Rebecca Herscher
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The ocean absorbs some carbon dioxide, one of the planet-warming gases that causes climate change.
But figuring out exactly how much carbon dioxide the oceans can absorb is very complex.
One reason it's so challenging is that there's not a lot of data collected in the Southern Ocean.
But sailboats that are competing in round-the-world races do collect measurements of ocean temperature in that region.
Scientists in Germany and Belgium found the sailboat data can improve computer models about ocean CO2 absorption.
The study was published in the journal Science Advances and recommends even more data collection from sailboats in the future.
The ocean absorbs some carbon dioxide, one of the planet-warming gases that causes climate change.
But figuring out exactly how much carbon dioxide the oceans can absorb is very complex.
One reason it's so challenging is that there's not a lot of data collected in the Southern Ocean.
But sailboats that are competing in round-the-world races do collect measurements of ocean temperature in that region.
Scientists in Germany and Belgium found the sailboat data can improve computer models about ocean CO2 absorption.
The study was published in the journal Science Advances and recommends even more data collection from sailboats in the future.
The ocean absorbs some carbon dioxide, one of the planet-warming gases that causes climate change.
But figuring out exactly how much carbon dioxide the oceans can absorb is very complex.
One reason it's so challenging is that there's not a lot of data collected in the Southern Ocean.
But sailboats that are competing in round-the-world races do collect measurements of ocean temperature in that region.