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Dissolution resolution

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Analysis of global ocean carbonate chemistry and water mass age information confirms the substantial in situ dissolution of calcium carbonate particles in the upper water column.

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Fig. 1: Shell dissolution closely corresponds to carbonate chemistry conditions in the natural environment.

Nina Bednaršek

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  2. Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA, USA

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Lee, K., Feely, R.A. Dissolution resolution. Nat. Geosci. 14, 356–357 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-021-00765-6

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