How does the world’s largest river affect carbon chemistry in the tropical Atlantic? We show that the Amazon River plume can reduce carbon chemistry by up to 11%, based on observations from the fantastic @socatco2.bsky.social & #GLODAP datasets! 💙
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Amazon River Plume Control on Carbonate Chemistry in the Western Tropical Atlantic
Amazon River Plume reduces sea surface fCO2, total alkalinity, dissolved inorganic carbon, and carbonate species by ∼8%–10% across the western Tropical Atlantic Combined dilution, photosynthesis,...
