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Hurricanes influence the local rates of air‐sea CO 2 exchange. Changes in fCO 2w , the fugacity of CO 2 in bulk water, result from storm‐induced sea surface temperature (SST) changes and from upwelling. Using numerical studies and comparing recent formulations for the gas transfer velocity k L , we discuss the impact of Hurricane Gustav (2002) on fCO 2w and air‐sea CO 2 exchange. We show that Gustav resulted in enhanced CO 2 flux, with the maximum occurring at the storm's peak intensity.
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