Evidence for elevated alkalinity in the glacial Southern Ocean
An increase in whole ocean alkalinity during glacial periods could account, in part, for the drawdown of atmospheric CO₂ into the ocean. Such an increase was inevitable due to the near elimination of shelf area for the burial of coral reef alkalinity. We present evidence, based on downcore measureme...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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American Geophysical Union
2010
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