Table 1 Comparison between observed and modelled surface water AT (µmol kg-1) and pH (mean ± standard deviation) over the time period 1993–2019, except for pH at F9/Bothnian Bay that only include the period 2006–2019 because of questionable data before 2006 (see text).

From: Causes and consequences of acidification in the Baltic Sea: implications for monitoring and management

 

Anholt E./S. Kattegat

BY15/Gotland Sea

F9/Bothnian Bay

121/Gulf of Riga

LL7/Gulf of Finland

Obs. AT

1986 ± 80

1624 ± 47

826 ± 26

  

Mod. AT

1965 ± 59

1631 ± 29

814 ± 33

2236 ± 70

1483 ± 32

Obs. pH

8.08 ± 0.08

8.15 ± 0.20

7.78 ± 0.10

8.30 ± 0.30

8.17 ± 0.31

Mod. pH

8.04 ± 0.06

8.07 ± 0.09

7.77 ± 0.03

8.18 ± 0.10

8.02 ± 0.16

  1. Note that not all basins had sufficient observational data to determine AT.
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