Diving Robots Find Antarctic Winter Seas Exhale Surprising Amounts of Carbon Dioxide
Tuesday, August 14, 2018 - 12:40
in Earth & Climate
A new study led by the University of Washington uses data gathered by floating drones in the Southern Ocean over past winters to learn how much carbon dioxide is transferred by the surrounding seas. Results show that in winter the open water nearest the sea ice surrounding Antarctica releases significantly more carbon dioxide than previously believed.