Abstract.

"Understanding the response of the ocean to global warming, including the renewal of ocean waters from the surface (ventilation), is important for future climate predictions. Oxygen (O2) distributions in the ocean thermocline have proven an effective way to infer changes in ventilation because physical processes (ventilation and circulation) that supply oxygen are thought to be primarily responsible for changes in interior oxygen concentrations. Here, the focus is on the North Pacific thermocline, where some of the world ocean's largest oxygen variations have been observed. [...]".

 

Source: Biogeosciences
Authors: Sabine Mecking & Kyla Drushka
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-2023-132

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