Around one third of current Arctic Ocean primary production sustained by rivers and coastal erosion

J Terhaar, R Lauerwald, P Regnier, N Gruber… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Net primary production (NPP) is the foundation of the oceans' ecosystems and the fisheries
they support. In the Arctic Ocean, NPP is controlled by a complex interplay of light and …

Emergent constraint on Arctic Ocean acidification in the twenty-first century

J Terhaar, L Kwiatkowski, L Bopp - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
The ongoing uptake of anthropogenic carbon by the ocean leads to ocean acidification, a
process that results in a reduction in pH and in the saturation state of biogenic calcium …

Global surface ocean acidification indicators from 1750 to 2100

L Jiang, J Dunne, BR Carter, JF Tjiputra… - Journal of Advances …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Accurately predicting future ocean acidification (OA) conditions is crucial for advancing OA
research at regional and global scales, and guiding society's mitigation and adaptation …

Southern Ocean anthropogenic carbon sink constrained by sea surface salinity

J Terhaar, TL Frölicher, F Joos - Science Advances, 2021 - science.org
The ocean attenuates global warming by taking up about one quarter of global
anthropogenic carbon emissions. Around 40% of this carbon sink is located in the Southern …

[HTML][HTML] Increase in ocean acidity variability and extremes under increasing atmospheric

FA Burger, JG John, TL Frölicher - Biogeosciences, 2020 - bg.copernicus.org
Ocean acidity extreme events are short-term periods of relatively high [H+] concentrations.
The uptake of anthropogenic CO 2 emissions by the ocean is expected to lead to more …

An Assessment of CO2 Uptake in the Arctic Ocean From 1985 to 2018

S Yasunaka, M Manizza, J Terhaar… - Global …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As a contribution to the Regional Carbon Cycle Assessment and Processes phase 2
(RECCAP2) project, we present synthesized estimates of Arctic Ocean sea‐air CO2 fluxes …

Ocean acidification in emission-driven temperature stabilization scenarios: the role of TCRE and non-CO2 greenhouse gases

J Terhaar, TL Frölicher, F Joos - Environmental Research Letters, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Future ocean acidification mainly depends on the continuous ocean uptake of CO 2 from the
atmosphere. The trajectory of future atmospheric CO 2 is prescribed in traditional climate …

Assessment of global ocean biogeochemistry models for ocean carbon sink estimates in RECCAP2 and recommendations for future studies

J Terhaar, N Goris, JD Müller, T DeVries… - Journal of Advances …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The ocean is a major carbon sink and takes up 25%–30% of the anthropogenically emitted
CO2. A state‐of‐the‐art method to quantify this sink are global ocean biogeochemistry …

Ocean dynamics and biological feedbacks limit the potential of macroalgae carbon dioxide removal

M Berger, L Kwiatkowski, DT Ho… - Environmental Research …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
In combination with drastic emission reduction cuts, limiting global warming below 1.5 C or 2
C requires atmospheric carbon dioxide removal (CDR) of up to 16 GtCO 2 yr− 1 by 2050 …

[HTML][HTML] Circulation timescales of Atlantic Water in the Arctic Ocean determined from anthropogenic radionuclides

AM Wefing, N Casacuberta, M Christl, N Gruber… - Ocean …, 2021 - os.copernicus.org
The inflow of Atlantic Water to the Arctic Ocean is a crucial determinant for the future
trajectory of this ocean basin with regard to warming, loss of sea ice, and ocean acidification …