Articles | Volume 16, issue 14
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-2923-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-2923-2019
Research article
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31 Jul 2019
Research article |  | 31 Jul 2019

Sensitivity of atmospheric CO2 to regional variability in particulate organic matter remineralization depths

Jamie D. Wilson, Stephen Barker, Neil R. Edwards, Philip B. Holden, and Andy Ridgwell

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The remains of plankton rain down from the surface ocean to the deep ocean, acting to store CO2 in the deep ocean. We used a model of biology and ocean circulation to explore the importance of this process in different regions of the ocean. The amount of CO2 stored in the deep ocean is most sensitive to changes in the Southern Ocean. As plankton in the Southern Ocean are likely those most impacted by future climate change, the amount of CO2 they store in the deep ocean could also be affected.
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