Ocean acidity over the past 25 million years and projected to 2100
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Created 12 Jan 2011
Published 13 Jan 2011
Last modified 24 May 2017
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The ‘pH’ is a measure of acidity – the lower the number the more acidic the ocean becomes. On a geological timescale, ocean pH has been relatively stable. Recently, oceans have been acidifying fast and this is projected to continue at a rate unprecedented for millions of years.
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- soer2010 , thematic assessments , acidity , climate change , oceans , understanding climate change
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- EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PLM).
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- Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PLM)
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The figure is covering EU and the rest of the world. The temporal coverage is: -25 M years – 2100 (projections)
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