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Research article
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24 Jan 2019
Research article |
| 24 Jan 2019
| 24 Jan 2019
Predicting near-term variability in ocean carbon uptake
Nicole S. Lovenduski
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Stephen G. Yeager
Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Keith Lindsay
Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Matthew C. Long
Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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Short summary
This paper shows that the absorption of carbon dioxide by the ocean is predictable several years in advance. This is important because fossil-fuel-derived carbon dioxide is largely responsible for anthropogenic global warming and because carbon dioxide emission management and global carbon cycle budgeting exercises can benefit from foreknowledge of ocean carbon absorption. The promising results from this new forecast system justify the need for additional oceanic observations.
This paper shows that the absorption of carbon dioxide by the ocean is predictable several years...
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