西太平洋と中央赤道太平洋における地表水のPCO2の10年単位の変化
Taro Takahashi1, Stewart C Sutherland, Richard A Feely
1Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) of Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, USA. taka@ldeo.columbia.edu
まとめ
太平洋の赤道部分にある太平洋.
科学分野:
- 海洋学 海洋学とは
- 気候科学 気候科学
- バイオジオケミストリー バイオジオケミストリー
背景:
- 赤道太平洋は,大気中の二酸化炭素 (CO2) の重要な変動源である.
- この地域のCO2ダイナミクスを理解することは,気候モデリングに不可欠です.
研究 の 目的:
- 太平洋十年振動 (PDO) のフェーズシフトが赤道太平洋のCO2化学に与える影響を調査する.
- PDOシフト前と後のCO2 (PCO2) の表面水部分圧の変化を分析する.
主な方法:
- 1979年から2001年初頭までの地表水のPCO2データの分析.
- 温度変動と大気中のCO2吸収に対するPCO2データの修正.
主要な成果:
- 地表水のPCO2は,中央および西赤道太平洋のPDOシフト (1988-1992) 前に約20マイクロアトム/十年減少しました.
- PDOシフト後,地表水のPCO2は,約15マイクロアトム/十年増加した.
- これらのシフトは,赤道太平洋のCO2シンクとソースフローを大幅に変化させた.
結論:
- 太平洋十年振動の相変化は,赤道太平洋のCO2化学に,実質的かつ測定可能な影響を及ぼしています.
- PCO2のトレンドの変化は,炭素の吸収源または供給源としての海洋の役割に大きな変化を示しています.
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