Oceanic Carbon Pump

Question 1

Fast/ slow cycling ???

Answer 1

Fast

Question 2

What kind of correlation is there between co2 in water and water temp?

Answer 2

Negative correlation

As ocean gets warmer it can’t store as much co2

But ocean presently is getting warmer due to global warming

Question 3

Explain concept of the oceanic carbon pump

Answer 3

Ocean dissolves co2.
And causes vertical deep mixing.
Warm water in tropics circulates to cold polar regions.
Here it cools and sinks as it’s more dense.
Eventually returns to surface and as it warms it releases co2 into atmosphere