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Why would the deep water have more dissolved CO2 than the surface water?


The high pressure at depth allows it to dissolve more gas.


The Biological Pump. Organic matter created at the surface (by photoplankton and by consumers) falls into the deep ocean, where other biological processes oxidize it back to CO2.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_pump


Exactly the same reason you coke can out-gasses when you open it




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