Variable: Ocean acidification

QoG Code: (ohi_caacid)


Dataset: The Ocean Health Index Data

Description:

Ocean acidification. The Ocean acidification layer models the difference in global distribution changes in the aragonite saturation state (Ωarag) between pre-industrial (~1870) and modern times (2000-2009) as a proxy for ocean acidification due to human influences.

For more details on the variable construction, see the original sources:

Feely, R., Doney, S. & Cooley, S. (2009) Ocean acidification: present conditions and future changes in a high-CO2 world. Oceanography 22:36-47.

and

J. Afflerbach et al. (2015). https://github.com/OHI-Science/ohiprep/tree/master/globalprep/Pressures_OceanAcidification/v2015

When using this variable, please cite both the OHI project and the original sources.

Type of variable: Continuous


Last updated by source: 2023-12-03


Categories:

Environment


Find this variable in:

Environmental Indicators - 2021 Original Dataset

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