Warming could help make the Indian Ocean a stronger climate buffer
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Warming could help make the Indian Ocean a stronger climate buffer
The world's oceans help slow climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere, but how much they take up can vary throughout the year. New research, published in Geophysical Research Letters, suggests these seasonal patterns are changing across the Indian Ocean, potentially affecting how it helps to regulate Earth's climate.
A new study suggests significant changes in the seasonal cycles of carbon dioxide exchange between the Indian Ocean and the atmosphere. This discovery helps to better understand how the ocean becomes a natural defense against global warming.
The Indian Ocean releases carbon dioxide to the air in some regions and absorbs it in others. An analysis for the years 1980 to 2019 indicates that the south binds more CO2, while the emissions in the north and the equator decrease. At the same time, the seasonal differences in gas exchange have increased in many places. Hyderabad [...] The contribution Warming could make the Indian Ocean a stronger CO2 buffer appeared first on scanxx
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