• MCHEVA@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    Is all the co2 distributed evenly or would there be more co2 absorbed in areas where it is colder and less in warmer areas?

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      15 days ago

      Good question. Here is a quote from NOAA

      A map of the anthropogenic CO2 ocean column inventory shows that the carbon is not evenly distributed in space. More than 23% of the inventory can be found in the North Atlantic, a region covering approximately 15% of the global ocean. By contrast, the region south of 50°S represents approximately the same ocean area but only has ~9% of the global inventory.

      The site above also explains the life cycle of CO2 in the earth’s oceans.

      Good information and REAL numbers.