Global air-sea surface carbon dioxide transfer velocity and flux estimated using 17 a altimeter data and a new algorithm

YU Tan; HE Yijun; YAN Xiaohai

doi:10.1007/s13131-013-0362-9

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YU Tan, HE Yijun, YAN Xiaohai. Global air-sea surface carbon dioxide transfer velocity and flux estimated using 17 a altimeter data and a new algorithm[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2013, 32(10): 24-33. doi: 10.1007/s13131-013-0362-9

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YU Tan, HE Yijun, YAN Xiaohai. Global air-sea surface carbon dioxide transfer velocity and flux estimated using 17 a altimeter data and a new algorithm[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2013, 32(10): 24-33. doi: 10.1007/s13131-013-0362-9

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Global air-sea surface carbon dioxide transfer velocity and flux estimated using 17 a altimeter data and a new algorithm

doi: 10.1007/s13131-013-0362-9

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Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China;University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;School of Marine Sciences, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China;Key Laboratory of Chinese Academy of Sciences for Ocean Circulation and Waves(KLOCAW), Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China;College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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School of Marine Sciences, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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Center for Remote Sensing, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA

Received Date: 2012-09-10
Rev Recd Date: 2012-12-27

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Abstract

The global distributions of the air-sea CO₂ transfer velocity and flux are retrieved from TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason altimeter data from October 1992 to December 2009 using a combined algorithm.The 17 a average global,area-weighted,Schmidt number-corrected mean gas transfer velocity is 21.26 cm/h,and the full exploration of the uncertainty of this estimate awaits further data.The average total CO₂ flux(calculated by carbon)from atmosphere to ocean during the 17 a was 2.58 Pg/a.The highest transfer velocity is in the circumpolar current area,because of constant high wind speeds and currents there.This results in strong CO₂ fluxes.CO₂ fluxes are strong but opposite direction in the equatorial east Pacific Ocean,because the air-sea CO₂ partial pressure difference is the largest in the global oceans.The results differ from the previous studies calculated using the wind speed.It is demonstrated that the air-sea transfer velocity is very important for estimating air-sea CO₂ flux.It is critical to have an accurate estimation for improving calculation of CO₂ flux within climate change studies.
- altimeter,
- remote sensing,
- sea surface carbon dioxide transfer velocity,
- carbon dioxide flux

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