If Dr Jiao is right, a whole new "sink" for carbon dioxide from the atmosphere has been discovered.

如果焦博士没错的话，又一个存放大气中所含二氧化碳的“缸”被发现了。

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Earth-based measurements suggest there is a large unaccounted-for surface “sink” of atmospheric carbon dioxide, but its location is fiercely debated.

地面测量数据表明，地表存在一个未被考虑到的大型二氧化碳“吸收槽”，但是关于它的位置还存在很多争论。

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These will absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and then conveniently sink when they die.

藻类则可以从大气中吸收二氧化碳，而藻类死亡时，会很容易沉入海底。

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The far North Atlantic is globally significant because it acts as a sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide.

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"The high latitude North Atlantic Ocean is a globally important ocean region, as it is a sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide and an area where deep water formation takes place, " Prof Achterberg observed.

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These will absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and then conveniently sink when they die.

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