Climatic modulation of surface acidification rates through summertime wind forcing in the Southern Ocean

Liang Xue; Wei-Jun Cai; Taro Takahashi; Libao Gao; Rik Wanninkhof; Meng Wei; Kuiping Li; Lin Feng; Weidong Yu

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-05443-7

Nature Communications (Aug 2018)

Climatic modulation of surface acidification rates through summertime wind forcing in the Southern Ocean

Liang Xue,
Wei-Jun Cai,
Taro Takahashi,
Libao Gao,
Rik Wanninkhof,
Meng Wei,
Kuiping Li,
Lin Feng,
Weidong Yu

Affiliations

Liang Xue: First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration
Wei-Jun Cai: School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware
Taro Takahashi: Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Libao Gao: First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration
Rik Wanninkhof: NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Meng Wei: First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration
Kuiping Li: First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration
Lin Feng: First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration
Weidong Yu: First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05443-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The Southern Annular Mode is a dominant climate variability mode in the Southern Ocean. Using observational data, the authors show a strong climatic modulation of ocean acidification via Southern Annular Mode -related winds.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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