Interannual variability in the global uptake of CO2
Interannual variability in the global uptake of CO2
A major uncertainty are the causes for interannual variability of the global ocean uptake of CO2. Existing estimates, based on atmospheric CO2 data, indicate that peak-to-peak interannual variability in ocean uptake of CO2 is up to 2–4 Pg C year?1 (Pg = 1015 g), while those estimates based on ocean observations and models suggest that year-to-year variability is much smaller (?0.4–0.8 Pg C year?1). Here, it is shown that these differences can be partly reconciled if global air-sea CO2 flux estimates include the CO2 flux associated with tropical cyclones (TC), extra-tropical cyclones (ETC), and new air-sea CO2 gas exchange relationships. The impact of storm events on air-sea CO2 flux is influenced by climate variability such as the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), contributing to an interannual peak-to-peak variability in global ocean uptake of CO2 of up to ?1.8 Pg C year?1.
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Bates, Nicholas R.
954a83d6-8424-49e9-8acd-e606221c9c57
March 2002
Bates, Nicholas R.
954a83d6-8424-49e9-8acd-e606221c9c57
Bates, Nicholas R.
(2002)
Interannual variability in the global uptake of CO2.
Geophysical Research Letters, 29 (5), .
(doi:10.1029/2001GL013571).
Abstract
A major uncertainty are the causes for interannual variability of the global ocean uptake of CO2. Existing estimates, based on atmospheric CO2 data, indicate that peak-to-peak interannual variability in ocean uptake of CO2 is up to 2–4 Pg C year?1 (Pg = 1015 g), while those estimates based on ocean observations and models suggest that year-to-year variability is much smaller (?0.4–0.8 Pg C year?1). Here, it is shown that these differences can be partly reconciled if global air-sea CO2 flux estimates include the CO2 flux associated with tropical cyclones (TC), extra-tropical cyclones (ETC), and new air-sea CO2 gas exchange relationships. The impact of storm events on air-sea CO2 flux is influenced by climate variability such as the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), contributing to an interannual peak-to-peak variability in global ocean uptake of CO2 of up to ?1.8 Pg C year?1.
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Published date: March 2002
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Ocean Biochemistry & Ecosystems
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/358325
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