I'm not so sure. I think there are a lot of embarrassed scientists who are looking for an objective way to change their minds about global warming.
Dont forget too, that the temp of the water directly affects the amount of CO2 it can hold in solution. its an inverse relationship, the colder the water the more it holds. The warmer the water, the more it releases, and it wont absorb as much. As that water moves south, and warms up, the Co2 entrained will begin to come out of solution and back into the atmosphere. Id love to see the volumes of Co2 in THAT particular water sample, I bet its almost fizzy like beer!
We can only hope they find a way to work up the courage to join the popular crowd that is hell-bent on proving AGW no matter what and follow where the facts have always pointed, no matter what the professional consequences.
Because liberals (even liberal scientists) lack principles, their decision-making processes don't have a “tipping point” as much as they they have a “flipping point”, where they suddenly feel compelled to support something they previously had worked against.