Poster's note: tangential relationship to geoengineering and a useful exploration of the relevant earth system processes
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2019GL086246 The Potential Impact of Nuclear Conflict on Ocean Acidification Nicole S. Lovenduski <https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorStored=Lovenduski%2C+Nicole+S> Cheryl S. Harrison <https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorStored=Harrison%2C+Cheryl+S> Holly Olivarez <https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorStored=Olivarez%2C+Holly> Charles G. Bardeen <https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorStored=Bardeen%2C+Charles+G> … See all authors <https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2019GL086246#> First published:21 January 2020 https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL086246 Read the full text <https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2019GL086246> About <https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2019GL086246#> - - <https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2019GL086246#pane-pcw-related> - <https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2019GL086246#pane-pcw-details> - [image: PDF] <https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1029/2019GL086246> <https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2019GL086246#> - <https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/rightsLink?doi=10.1029%2F2019GL086246&mode=> - <https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/showCitFormats?doi=10.1029%2F2019GL086246> - <https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/personalize/addFavoritePublication?doi=10.1029%2F2019GL086246> - <https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/addCitationAlert?doi=10.1029%2F2019GL086246> <https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2019GL086246#> Share on - <https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2019GL086246#> - <https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2019GL086246#> - <https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2019GL086246#> - <https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2019GL086246#> - <https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2019GL086246#> - Abstract We demonstrate that the global cooling resulting from a range of nuclear conflict scenarios would temporarily increase the pH in the surface ocean by up to 0.06 units over a 5‐year period, briefly alleviating the decline in pH associated with ocean acidification. Conversely, the global cooling dissolves atmospheric carbon into the upper ocean, driving a 0.1 to 0.3 unit decrease in the aragonite saturation state ( [image: urn:x-wiley:grl:media:grl60147:grl60147-math-0001]) that persists for [image: urn:x-wiley:grl:media:grl60147:grl60147-math-0002]10 years. The peak anomaly in pH occurs 2 years post conflict, while the [image: urn:x-wiley:grl:media:grl60147:grl60147-math-0003] anomaly peaks 4‐ to 5‐years post conflict. The decrease in [image: urn:x-wiley:grl:media:grl60147:grl60147-math-0004] would exacerbate a primary threat of ocean acidification: the inability of marine calcifying organisms to maintain their shells/skeletons in a corrosive environment. Our results are based on sensitivity simulations conducted with a state‐of‐the‐art Earth system model integrated under various black carbon (soot) external forcings. Our findings suggest that regional nuclear conflict may have ramifications for global ocean acidification. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/geoengineering/CAJ3C-05RPW3Rtvt7KyasMkYCMx0%2BosyM-5g%2Bt8fME%2BFPsT4A2g%40mail.gmail.com.
