This graphic of the North Pacific subpolar gyre in the Gulf of Alaska shows how the strength of the gyre can speed or slow ocean acidification based on the amount of carbon dioxide brought to the surface of the ocean. (IMAGE)

University of Alaska Fairbanks

This graphic of the North Pacific subpolar gyre in the Gulf of Alaska shows how the strength of the gyre can speed or slow ocean acidification based on the amount of carbon dioxide brought to the surface of the ocean.

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This graphic of the North Pacific subpolar gyre in the Gulf of Alaska shows how the strength of the gyre can speed or slow ocean acidification based on the amount of carbon dioxide brought to the surface of the ocean.

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Graphic by the UAF International Arctic Research Center.

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