Using present-day observations to detect when anthropogenic change forces
surface ocean carbonate chemistry outside preindustrial bounds

Sutton, Adrienne J.; Sabine, Christopher L.; Feely, Richard A.; Cai, Wei-Jun; Cronin, Meghan F.; McPhaden, Michael J.; Morell, Julio M.; Newton, Jan A.; Noh, Jae-Hoon; Ólafsdóttir, Sólveig R.; Salisbury, Joseph E.; Send, Uwe; Vandemark, Douglas C.; Weller, Robert A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-5065-2016

Articles | Volume 13, issue 17

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-5065-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-5065-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 17

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13 Sep 2016

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Using present-day observations to detect when anthropogenic change forces surface ocean carbonate chemistry outside preindustrial bounds

Adrienne J. Sutton, Christopher L. Sabine, Richard A. Feely, Wei-Jun Cai, Meghan F. Cronin, Michael J. McPhaden, Julio M. Morell, Jan A. Newton, Jae-Hoon Noh, Sólveig R. Ólafsdóttir, Joseph E. Salisbury, Uwe Send, Douglas C. Vandemark, and Robert A. Weller

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Review report', Anonymous Referee #1, 26 Apr 2016
- AC1: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #1', Adrienne Sutton, 18 Jun 2016
RC2: 'minor revisions', Anonymous Referee #2, 29 Apr 2016
- AC2: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #2', Adrienne Sutton, 18 Jun 2016
RC3: 'referee comment', Anonymous Referee #3, 10 May 2016
- AC3: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #3', Adrienne Sutton, 18 Jun 2016

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (24 Jun 2016) by Jean-Pierre Gattuso

AR by Adrienne Sutton on behalf of the Authors (14 Jul 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (26 Jul 2016) by Jean-Pierre Gattuso

AR by Adrienne Sutton on behalf of the Authors (10 Aug 2016) Manuscript

Short summary

Ocean carbonate observations from surface buoys reveal that marine life is currently exposed to conditions outside preindustrial bounds at 12 study locations around the world. Seasonal conditions in the California Current Ecosystem and Gulf of Maine also exceed thresholds that may impact shellfish larvae. High-resolution observations place long-term change in the context of large natural variability: a necessary step to understand ocean acidification impacts under real-world conditions.