Daily and seasonal variations of the partial pressure of CO2 in surface seawater along the Belgian and southern Dutch coastal areas

peer reviewed ; The variations of the partial pressure of CO2 pCO2.and related parameters were determined in surface seawater along the Belgian coast, from January 1995 to June 1996, at both daily and seasonal time scales. The distribution of pCO2 in this area is regulated by river input from the Scheldt, biological activity and hydrodynamics. The contribution of each of these processes varies as a function of the considered time scale: i. the daily variation of pCO2 depends on the tide although modulated by the biological diel cycle; ii. the seasonal variation of pCO2 depends on the input fro... Mehr ...