Modulation of ocean acidification by decadal climate variability in the Gulf of Alaska

Claudine Hauri; Rémi Pagès; Andrew M. P. McDonnell; Malte F. Stuecker; Seth L. Danielson; Katherine Hedstrom; Brita Irving; Cristina Schultz; Scott C. Doney

doi:10.1038/s43247-021-00254-z

Communications Earth & Environment (Sep 2021)

Modulation of ocean acidification by decadal climate variability in the Gulf of Alaska

Claudine Hauri,
Rémi Pagès,
Andrew M. P. McDonnell,
Malte F. Stuecker,
Seth L. Danielson,
Katherine Hedstrom,
Brita Irving,
Cristina Schultz,
Scott C. Doney

Affiliations

Claudine Hauri: International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Rémi Pagès: International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Andrew M. P. McDonnell: College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Malte F. Stuecker: Department of Oceanography and International Pacific Research Center, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Seth L. Danielson: College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Katherine Hedstrom: College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Brita Irving: International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Cristina Schultz: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Cooperative Institute for Modeling the Earth System, Princeton University
Scott C. Doney: Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00254-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Decadal wind patterns enhance upwelling of carbon-rich waters and increase apparent surface ocean acidification rates in the Gulf of Alaska, according to a 34-year regional ocean biogeochemical hindcast model simulation.

Published in Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN: 2662-4435 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Geology; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsenv/

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