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A carbonate system time series in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Two years of high-frequency in-situ observations and remote sensing
Frangoulis, C.; Stamataki, N.; Pettas, M. et al.
2024In Frontiers in Marine Science, 11 (0), p. 1-16
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Keywords :
CO2; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract :
[en] The rate of ocean uptake of anthropogenic CO<sub>2</sub> has declined over the past decade, so a critical question for science and policy is whether the ocean will continue to act as a sink. Large areas of the ocean remain without observations for carbonate system variables, and oceanic CO<sub>2</sub> observations have declined since 2017. The Mediterranean Sea is one such an area, especially its eastern part, where there is a paucity of carbonate system data, with large areas not sampled or only sampled by ship-based discrete measurements as opposed to high frequency, sensor-equipped time-series fixed stations. The aim of this study was to analyze a multi-year time-series of high-frequency (hourly) partial pressure CO<sub>2</sub> (pCO<sub>2</sub>) and pH measurements in the Eastern Mediterranean, along with low-frequency (monthly) measurements of total dissolved inorganic carbon and total alkalinity. The pCO<sub>2</sub> time-series was the first obtained in the Eastern Mediterranean. The study was conducted at a fixed platform of the POSEIDON system (Heraklion Coastal Buoy) located near Crete Island. Temperature was the dominant factor controlling the temporal variability of pCO<sub>2</sub> and pH, while the remaining non-thermal variability appeared to be related to evaporation, water mixing, and biological remineralization-production. The air-sea CO<sub>2</sub> fluxes indicated a transition from a winter-spring sink period to a summer-autumn source period. The annual air-sea CO<sub>2</sub> flux was too low (-0.16 ± 0.02 mol m<sup>-2</sup> yr<sup>-1</sup>) and variable to conclusively characterize the area as a net source or sink of CO<sub>2</sub>, highlighting the need for additional high frequency observation sites. Algorithms were developed using temperature, chlorophyll and salinity data to estimate pCO<sub>2</sub> and total alkalinity, in an effort to provide tools for estimates in poorly observed areas/periods from remotely sensed products. The applicability of the algorithms was tested using Surface Ocean CO<sub>2</sub> Atlas (SOCAT) data from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea (1999 to 2020) which showed that the algorithm pCO<sub>2</sub> estimates were generally within ±20 μatm of the pCO<sub>2</sub> values reported by SOCAT. Finally, the integration and analysis of the data provided directions on how to optimize the observing strategy, by readapting sensor location and using estimation algorithms with remote sensing data.
Research Center/Unit :
FOCUS - Freshwater and OCeanic science Unit of reSearch - ULiège
Disciplines :
Aquatic sciences & oceanology
Author, co-author :
Frangoulis, C.
Stamataki, N.
Pettas, M.
Michelinakis, S.
King, A. L.
Giannoudi, L.
Tsiaras, K.
Christodoulaki, S.
Seppälä, J.
Thyssen, M.
Borges, Alberto  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophysique, géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Chemical Oceanography Unit (COU)
Krasakopoulou, E.
Language :
English
Title :
A carbonate system time series in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Two years of high-frequency in-situ observations and remote sensing
Publication date :
2024
Journal title :
Frontiers in Marine Science
eISSN :
2296-7745
Publisher :
Frontiers Media S.A., Ch
Volume :
11
Issue :
0
Pages :
1-16
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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