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The Importance of Freshwater to Spatial Variability of Aragonite Saturation State in the Gulf of Alaska
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2017
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Source: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 122(11), 8482-8502
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Journal Title:Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
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Description:High-latitude and subpolar regions like the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) are more vulnerable than equatorial regions to rising carbon dioxide (CO 2) levels, in part due to local processes that amplify the global signal. Recent field observations have shown that the shelf of the GOA is currently experiencing seasonal corrosive events (carbonate mineral saturation states X,X<1), including suppressed Xin response to ocean acidification as well as local processes like increased low-alkalinity glacial meltwater discharge. Whilethe glacial discharge mainly influences the inner shelf, on the outer shelf, upwelling brings corrosive waters from the deep GOA. In this work, we develop a high-resolution model for carbon dynamics in the GOA, identify regions of high variability of X, and test the sensitivity of those regions to changes in the chemistry
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Source:Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 122(11), 8482-8502
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ISSN:2169-9275
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