Estimated cumulative oceanic anthropogenic CO2 sink in 1994, for the ocean region

Value 118 PgC Range: ±19 PgC
Organism Biosphere
Reference Sabine CL et al., The oceanic sink for anthropogenic CO2. Science. 2004 Jul 16 305(5682):367-71. p.367 right column 2nd paragraphPubMed ID15256665
Comments "The cumulative oceanic anthropogenic CO2 sink in 1994, for the ocean region shown in Fig. 1, is 106±17 Pg C. Accounting for the excluded regions, [researchers] estimate a global anthropogenic CO2 sink of 118±19 Pg C." P=Peta (10^15)
Entered by Uri M
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