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Why would the deep water have more dissolved CO2 than the surface water?
by geysersam 1y ago
Why would the deep water have more dissolved CO2 than the surface water?
- bo0tzz 1y agoThe high pressure at depth allows it to dissolve more gas.
- justonceokay 1y agoExactly the same reason you coke can out-gasses when you open it
- pfdietz 1y agoThe Biological Pump. Organic matter created at the surface (by photoplankton and by consumers) falls into the deep ocean, where other biological processes oxidize it back to CO2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_pump https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_pump