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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-6271-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-6271-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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A modelling study of temporal and spatial pCO2 variability on the biologically active and temperature-dominated Scotian Shelf
Krysten Rutherford
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, 1355 Oxford Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4R2, Canada
Katja Fennel
Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, 1355 Oxford Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4R2, Canada
Dariia Atamanchuk
Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, 1355 Oxford Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4R2, Canada
Douglas Wallace
Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, 1355 Oxford Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4R2, Canada
Helmuth Thomas
Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, 1355 Oxford Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4R2, Canada
Institute of Coastal Research, Helmholtz Center Geesthacht, 215502 Geesthacht, Germany
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Using a regional model of the northwestern North Atlantic shelves in combination with a surface water time series and repeat transect observations, we investigate surface CO2 variability on the Scotian Shelf. The study highlights a strong seasonal cycle in shelf-wide pCO2 and spatial variability throughout the summer months driven by physical events. The simulated net flux of CO2 on the Scotian Shelf is out of the ocean, deviating from the global air–sea CO2 flux trend in continental shelves.
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