Who knew there's waves and bubbles in the ocean.
Thank you scientists.
The ocean may have absorbed significantly more carbon dioxide (CO2) than previously calculated. A new study by the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and the Plymouth Marine Laboratory shows that the exchange of gases between air and sea is not symmetric, and that the global ocean has taken up around 15 per cent more CO2 than suggested by conventional estimates. In windy regions, air bubbles entrained by breaking waves substantially enhance the uptake of CO2. The results are based on extensive direct measurements from the ocean and have now been published in the journal Nature Communications.
Who knew there's waves and bubbles in the ocean.
Thank you scientists.
>The ocean may have absorbed significantly more carbon dioxide (CO2) than previously calculated. A new study by the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and the Plymouth Marine Laboratory shows that the exchange of gases between air and sea is not symmetric, and that the global ocean has taken up around 15 per cent more CO2 than suggested by conventional estimates. In windy regions, air bubbles entrained by breaking waves substantially enhance the uptake of CO2. The results are based on extensive direct measurements from the ocean and have now been published in the journal Nature Communications.