A novel estimate of ocean oxygen utilisation points to a reduced rate of respiration in the ocean interior
The Apparent Oxygen Utilisation (AOU) is a classical measure of the amount of oxygen respired in the ocean's interior. We show that AOU systematically overestimates True Oxygen Utilisation (TOU) in 6 coupled circulation-biogeochemical ocean models. This is due to atmosphere–ocean oxygen disequi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2013-11-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/10/7723/2013/bg-10-7723-2013.pdf |