Ocean Acidification: A National Strategy to Meet the Challenges of a Changing Ocean

by National Research Council and National Academies

Book Overview

The ocean has absorbed a significant portion of all human-made carbon dioxide emissions. This benefits human society by moderating the rate of climate change, but also causes unprecedented changes to ocean chemistry. Carbon dioxide taken up by the ocean decreases the pH of the water and leads to a suite of chemical changes collectively known as ocean acidification. The long term consequences of ocean acidification are not known, but are expected to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030915359X
• ISBN13: 9780309153591
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"