Groundbreaking Research Shows Storms Drive Outgassing Co2 Subpolar Southern Ocean

Key Takeaways

• Research published in Nature Communications on 10 January 2022
• High-resolution observations using ocean robotics
• Storms and ocean mixing affect understanding of the Southern Ocean CO2 sink
• Research led by Dr Sarah Nicholson and Dr Pedro Monteiro
• International collaborators included the National Center for Atmospheric Research, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, University of Cape Town, University of Bergen (Norway), and University of Gothenburg (Sweden)
• Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
• Dr Sarah Nicholson
• Dr Pedro Monteiro
• Southern Ocean Carbon-Climate Observatory (SOCCO)
• National Center for Atmospheric Research
• NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
• University of Cape Town
• University of Bergen (Norway)
• University of Gothenburg (Sweden)
• Nature Communications