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"Increase CO2 content in ocean water and you produce carbonic acid. I'd assume that this is at least a contributor to ice melt." And that applies to melting ic
by jonhendry 16y ago
"Increase CO2 content in ocean water and you produce carbonic acid. I'd assume that this is at least a contributor to ice melt."
And that applies to melting ice above water how, exactly?
And I'm not sure why slightly acidic water would have an effect on ice, anyway. I mean, any more than the presence of salt.
- stewartbutler 16y agoMea culpa- I did not remember the document I read correctly. The carbonic acid references are usually a separate but related concern. As CO2 dissolves in water, it changes the pH balance, which is having a detrimental effect on sea life (esp. on the micro scale) in the area. This is more prevalent at the poles, due to CO2 more readily dissolving into cold water. http://www.catlinarcticsurvey.com/Science.aspx http://www.catlinarcticsurvey.com/Science.aspx