Partitioning uncertainty in ocean carbon uptake projections: Internal variability, emission scenario, and model structure

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1276-1287

  Lovenduski, Nicole S ^a   McKinley, Galen A ^b   Fay, Amanda R ^b   Lindsay, Keith ^c   Long, Matthew C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon; climate; model; ocean; projection; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON FLUX; CLIMATE VARIATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CALIFORNIA CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84984691757     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2016GB005426     Document Type: Article

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