Sentences with phrase «driven changes in ocean chemistry»

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Cycles that drive changes in the ocean's chemistry and organisms take place over hours, days, seasons, years and even decades — timescales NEPTUNE can track.

By studying the chemistry of growth rings in the shells of the quahog clam, an international team led by experts from Cardiff University and Bangor University have pieced together the history of the North Atlantic Ocean over the past 1000 years and discovered how its role in driving the atmospheric climate has drastically changed.

How are humans driving changes in the chemistry of the ocean, and what might this mean for marine ecosystems in the future?

The ocean uptake of excess atmospheric carbon dioxide, the excess above preindustrial levels driven by human emissions, causes well - understood and substantial changes in seawater chemistry that can affect marine organisms and ecosystems.

«Ocean acidification» (OA), a change in seawater chemistry driven by increased uptake of atmospheric CO2 by the oceans, has probably been the most - studied single topic in marine science in recent times.