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1. Introduction The global ocean takes up more than a quarter of the total anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) that is released into the atmosphere, and the Southern Ocean is thought to be responsible for more than 40% of the global ocean’s uptake of anthropogenic CO 2 (e.g., Toggweiler and Samuels 1995 ; Orr et al. 2001 ; Sarmiento et al. 2004 ; Russell et al. 2006 ; Marinov et al. 2006 ; Mikaloff Fletcher et al. 2006 ). Southern Ocean net uptake of anthropogenic and natural CO 2 is
1. Introduction The global ocean takes up more than a quarter of the total anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) that is released into the atmosphere, and the Southern Ocean is thought to be responsible for more than 40% of the global ocean’s uptake of anthropogenic CO 2 (e.g., Toggweiler and Samuels 1995 ; Orr et al. 2001 ; Sarmiento et al. 2004 ; Russell et al. 2006 ; Marinov et al. 2006 ; Mikaloff Fletcher et al. 2006 ). Southern Ocean net uptake of anthropogenic and natural CO 2 is