Processes determining the marine alkalinity and calcium carbonate saturation state distributions
We introduce a composite tracer for the marine system, Alk<sup>*</sup>, that has a global distribution primarily determined by CaCO<sub>3</sub> precipitation and dissolution. Alk<sup>*</sup> is also affected by riverine alkalinity from dissolved terrestrial carbon...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Biogeosciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/11/7349/2014/bg-11-7349-2014.pdf |