Observing the Arctic Ocean carbon cycle in a changing environment
Climate warming is especially pronounced in the Arctic, which has led to decreased sea-ice coverage and substantial permafrost thawing. These changes have a profound impact on the carbon cycle that directly affects the air–sea exchange of carbon dioxide (CO2), possibly leading to substantial feedbac...
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| description | Climate warming is especially pronounced in the Arctic, which has led to decreased sea-ice coverage and substantial permafrost thawing. These changes have a profound impact on the carbon cycle that directly affects the air–sea exchange of carbon dioxide (CO2), possibly leading to substantial feedback on atmospheric CO2 concentration. Several recent studies have indicated such feedback but the future quantitative impact is very uncertain. To minimize these uncertainties, there is a need for extensive field studies in order to achieve both a better process understanding as well as to detect probable trends in these processes. In this contribution, we describe a number of processes that have been reported to be impacted by climate change and suggest a coordinated international observational programme for their study. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb360d3f504c4dc0b7e03282d01d1cd22022-12-22T00:10:36ZengNorwegian Polar InstitutePolar Research1751-83692015-12-0134011210.3402/polar.v34.2689126891Observing the Arctic Ocean carbon cycle in a changing environmentLeif G. Anderson0Robie W. Macdonald1Department of Marine Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Kemivägen 10, SE-412 96 Goteborg, SwedenDepartment of Fisheries and Oceans, Institute of Ocean Sciences, 9860 West Saanich Road, P.O. Box 6000, Sidney, British Columbia V8L 4B2, CanadaClimate warming is especially pronounced in the Arctic, which has led to decreased sea-ice coverage and substantial permafrost thawing. These changes have a profound impact on the carbon cycle that directly affects the air–sea exchange of carbon dioxide (CO2), possibly leading to substantial feedback on atmospheric CO2 concentration. Several recent studies have indicated such feedback but the future quantitative impact is very uncertain. To minimize these uncertainties, there is a need for extensive field studies in order to achieve both a better process understanding as well as to detect probable trends in these processes. In this contribution, we describe a number of processes that have been reported to be impacted by climate change and suggest a coordinated international observational programme for their study.http://www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/26891/pdf_52Ocean time seriesinternational coordinationclimate change |
| spellingShingle | Leif G. Anderson Robie W. Macdonald Observing the Arctic Ocean carbon cycle in a changing environment Polar Research Ocean time series international coordination climate change |
| title | Observing the Arctic Ocean carbon cycle in a changing environment |
| title_full | Observing the Arctic Ocean carbon cycle in a changing environment |
| title_fullStr | Observing the Arctic Ocean carbon cycle in a changing environment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Observing the Arctic Ocean carbon cycle in a changing environment |
| title_short | Observing the Arctic Ocean carbon cycle in a changing environment |
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| topic | Ocean time series international coordination climate change |
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