Articles | Volume 16, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-605-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-605-2019
Research article
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01 Feb 2019
Research article |  | 01 Feb 2019

High-frequency variability of CO2 in Grand Passage, Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia

Rachel M. Horwitz, Alex E. Hay, William J. Burt, Richard A. Cheel, Joseph Salisbury, and Helmuth Thomas

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High-frequency CO2 measurements are used to quantify the daily and tidal cycles of dissolved carbon in the Bay of Fundy – home to the world's largest tides. The oscillating tidal flows drive a net carbon transport, and these results suggest that previously unaccounted for tidal variation could substantially modulate the coastal ocean's response to global ocean acidification. Evaluating the impact of rising atmospheric CO2 on coastal systems requires understanding this short-term variability.
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