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Data description paper |
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Climatological fields of Southern Ocean interior carbonate system parameters and anthropogenic CO2 reconstructed and integrated from float- and ship-based observations
Wanqin Zhong
Polar and Marine Research Institute, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China
Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519082, China
State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping, and Remote Sensing, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
Xin Ma
State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping, and Remote Sensing, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
Wuhan Institute of Quantum Technology, Wuhan 430079, China
Yingxu Wu
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Polar and Marine Research Institute, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China
Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519082, China
Chenglong Li
Polar and Marine Research Institute, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China
Tianqi Shi
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement/IPSL, CEA, CNRS, UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Wei Gong
Wuhan Institute of Quantum Technology, Wuhan 430079, China
Luojia Laboratory, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
Di Qi
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Polar and Marine Research Institute, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China
Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519082, China
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This work addresses a critical observational gap in the Southern Ocean — one of the most important regions for carbon uptake — by integrating comprehensive Argo float observations with historical ship-based measurements. Our findings demonstrate the feasibility of using machine learning models to integrate observations, and support in-depth analyses of carbon transport and storage mechanisms. This can foster broader utilization of Argo floats data in ocean carbon research.
This work addresses a critical observational gap in the Southern Ocean — one of the most...
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