Table 2 Estimates of ocean CO2 uptake compared to interior inventory of anthropogenic carbon.
From: Revised estimates of ocean-atmosphere CO2 flux are consistent with ocean carbon inventory
Atlantic | Pacific | Indian | Other regions | Global | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cumulative CO2 uptake through surface (−ve is into ocean) July 1994 to June 2007 (PgC, ±2σ) | |||||
North | −5.68 ± 0.97 | −6.60 ± 0.90 | +1.16 ± 0.43 | −1.56 ± 0.8 | −12.7 ± 1.6 |
South | −3.22 ± 0.91 | −3.43 ± 4.6 | −7.41 ± 0.96 | – | −14.1 ± 4.6 |
Total | −8.91 ± 1.50 | −10.04 ± 4.3 | −6.25 ± 1.20 | – | −26.8 ± 3.4 |
Gruber et al.17 estimates of inventory increase 1994–2007 (PgC) | |||||
North | 6.0 ± 0.4 | 5.2 ± 0.6 | 0.8 ± 0.4 | 1.5 ± 0.6 | 13.5 ± 1.0 |
South | 5.9 ± 1.2 | 8.0 ± 1.2 | 6.3 ± 3.4 | – | 20.1 ± 3.8 |
Total | 11.9 ± 1.3 | 13.2 ± 1.3 | 7.1 ± 3.4 | – | 33.7 ± 4.0 |
