Coastal sink outpaces open ocean

Laure Resplandy ()
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Laure Resplandy: Princeton University

Nature Climate Change, 2024, vol. 14, issue 4, 312-313

Abstract: The ocean stores about 30% of the carbon emitted by human activities, regulating atmospheric CO2 levels and the Earth’s climate. Research suggests that this uptake of CO2 has strengthened much faster in coastal ocean waters than in the open ocean due to enhanced biological activity.

Date: 2024
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