Table 1 Linear trends and oscillations in the ocean pH for the coastal regions of the Sea of Japan and North Pacific.
From: Long-term ocean acidification trends in coastal waters around Japan
Location | Slope (ΔpH year–1) | Oscillatory (year) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Annual average | Seasonal | |||||
Spring (March to May) | Summer (June to August) | Autumn (September to November) | Winter (December to February) | |||
Demonstration Laboratory (Sea of Japan) | – 0.0032 (0.71) | – 0.0022 (0.51) | – 0.0060 (0.80) | – 0.0036 (0.72) | – 0.0013 (0.37) | 7 (0.84) |
Central Laboratory (Pacific Ocean) | – 0.0068 (0.89) | – 0.0062 (0.87) | – 0.0068 (0.89) | – 0.0071 (0.88) | – 0.0066 (0.83) | 13 (0.95) |
