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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
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Ecosystem Studies, Royal Netherlands Institute for
Sea Research (NIOZ), Korringaweg 7, 4401 NT Yerseke, the Netherlands
U. Braeckman
Marine Biology Research Group, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S8,
9000 Ghent, Belgium
M. Le Guitton
Department of Ecosystem Studies, Royal Netherlands Institute for
Sea Research (NIOZ), Korringaweg 7, 4401 NT Yerseke, the Netherlands
F. J. R. Meysman
Department of Ecosystem Studies, Royal Netherlands Institute for
Sea Research (NIOZ), Korringaweg 7, 4401 NT Yerseke, the Netherlands
Department of Analytical, Environmental and
Geochemistry, Free University of Brussels (VUB), Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels,
Belgium
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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.
Alkalinity released from sediments of the southern North Sea can play an important role in the...
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