Mesoscale Effects on Carbon Export: A Global Perspective

Harrison, Cheryl S.; Long, Matthew C.; Lovenduski, Nicole S.; Moore, Jefferson K.

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Mesoscale Effects on Carbon Export: A Global Perspective

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2018
By Harrison, Cheryl S. ; Long, Matthew C. ; Lovenduski, Nicole S. ; ...

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Journal Title:

Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Personal Author:

Harrison, Cheryl S. ; Long, Matthew C. ; Lovenduski, Nicole S. ; Moore, Jefferson K.
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NESDIS (National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service) ; NCEI (National Centers for Environmental Information)
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Carbonexportfromthesurfacetothedeepoceanisaprimarycontrolonglobalcarbon budgetsandismediatedbyplanktonthataresensitivetophysicalforcing.Earthsystemmodelsgenerallydo not resolve ocean mesoscale circulation ( (10–100) km), scales that strongly aﬀect transport of nutrientsandplankton.Theroleofmesoscalecirculationinmodulatingexportisevaluatedbycomparing globaloceansimulationsconductedat1∘and0.1∘horizontalresolution.Mesoscaleresolutionproduces asmallreductioningloballyintegratedexportproduction( <2%);however,theimpactonlocalexport productioncanbelarge( ±50%),withcompensatingeﬀectsindiﬀerentoceanbasins.Withmesoscale
Keywords:

Atmospheric Science Environmental Chemistry General Environmental Science Global And Planetary Change Global And Planetary Change Global And Planetary Change
Source:

Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 32(4), 680-703
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1002/2017gb005751
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0886-6236 ; 1944-9224
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American Geophysical Union (AGU)
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Grant no. NA12OAR4310058
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