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Influence of El Niño on AIRS CO2
08/06/2008
2Low CO2 flux during the 1992-94 ENSO event compared with 1996 non-El Nino year in the central and eastern Pacific.
[Feely et al., 1999]
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Less upwelling of CO2-enriched water from the equatorial undercurrent leads to less CO2 released to atmosphere.
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First Mode of detrended and deseasonalized AIRS CO2
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Matsueda’s data at 25S
Black-CO2; Blue-Inverted SOI
ENSO Event
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Matsueda’s data at 15S
Black-CO2; Blue-Inverted SOI
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Matsueda’s data at 5S
Black-CO2; Blue-Inverted SOI
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Matsueda’s data at 5N
Black-CO2; Blue-Inverted SOI
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Matsueda’s data at 15N
Black-CO2; Blue-Inverted SOI
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Matsueda’s data at 25N
Black-CO2; Blue-Inverted SOI
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Matsueda’s data at 35N
Black-CO2; Blue-Inverted SOI
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AIRS CO2 at 15N
Black-CO2; Blue-Inverted SOI
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AIRS CO2 at 35N
Black-CO2; Blue-Inverted SOI
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