Ocean Acidification

The Caldeira lab engages in research to predict future ocean chemistry changes and the impact of those changes on marine biota.

• 2010: Can ocean iron fertilization mitigate ocean acidification? (Cao and Caldeira, Climatic Change)
• 2009: Coral reefs may start dissolving when atmospheric CO2 doubles (Silverman et al., GRL)
• 2009: Sensitivity of ocean acidification to geoengineered climate stabilization (Matthews et al., GRL)
• 2008: Atmospheric CO2 stabilization and ocean acidification (Cao and Caldeira, GRL)
• 2008: Carbon emissions and acidification (Zeebe et al., Science)
• 2007: Comment on "Modern-age buildup of CO2 and its effects on seawater acidity and salinity" (Caldeira et al., GRL)
• 2007: Coral reefs under rapid climate change and ocean acidification (Guldberg et al., Science)
• 2007: Effects of carbon dioxide and climate change on ocean acidification and carbonate mineral saturation (Cao et al., GRL)
• 2007: What corals are dying to tell us about CO2 and ocean acidification (Caldeira, Oceanography)
• 2005: Ocean model predictions of chemistry changes from carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere and ocean (Caldeira and Wickett, JGR)
• 2003: Anthropogenic carbon and ocean pH (Caldeira and Wickett, Nature)
• Royal Society of London report on Ocean Acidification (1 MB)
• Ocean chapter of the IPCC Special Report on Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (4 MB)