On the surface of the oceans is a thin layer of water, less than a millimeter thick. According to researchers at the CNRS, it could influence the amount of CO2 absorbed by the atmosphere.
It is only a thin layer of water, barely a millimeter thick, and yet it could make all the difference. Colder and saltier due to water evaporation and infrared emissions at the surface, this film appears to influence the amount of carbon dioxide captured by the oceans. A scientific study by the CNRS proves it: the "ocean skin" allows for an additional 5 to 15% absorption. This is new data to be taken into account by climatologists around the world.
