FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Decrease in air-sea CO2 fluxes caused by persistent marine heatwaves BT AF Mignot, Alexandre von Schuckmann, Karina Landschützer, Peter Gasparin, Florent van Gennip, Simon Perruche, Coralie Lamouroux, Julien Amm, Tristan AS 1:1;2:1;3:2;4:1;5:1;6:1;7:1;8:1; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:;7:;8:; C1 Mercator Océan International, Toulouse, France Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany C2 MERCATOR OCEAN, FRANCE MAX PLANCK INST METEOROL, GERMANY IN DOAJ IF 16.6 TC 9 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00788/90009/95580.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00788/90009/95581.pdf LA English DT Article CR OISO - OCÉAN INDIEN SERVICE D'OBSERVATION AB Regional processes play a key role in the global carbon budget. Major ocean CO2 uptake at mid-latitudes counteracts CO2 release in the tropics, which is modulated by episodes of marine heatwaves. Yet, we lack essential knowledge on persistent marine heatwaves, and their effect on the CO2 sensitive areas. Here we show, using a 1985–2017 joint analysis of reconstructions, ocean reanalysis and in situ and satellite data, that persistent marine heatwaves occur in major CO2 uptake and release areas. Average air-sea CO2 flux density changes from persistent marine heatwaves are strongest in the Pacific Ocean with a 40 ± 9% reduction in CO2 release in the tropics linked to ENSO, and a reduction in CO2 uptake of 29 ± 11% in the North Pacific over the study period. These results provide new insights into the interplay of extreme variability and a critical regulating ocean ecosystem service, and pave the way for future investigations on its evolution under climate change. PY 2022 PD JUN SO Nature Communications SN 2041-1723 PU Springer Science and Business Media LLC VL 13 IS 1 UT 001043209100001 DI 10.1038/s41467-022-31983-0 ID 90009 ER EF