The Potential Impact of Nuclear Conflict on Ocean Acidification

Lovenduski, Nicole S.; Harrison, Cheryl S.; Olivarez, Holly; Bardeen, Charles G.; Toon, Owen B.; Coupe, Joshua; Robock, Alan; Rohr, Tyler; Stevenson, Samantha

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The Potential Impact of Nuclear Conflict on Ocean Acidification

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2020
By Lovenduski, Nicole S. ; Harrison, Cheryl S. ; Olivarez, Holly ; ...

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Geophysical Research Letters
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Lovenduski, Nicole S. ; Harrison, Cheryl S. ; Olivarez, Holly ; Bardeen, Charles G. ; Toon, Owen B. ; Coupe, Joshua ; Robock, Alan ; Rohr, Tyler ; Stevenson, Samantha
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Wedemonstratethattheglobalcoolingresultingfromarangeofnuclearconflictscenarios wouldtemporarilyincreasethepHinthesurfaceoceanbyupto0.06unitsovera5-yearperiod,briefly alleviatingthedeclineinpHassociatedwithoceanacidification.Conversely,theglobalcoolingdissolvesatmosphericcarbonintotheupperocean,drivinga0.1to0.3unitdecreaseinthearagonitesaturationstate ( Ωarag)thatpersistsfor ∼10years.ThepeakanomalyinpHoccurs2yearspostconflict,whilethe Ωarag anomalypeaks4-to5-yearspostconflict.Thedecreasein Ωaragwouldexacerbateaprimarythreatofocean acidification:theinabilityofmarinecalcifyingorganismstomaintaintheirshells/skeletonsinacorrosive
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General Earth And Planetary Sciences Geophysics General Earth And Planetary Sciences General Earth And Planetary Sciences
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Geophysical Research Letters, 47(3)
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2019gl086246
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0094-8276 ; 1944-8007
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