Laser Satellites Reveal Secret Antarctic CO₂ Spike
New laser-based satellite observations combined with AI reveal that the Southern Ocean emits about 40% more carbon dioxide in winter than previously believed.
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This “dark-season” CO₂ burst was hidden because traditional sensors rely on sunlight, but LIDAR with machine learning penetrated the polar darkness.
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These findings force scientists to rethink global carbon cycle models, as the winter emissions shift the balance of how much CO₂ the ocean absorbs vs releases.