Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Dec 2010
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010georl..3723610t&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 37, Issue 23, CiteID L23610
Mathematics
Logic
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Oceanography: Physical: Air/Sea Interactions (0312, 3339), Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Air/Sea Constituent Fluxes (3339, 4504), Biogeosciences: Carbon Cycling (4806), Oceanography: General: Equatorial Oceanography, Oceanography: Biological And Chemical: Gases
Scientific paper
The ocean plays a major role in the global carbon cycle through the atmosphere-ocean partitioning of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Rain alters the physics and carbon chemistry at the ocean surface to increase the amount of CO2 taken up by the ocean. This paper presents the results of a preliminary study wherein rain measurements in the western equatorial Pacific are used to determine the enhanced transfer, chemical dilution and deposition effects of rain on air-sea CO2 exchange. Including these processes, the western equatorial Pacific CO2 flux is modified from an ocean source of +0.019 mol CO2 m-2 yr-1 to an ocean sink of -0.078 mol CO2 m-2 yr-1. This new understanding of rain effects changes the ocean's role in the global carbon budget, particularly in regions with low winds and high precipitation.
Christian James R.
Dickson Andrew G.
Ho David T.
McGillis Wade R.
Meinen Christopher S.
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