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Physical oceanography

a measure of seawater's resistance to absorbing atmospheric carbon dioxide, given by the relative change in pressure over that in dissolved carbon.

In physical oceanography, Revelle factor refers to a measure of seawater's resistance to absorbing atmospheric carbon dioxide, given by the relative change in pressure over that in dissolved carbon. This meaning comes from Revelle (1957) in Tellus.[1]

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References

Revelle, R., & Suess, H. E. (1957). Carbon Dioxide Exchange Between Atmosphere and Ocean and the Question of an Increase of Atmospheric CO ₂ during the Past Decades. Tellus, 9(1), 18-27. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2153-3490.1957.tb01849.x

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