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High interannual surface pCO2 variability in the southern Canadian Arctic Archipelago's Kitikmeot Sea
Richard P. Sims
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geography, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N
1N4, Canada
Mohamed M. M. Ahmed
Department of Geography, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N
1N4, Canada
Geology Department, Beni-Suef University, 101 Salah Salem St., Bani
Sweif, 62511, Egypt
Education and Research Group, Esri Canada, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 3T7,
Canada
Brian J. Butterworth
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Patrick J. Duke
School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria, Victoria,
British Columbia V8W 2Y2, Canada
Stephen F. Gonski
School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware, Lewes,
Delaware, USA
Samantha F. Jones
Department of Geography, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N
1N4, Canada
Kristina A. Brown
Institute of Ocean Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Sidney,
British Columbia V8L 5T5, Canada
Centre for Earth Observation Science, Department of Environment and
Geography, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
Christopher J. Mundy
Centre for Earth Observation Science, Department of Environment and
Geography, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
William J. Williams
Institute of Ocean Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Sidney,
British Columbia V8L 5T5, Canada
Brent G. T. Else
Department of Geography, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N
1N4, Canada
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Short summary
Using a small research vessel based out of Cambridge Bay in the Kitikmeot Sea (Canadian Arctic Archipelago), we were able to make measurements of surface ocean pCO2 shortly after sea ice breakup for 4 consecutive years. We compare our measurements to previous underway measurements and the two ongoing ocean carbon observatories in the region. We identify high interannual variability and a potential bias in previous estimates due to lower pCO2 in bays and inlets.
Using a small research vessel based out of Cambridge Bay in the Kitikmeot Sea (Canadian Arctic...
