Numerical effects on organic-matter sedimentation and remineralization in biogeochemical ocean models

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 275-283

  Kriest, I ^a   Oschlies, A ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical model; Discretization; Numerical diffusion; Organic matter; Particle sinking

Indexed keywords

1-D MODELS; BIOGEOCHEMICAL MODELS; BIOGEOCHEMICAL TRACERS; CIRCULATION MODELS; DISCRETIZATIONS; GRID-BOX; NUMERICAL DIFFUSION; NUMERICAL SCHEME; OCEAN MODEL; PARAMETER VALUES; PARTICLE FLUXES; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTERS; REMINERALIZATION; SUBSTANTIAL VARIATIONS; VERTICAL GRIDS; VERTICAL RESOLUTION;

ALGORITHMS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ALGORITHM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; REMEDIATION; REMINERALIZATION; SEDIMENTATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TRACER;

EID: 80051473512     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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