Sentences with phrase «seawater absorbs»

For example, as temperatures warm, seawater absorbs less carbon dioxide, and as precipitation patterns change and plants grow (or die), they take up more (or less) carbon.

«The process of making lime generates CO2, but adding the lime to seawater absorbs almost twice as much CO2.

Not exact matches

Aequorin gives out blue light when it binds with calcium in seawater; this light is absorbed by GFP, which then emits an intense green glow.

At the other end of the range, red light is quickly absorbed in seawater.

TEPCO is currently injecting seawater and boric acid — boron absorbs the neutrons that radioactive materials give off to prevent any self - sustaining fission — into two of the three reactors, according to the company's statements.

However, as atmospheric CO2 is absorbed by seawater, ocean pH declines.

The shrinking sea ice drives a classic positive feedback loop: as more ice melts, fewer patches of white snow reflect solar energy, and larger regions of dark, sunlight - absorbing seawater open up — both causing the ice to melt even faster.

Acidification refers to a lowering of the pH of seawater when it absorbs carbon dioxide, pushing it closer to the acidic end of the scale, although it is still slightly alkaline.

But when absorbed by seawater, the greenhouse gas triggers chemical reactions, causing the ocean to acidify.

There is of course a lot of uncertainty about the details, that affect the melt rates, we just don't know how quickly warmer seawater will undercut floating glaciers, and buildup of darker older snow / ice layers will increase the amount of absorbed sun light.

Atmospheric CO2 absorbed by the oceans» surface water produces carbonic acid, the same acid that gives soft drinks their fizz, making certain carbonate minerals dissolve more readily in seawater.

This is the drop in seawater pH as the oceans absorb an estimated 22 million tons of carbon dioxide from the 80 million tons emitted each day by human activities.

just a small example: rain washes CO2 from the air into the sea - > water turns CO2 into carbonic acid - > coral absorbs that compound — > keeps the carbon for itself - > releases the oxygen from the CO2 molecule, to replenish the seawater with oxygen.

(CO2 is soluble in seawater — the oceans do indeed absorb considerable human - emitted CO2.)-RRB-

If the icecap melts, the sun's heat will be absorbed by seawater rather than being reflected back into space.

When atmospheric carbon dioxide is absorbed into the ocean, it reacts to produce carbonic acid, increasing the acidity of seawater and diminishing the amount of a key building block (carbonate) used by marine species like shellfish and corals to make their shells and skeletons.

As plastic debris floats in the seawater, it absorbs dangerous pollutants like PCBs, DDT and PAH.

Although the CO2 that is taken up by the ocean does not contribute to greenhouse warming, ocean warming reduces the solubility of carbon dioxide in seawater; and thus reduces the amount of CO2 the oceans can absorb from the atmosphere.

Fish are known to absorb calcium from seawater, binding it to carbon and excreting it as a carbonate molecule that can form a weak base capable of neutralizing ocean acidity.

While a range of factors can contribute to warmer seawater, both the frequency and severity of these bleaching events is expected to increase in line with global temperatures, as the ocean absorbs much of the extra heat.

A small rise or fall in temperature seemed likely to cause a rise or fall in the gas levels (for example, when seawater got warmer it would evaporate some CO2 into the atmosphere, whereas it would absorb the gas during a cooling period).

The more acidic that seawater is, the less low - and mid-frequency sound that it absorbs, letting those frequencies travel farther.

While the interactions causing this phenomenon aren't completely understood, chemists do know that seawater of different pHs absorbs specific frequencies differently.

It does this by shifting the series of equilibria (below) to the right, thereby increasing the capacity of seawater to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and by decreasing the propensity for seawater to desorb carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.»

We have ice melting to water with no CO2, absorbing 300 ppm by the time it is seawater, and you are saying that the release of CO2 is only a miserable 16 ppm per degree??

But also, over time, most of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is absorbed by the ocean, where it reacts with seawater to form an acid that is corrosive to coral reefs, shellfish, and other marine life.

To calculate possible benefits of policy action, the study provides «maximum feasible reduction scenarios» that take into account the incorporation of emissions control technologies such as seawater scrubbers that absorb sulfur dioxide emitted during the burning of diesel fuel.

In past climate changes, warming temperatures produced increased CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere, unlike today, when humans release CO2 which is partially absorbed by plants and by seawater.

As some had pointed out ever since the 19th century, in times when sunlight fell more strongly on northern latitudes in the spring, snow and sea ice would not linger so long; the dark earth and seawater would absorb more sunlight, and get warmer.

We can use solar absorber rafts to evaporate seawater to enhance orographic rainfall on the east coast of Australia.

«Ocean pH tells us about the amount of carbon absorbed by ancient seawater, but we can get even more information by also considering changes in the isotopes of carbon, as these provide an indication of its source,» says Andy Ridgwell, co-author of the study.

The oceans absorb carbon dioxide, causing seawater to be 30 % more acidic than it was in pre-industrial times.