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Articles | Volume 13, issue 3
Articles | Volume 13, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-841-2016
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-841-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 13, issue 3
Research article
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12 Feb 2016
Research article |  | 12 Feb 2016

The impact of sedimentary alkalinity release on the water column CO2 system in the North Sea

H. Brenner, U. Braeckman, M. Le Guitton, and F. J. R. Meysman

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Alkalinity released from sediments of the southern North Sea can play an important role in the carbon cycle of the North Sea by lowering the pCO2 of the seawater and thus increasing the CO2 flux between the atmosphere and the water. However, not every single mole alkalinity generated in sediments leads to an additional CO2 uptake, as certain reactions in the water column can negate the respective alkalinity release.
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