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Internal consistency of the inorganic carbon system in the Arctic Ocean

Ryan J. Woosley, Frank J. Millero, Taro Takahashi

Limnology and Oceanography Methods · 2017

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Abstract Highly accurate and precise measurements of the inorganic carbon system are crucial for monitoring and assessing the uptake of anthropogenic CO 2 by the ocean. The Arctic Ocean is an area of particular interest due to Arctic amplification of climate change. Internally consistent constants are essential for making high quality CO 2 system measurements and for calculating the full suite of carbon parameters. Temperatures and salinities in the Arctic are near or below the valid ranges of most carbon system constants, but the applicability has never been fully assessed in the Arctic. Using measurements of all four carbon parameters (total alkalinity, total CO 2 , pH, and p CO 2 ) made on the Arctic GEOTRACES/GO‐SHIP cruise in summer 2015, we evaluate the internal consistency of six di

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Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1002/lom3.10208
Catalogue ID
BFmoakvhu2-pirnto
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