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What happens to carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere when it reaches the ocean surface?
What happens to carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere when it reaches the ocean surface?
It dissolves in the water and reacts to form carbonic acid, bicarbonate, and carbonate ions.
Explain the relationship between water temperature and the solubility of carbon dioxide.
Explain the relationship between water temperature and the solubility of carbon dioxide.
Carbon dioxide is more soluble in cold water than in warm water.
How is dissolved CO2 dispersed through the ocean depths?
How is dissolved CO2 dispersed through the ocean depths?
Through a process called the solubility pump.
What would be the impact of an increase in ocean temperature on the solubility of carbon dioxide?
What would be the impact of an increase in ocean temperature on the solubility of carbon dioxide?
What are the three forms that carbon dioxide can take when it reacts in the water?
What are the three forms that carbon dioxide can take when it reacts in the water?
Explain why carbon dioxide is drawn into deeper water layers in the ocean.
Explain why carbon dioxide is drawn into deeper water layers in the ocean.
What is the net effect of clouds on Earth's surface temperature?
What is the net effect of clouds on Earth's surface temperature?
What compound, released by the oceans, acts as cloud seeds in the atmosphere?
What compound, released by the oceans, acts as cloud seeds in the atmosphere?
Explain the positive feedback loop involving water vapor and clouds.
Explain the positive feedback loop involving water vapor and clouds.
How do tiny particles in the atmosphere, created by compounds from the oceans, contribute to cloud formation?
How do tiny particles in the atmosphere, created by compounds from the oceans, contribute to cloud formation?
What is the cooling effect of clouds attributed to?
What is the cooling effect of clouds attributed to?
What role does water vapor play in moving the global climate in the opposite direction to the greenhouse effect?
What role does water vapor play in moving the global climate in the opposite direction to the greenhouse effect?
What role do oceans play in absorbing CO2?
What role do oceans play in absorbing CO2?
How do sulfur dioxide and methane sulfonic acid act as seeding agents for cloud formation?
How do sulfur dioxide and methane sulfonic acid act as seeding agents for cloud formation?
What is the impact of organohalogens like methyl chloride on the ozone layer?
What is the impact of organohalogens like methyl chloride on the ozone layer?
Explain the relationship between ozone and global warming.
Explain the relationship between ozone and global warming.
How does dissolved CO2 in the oceans contribute to the reduction of global warming?
How does dissolved CO2 in the oceans contribute to the reduction of global warming?
What is the overall impact of ocean-generated organohalogen compounds on the atmosphere?
What is the overall impact of ocean-generated organohalogen compounds on the atmosphere?
