Stratification constrains future heat and carbon uptake in the Southern Ocean between 30°S and 55°S

Timothée Bourgeois; Nadine Goris; Jörg Schwinger; Jerry F. Tjiputra

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-27979-5

Nature Communications (Jan 2022)

Stratification constrains future heat and carbon uptake in the Southern Ocean between 30°S and 55°S

Timothée Bourgeois,
Nadine Goris,
Jörg Schwinger,
Jerry F. Tjiputra

Affiliations

Timothée Bourgeois: NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
Nadine Goris: NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
Jörg Schwinger: NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
Jerry F. Tjiputra: NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-27979-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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The heat and carbon uptakes in the Southern Ocean between 30°S and 55°S are critical for mitigating climate change. Here the authors find that projection uncertainties of both uptakes are reduced drastically when using the water column stability as an emergent constraint.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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