Solubility Pump

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    • Cold water can dissolve more CO2 than warm water
    • describe the Tropics?
      warm
      low latitude
    • describe the Polar?
      cold
      High latitude
    • what happens at the tropics?
      warm water can hold less carbon so diffusion into the atmosphere occurs
    • what happens at the Poles?
      the water cools and therefore absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere
    • what do deep ocean currents do?
      take the water and carbon back towards tropics
    • which water dissolves more CO2: warm or cold water?
      cold water can dissolve more CO2 than warm water
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