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Simultaneous assessment of oxygen- and nitrate-based net community production in a temperate shelf sea from a single ocean glider
Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, UK
Naomi Greenwood
Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, UK
Antony Birchill
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK
Alexander Beaton
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK
Matthew Palmer
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK
Jan Kaiser
Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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Short summary
The shallow shelf seas play a large role in the global cycling of CO2 and also support large fisheries. We use an autonomous underwater vehicle in the central North Sea to measure the rates of change in oxygen and nutrients.
Using these data we determine the amount of carbon dioxide taken out of the atmosphere by the sea and measure how productive the region is.
These observations will be useful for improving our predictive models and help us predict and adapt to a changing ocean.
The shallow shelf seas play a large role in the global cycling of CO2 and also support large...
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