected together with brine from growing sea ice and that sea ice melting during summer is rich in carbonates. Model calculations show that melting of sea ice exported from the Arctic Ocean into the East Greenland current and the Nordic Seas plays an important and overlooked role in regulating the surface water partial pressure of CO2 and increases the seasonal CO2 uptake in the area by approximately 50%.
AB - The uptake rates of atmospheric CO2 in the Nordic Seas are among the highest in the world's oceans. This has been ascribed mainly to a strong biological drawdown, but chemical processes within the sea ice itself have also been suggested to play a role. The importance of sea ice for the carbon uptake in the Nordic Seas is currently unknown. We present evidence from 50 localities in the Arctic Ocean that dissolved inorganic carbon is rejected together with brine from growing sea ice and that sea ice melting during summer is rich in carbonates. Model calculations show that melting of sea ice exported from the Arctic Ocean into the East Greenland current and the Nordic Seas plays an important and overlooked role in regulating the surface water partial pressure of CO2 and increases the seasonal CO2 uptake in the area by approximately 50%.
U2 - 10.1029/2008JC005088
DO - 10.1029/2008JC005088
M3 - Journal article
VL - 114
SP - 1
EP - 9
JO - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
JF - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
SN - 0148-0227
IS - C09011
ER -
ID: 16812310