Observations and synthesis to establish variability and trends of oceanic pH
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Exeter
Department Name: Geography
Abstract
We propose a programme of observations, combined with analysis of past and ongoing time series, to discover the magnitude of surface pH variations at seasonal-up-to-decadal time scales. We will address the Atlantic, UK shelf and slope waters, and selected locations in the Southern Ocean, using data from time series stations and volunteer observing ships (VOS), measuring three parameters of the marine carbonate system. The programme will be integrated with the efforts of colleagues in other European countries, (enablng better and longer-term coverage, and of of a wider area). It will be co-ordinated with the Surface ocean carbon atlas project (SOCAT) which aims to produce the most comprehensive and up to date data base to access all the quality data relevant to ocean carbon uptake, and from which pH trends can be derived. Estimation of decadal trends change will be set against the background of intra- and inter-annual variation.
Organisations
Publications
Bakker D
(2016)
A multi-decade record of high-quality <i>f</i>CO<sub>2</sub> data in version 3 of the Surface Ocean CO<sub>2</sub> Atlas (SOCAT)
in Earth System Science Data
Guallart E
(2015)
Trends in anthropogenic CO2 in water masses of the Subtropical North Atlantic Ocean
in Progress in Oceanography
Le Quéré C
(2015)
Global Carbon Budget 2015
in Earth System Science Data
Legge O
(2015)
The seasonal cycle of ocean-atmosphere CO 2 flux in Ryder Bay, west Antarctic Peninsula
in Geophysical Research Letters
Legge O
(2017)
The seasonal cycle of carbonate system processes in Ryder Bay, West Antarctic Peninsula
in Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
Ostle C
(2015)
Net community production in the North Atlantic Ocean derived from Volunteer Observing Ship data
in Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Rödenbeck C
(2014)
Interannual sea-air CO<sub>2</sub> flux variability from an observation-driven ocean mixed-layer scheme
in Biogeosciences
Schuster U
(2014)
Measurements of total alkalinity and inorganic dissolved carbon in the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent Southern Ocean between 2008 and 2010
in Earth System Science Data
| Description | Version 1 of the Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) has been made public in September 2011. Version 2 of SOCAT has been made public in June 2013. Version 3 was made public in September 2015. Version 1 has been documented in 2 peer-reviewed publications (Pfeil et al., 2013; Sabine et al., 2013). Version 2 has been documented in 1 peer-reviewed publication (Bakker et al., 2014) and Version 3 in one publication Bakker et al, 2016). |
| Exploitation Route | SOCAT products are used for the quantification of the global ocean carbon sink. Publications documenting SOCAT are cited in at least 18 scientific publications (as of 24/04/2014). SOCAT products can be used in process studies, for quantification of the ocean carbon sink and its variation and for the initialisation and validation of ocean carbon models. The 2013 Global Carbon Budget has used SOCAT (Le Quere et al., 2013 - accepted for ESSD). |
| Sectors | Environment |
| URL | http://www.socat.info/ |
| Description | Information about the ongoing acidification of the oceans is of substantial public and policy interest. This research provides essential baseline observation by which these effects can be assessed. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2010 |
| Sector | Environment |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal,Economic,Policy & public services |
| Description | Drivers of Observed Excess Alkalinity in the Upper Water Column - ocean sciences meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Drivers of Observed Excess Alkalinity in the Upper Water Column - ocean sciences meeting |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |