Incorporating Ocean Dynamics into a Global Coupled Climate-Carbon Cycle Model

Scott Doney, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, sdoney@whoi.edu (Presenter)
Keith Moore, University of California, Irvine, jkmoore@uci.edu
Keith Lindsay, National Center for Atmospheric Research, klindsay@ucar.edu
Ivan Lima, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, ilima@whoi.edu
Natalie Mahowald, Cornell University, mahowald@cornell.edu
Matt Long, National Center for Atmospheric Research, mclong@ucar.edu

Marine ecosystem dynamics and ocean biogeochemistry have been incorporated into the most recent version of the Community Earth System Model (CESM-1). A major objective is to constrain ocean carbon dioxide uptake and storage under historical, current and future conditions and to assess potential feedback mechanisms on atmospheric carbon dioxide and climate. Model results for pre-industrial and contemporary conditions will be presented and model skill evaluated against biological and geochemical observations including ocean field data and satellite remote sensing data. Projections for the 21st century under standard RCP climate change scenarios will also be discussed.

Presentation: 2011_Poster_Doney_15_235.pdf (4375k)

Presentation Type:  Poster

Session:  Coupled Processes at Land-Atmosphere-Ocean Interfaces   (Mon 4:00 PM)

Associated Project(s): 

• Doney, Scott: Ocean Biological Feedbacks on Global Coupled Climate-Carbon Cycle Dynamics ...details

Poster Location ID: 15