@article{fdi:010068935,
  title = {{C}ollapse of the tropical and subtropical {N}orth {A}tlantic {CO}2 sink in boreal spring of 2010},
  author = {{I}banhez, {J}. {S}. {P}. and {F}lores, {M}. and {L}ef{\`e}vre, {N}athalie},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{F}ollowing the 2009 {P}acific {E}l {N}ino, a warm event developed in the tropical and subtropical {N}orth {A}tlantic during boreal spring of 2010 promoted a significant increase in the {CO}2 fugacity of surface waters. {T}his, together with the relaxation of the prevailing wind fields, resulted in the reversal of the atmospheric {CO}2 absorption capacity of the tropical and subtropical {N}orth {A}tlantic. {I}n the region 0-30 degrees {N}, 62-10 degrees {W}, this climatic event led to the reversal of the climatological {CO}2 sink of -29.3{T}g {C} to a source of {CO}2 to the atmosphere of 1.6 {T}g {C} from {F}ebruary to {M}ay. {T}he highest impact of this event is verified in the region of the {N}orth {E}quatorial {C}urrent, where the climatological {CO}2 uptake of -22.4 {T}g for that period ceased during 2010 (1.2{T}g {C}). {T}his estimate is higher than current assessments of the multidecadal variability of the sea-air {CO}2 exchange for the entire {N}orth {A}tlantic (20{T}g year(-1)), and highlights the potential impact of the increasing occurrence of extreme climate events over the oceanic {CO}2 sink and atmospheric {CO}2 composition.},
  keywords = {{ATLANTIQUE} {NORD}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cientific {R}eports - {N}ature},
  volume = {7},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. 41694 [9 p.]},
  ISSN = {2045-2322},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1038/srep41694},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068935},
}