The Ocean Takes a Deep Breath
The Ocean Takes a Deep Breath
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海洋深呼吸
作者：
A. Körtzinger;Jens Schimanski;U. Send;D. Wallace
深对流是世界海洋深部补氧的主要机制，其变异性影响着利用大气氧气监测全球碳循环。安装在自主浮标上的传感器可以近乎实时地监测海洋的这种间歇性呼吸。结果表明，现在可以使用这些工具来使氧气成为海洋全球变化研究的关键参数。
Deep convection is the major mechanism for replenishing oxygen in the deep interior of the world ocean, and its variability affects the use of atmospheric oxygen to monitor the global carbon cycle. Sensors mounted on autonomous floats allow this episodic breathing of the ocean to be monitored in near real time. The results suggest that the tools are available now to make oxygen a key parameter in marine global change research.