Articles | Volume 23, issue 15
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-5399-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-5399-2026
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04 Aug 2026
Research article |  | 04 Aug 2026

Air–sea CO2 exchange in the Southern Adriatic Sea: assessing its role as a moderate carbon sink over the last decade (2015–2024)

Carlotta Dentico, Gianpiero Cossarini, Giuseppe Civitarese, Michele Giani, Angelo Rubino, and Vanessa Cardin

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The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is rising due to human activities. The ocean has absorbed almost 30 % of the total emissions and stored in deeper waters. We studied the southern Adriatic, an area where dense water forms and sinks, helping move carbon from the surface to depth. Using a recently validated long-term dataset, we found that over the past decade this region acted as a net sink of carbon dioxide, highlighting its role in storing carbon in the Mediterranean Sea.
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