Sentences with phrase «ocean alkalinity»
"Ocean alkalinity" refers to the measure of how basic or alkaline the ocean water is. It indicates the concentration of substances in the water that can neutralize or reduce acidity. Higher alkalinity in the ocean is important for maintaining a stable and healthy marine environment. Full definition
and «Therefore, as opposed to the doomsayers, ie AGW followers, one should be concerned with the (realistic) pH scale rather than the amplifying [H +] when one is discussing ocean alkalinity changes.»
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Temperature and salinity measurements averaged between 2010 and 2014 to show ocean alkalinity.
Modulated by ocean alkalinity, at 400 ppm atmospheric CO2, surface seawater declines to pH 8.2 or 8.1 (blue curve).
Boron isotope data Arabian Margin (Neo-Tethyan Ocean) combined with a quantitative modelling suggest that during the latest Permian, increased ocean alkalinity primed the Earth system with a low level of atmospheric CO2 and a high ocean buffering capacity.
Climate engineering by enhancement of ocean alkalinity: impacts on the Earth system and a comparison with solar radiation management.
Two benefits for the price of one Rau's research, which appeared in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, goes on to suggest that the resulting solution would not only sequester carbon from the atmosphere, but would also «add to ocean alkalinity that would help buffer and offset the effects of ongoing marine acidification.»
The increased carbon dioxide absorbed by the oceans is being recorded as a measured decrease in ocean alkalinity.