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OCEAN ATMOSPHERE CARBON EXCHANGE [1 record]

Record 1 2023-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Geochemistry
  • Environment
CONT

Ocean atmosphere carbon exchange. Carbon dioxide ... is a soluble gas [that] dissolves in the oceans and is taken up by marine plants (phytoplankton). A natural cycle results in which CO2 is absorbed from the atmosphere in some (generally cooler and more biologically active) parts of the ocean and released back to the atmosphere in other (generally warmer and less biologically active) parts.

OBS

ocean-atmosphere CO2 exchange: written ocean-atmosphere CO2 exchange.

OBS

ocean-air CO2 exchange: written ocean-air CO2 exchange.

OBS

air-sea CO2 exchange: written air-sea CO2 exchange.

Key term(s)
  • ocean-atmosphere carbon exchange

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Géochimie
  • Environnement
OBS

échange de CO2 océan-atmosphère : s'écrit échange de CO2 océan-atmosphère.

Spanish

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