Decline of the Black Sea oxygen inventory

We show that from 1955 to 2015, the inventory of oxygen in the Black Sea has decreased by 44 % and the basin-averaged oxygen penetration depth has decreased from 140 m in 1955 to 90 m in 2015, which is the shallowest annual value recorded during that period.<br><br> The oxygenated Black...

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Main Authors: A. Capet, E. V. Stanev, J.-M. Beckers, J. W. Murray, M. Grégoire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-03-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/13/1287/2016/bg-13-1287-2016.pdf