Articles | Volume 12, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-12-937-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-12-937-2016
Research article
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26 Jul 2016
Research article |  | 26 Jul 2016

Aragonite saturation states and pH in western Norwegian fjords: seasonal cycles and controlling factors, 2005–2009

Abdirahman M. Omar, Ingunn Skjelvan, Svein Rune Erga, and Are Olsen

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An update to the Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT version 2) D. C. E. Bakker, B. Pfeil, K. Smith, S. Hankin, A. Olsen, S. R. Alin, C. Cosca, S. Harasawa, A. Kozyr, Y. Nojiri, K. M. O'Brien, U. Schuster, M. Telszewski, B. Tilbrook, C. Wada, J. Akl, L. Barbero, N. R. Bates, J. Boutin, Y. Bozec, W. J. Cai, R. D. Castle, F. P. Chavez, L. Chen, M. Chierici, K. Currie, H. J. W. de Baar, W. Evans, R. A. Feely, A. Fransson, Z. Gao, B. Hales, N. J. Hardman-Mountford, M. Hoppema, W. J. Huang, C. W. Hunt, B. Huss, T. Ichikawa, T. Johannessen, E. M. Jones, S. D. Jones, S. Jutterstr\"{o}m, V. Kitidis, A. K\"{o}rtzinger, P. Landsch\"{u}tzer, S. K. Lauvset, N. Lef\`{e}vre, A. B. Manke, J. T. Mathis, L. Merlivat, N. Metzl, A. Murata, T. Newberger, A. M. Omar, T. Ono, G. H. Park, K. Paterson, D. Pierrot, A. F. R\'{\i}os, C. L. Sabine, S. Saito, J. Salisbury, V. V. S. S. Sarma, R. Schlitzer, R., Sieger, I. Skjelvan, Steinhoff, T., Sullivan, K. F., Sun, H., Sutton, A. J. Suzuki,T., C. Sweeney, T. Takahashi, J. Tjiputra, N. Tsurushima, S. M. A. C. van Heuven, D. Vandemark, P. Vlahos, D. W. R. Wallace, R. Wanninkhof, and A. J. Watson http://www.socat.info/

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We have determined, for the first time, the seasonal changes and controlling processes of ocean acidification parameters across western Norwegian fjords, based on data obtained mainly with sensors on board a commercial ship, MS Trans Carrier, in 2005–2009. The study fills an important gap in our knowledge on ocean acidification in western Norwegian fjords, which are important ecosystems: important recreation areas, marine pathways, spawning grounds for different fish species, etc.