Evaluating the ocean biogeochemical components of Earth system models using atmospheric potential oxygen and ocean color data

Biogeosciences

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 193-208

  Nevison, C D ^a   Manizza, M ^b   Keeling, R F ^b   Kahru, M ^b   Bopp, L ^c   Dunne, J ^d   Tiputra, J ^e   Ilyina, T ^f   Mitchell, B G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c DIF   (France)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e BJERKNES CENTRE FOR CLIMATE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^f MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOSYSTEM MODELING; MODEL TEST; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; OCEAN COLOR; OXYGEN; SATELLITE DATA; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84937131283     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-12-193-2015     Document Type: Article

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