Geography A-Level
Ocean acidification
What Ocean acidification means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Ocean acidification
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A process where increased dissolved carbon dioxide lowers ocean pH, impacting marine ecosystems, with the ocean remaining slightly alkaline but becoming less alkaline due to carbonic acid formation.
Topics that use Ocean acidification
- The carbon cycle (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Carbon budget
- Carbon reservoirs
- Cryosphere
- Enhanced greenhouse effect
- Human intervention
- Hydrosphere
- Lithosphere
- Spatial and temporal scales
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