Relative impacts of global changes and regional watershed changes on the inorganic carbon balance of the Chesapeake Bay

St-Laurent, Pierre; Friedrichs, Marjorie A. M.; Najjar, Raymond G.; Shadwick, Elizabeth H.; Tian, Hanqin; Yao, Yuanzhi

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-3779-2020

Articles | Volume 17, issue 14

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-3779-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-3779-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 14

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22 Jul 2020

Research article |

| 22 Jul 2020

Relative impacts of global changes and regional watershed changes on the inorganic carbon balance of the Chesapeake Bay

Pierre St-Laurent, Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs, Raymond G. Najjar, Elizabeth H. Shadwick, Hanqin Tian, and Yuanzhi Yao

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Over the past century, estuaries have experienced global (atmospheric CO₂ concentrations and temperature) and regional changes (river inputs, land use), but their relative impact remains poorly known. In the Chesapeake Bay, we find that global and regional changes have worked together to enhance how much atmospheric CO₂ is taken up by the estuary. The increased uptake is roughly equally due to the global and regional changes, providing crucial perspective for managers of the bay's watershed.