In the North Atlantic, Oceanic Currents Play a Greater Role in the Absorption of Carbon Than Previously Thought

The ocean traps carbon through two principal mechanisms: a biological pump and a physical pump linked to oceanic currents. A team of researchers from CNRS, IRD, the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, UPMC and UBO (1) have managed to quantify the role of these two pumps in an area of the North Atlantic.

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Keywords: CARBON SEQUESTRING, CLIMATE CHANGE, OCEAN CURRENTS, OCEAN DYNAMICS

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Related Topics: Interaction with the carbon cycle, Ocean-atmosphere interface, Ocean dynamics, Ocean Dynamics, Area 48: Atlantic, Antarctic

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