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dc.contributor.authorSarma, V.V.S.S.
dc.contributor.authorKrishna, M.S.
dc.contributor.authorSrinivas, T.N.R.
dc.contributor.authorKumari, V.R.
dc.contributor.authorYadav, K.
dc.contributor.authorKumar, M.D.
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-30
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-01T07:25:51Z
dc.date.available2021-08-16
dc.date.available2021-10-01T07:25:51Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationGeophysical Research Letters, vol.48(16); 2021; Article no: e2021GL095159
dc.identifier.issn1944-8007
dc.identifier.otherhttps://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2021GL095159
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL095159
dc.identifier.urihttps://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/8727
dc.descriptionIF2020 - 4.72
dc.description.abstractHuman inputs of pollutants to the atmosphere and subsequent deposition may decrease pH in the coastal waters. Significant rate of decrease in pH and increase in pCO2 by 3-5 times is noticed in the coastal Bay of Bengal (BoB) than the low-latitude global ocean trends in the last few decades. We provide evidence for the first time for a rapid decrease in surface water pH due to atmospheric deposition of pollutants in the coastal BoB. The decrease in pH in the coastal BoB over the last decade is associated with concomitant increase in aerosol optical depth (AOD), total suspended particles (TSP) in air, sulfate and nitrate concentrations in TSP. This study suggests that contamination of surface coastal BoB by atmospheric pollutants not only acidifies surface ocean but also potentially amplifies CO2 emission with immediate implications to regional weather and climate.
dc.languageen
dc.publisherAGU Wiley
dc.relation.isreferencedbySCI
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dc.titleElevated acidification rates due to deposition of atmospheric pollutants in the coastal Bay of Bengal
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.affiliation.authorCSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India


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