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PMEL Publications Abstract


FY 2018

Hot and sour in the deep ocean

Sabine, C.L.

Nature Clim. Change, 7(12), 854–855, doi: 10.1038/s41558-017-0018-4, View online (2017)


Stable layering in the ocean limits the rate that human-derived carbon dioxide can acidify the deep ocean. Now observations show that ocean warming, however, can enhance deep-ocean acidification through increased organic matter decomposition.


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