Spatial and temporal variability of pCO2, carbon fluxes and saturation state on the West Florida Shelf
Journal of Geophysical Research C: Oceans
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Abstract
The West Florida Shelf (WFS) is a source of uncertainty for the Gulf of Mexico carbon budget. Data from the synthesis of approximately 135,000 pCO2 values from over 96 cruises from the WFS show that the shelf waters fluctuate between being a weak source to a weak sink of carbon with the atmosphere. Overall, the shelf acts as a weak source of CO2 at 0.32 ± 1.5 mol m-2 yr-1. Subregions, however, reveal slightly different trends, where surface waters associated with 40 m – 200 m isobaths in the northern and southern WFS are generally weak sinks all year, except for summer when they act as sources of CO2. Conversely, nearshore waters (< 40 m) are a source of CO2 are a source all year round, particularly the southern shallow waters. The pCO2 of seawater has been increasing at a rate of approximately 5.26 µatm yr-1 as compared to atmospheric pCO2 which has increased at a rate of about 1.7 µatm yr-1 from 1996 to 2016. The pCO2 and CO2 flux on the shelf from 1996 - 2016 have increased about 49 µatm, and 1.08 mol m-2, respectively. The WFS is emitting 9.23 Tg C yr-1, with the southern nearshore region emitting the most at 9.01 Tg C yr-1 and the northern region acting as a sink of -1.96 Tg C yr-1.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Spatial and temporal variability of pCO2, carbon fluxes and saturation state on the West Florida Shelf |
| Series title | Journal of Geophysical Research C: Oceans |
| DOI | 10.1029/2018JC014195 |
| Volume | 123 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Year Published | 2018 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Geophysical Union |
| Contributing office(s) | St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | 15 p. |
| First page | 6174 |
| Last page | 6188 |
| Country | United States |
| Other Geospatial | West Florida shelf |
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