MESMO 2: a mechanistic marine silica cycle and coupling to a simple terrestrial scheme
Here we describe the second version of Minnesota Earth System Model for Ocean biogeochemistry (MESMO 2), an earth system model of intermediate complexity, which consists of a dynamical ocean, dynamic-thermodynamic sea ice, and energy moisture balanced atmosphere. The new version has more realistic l...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:9e4105ff87cd4d6e8fccc09fac9ca7d4 2023-05-15T18:18:23+02:00 MESMO 2: a mechanistic marine silica cycle and coupling to a simple terrestrial scheme K. Matsumoto K. Tokos A. Huston H. Joy-Warren 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-6-477-2013 https://doaj.org/article/9e4105ff87cd4d6e8fccc09fac9ca7d4 EN eng Copernicus Publications http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/6/477/2013/gmd-6-477-2013.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1991-959X https://doaj.org/toc/1991-9603 doi:10.5194/gmd-6-477-2013 1991-959X 1991-9603 https://doaj.org/article/9e4105ff87cd4d6e8fccc09fac9ca7d4 Geoscientific Model Development, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 477-494 (2013) Geology QE1-996.5 article 2013 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-6-477-2013 2022-12-31T04:23:18Z Here we describe the second version of Minnesota Earth System Model for Ocean biogeochemistry (MESMO 2), an earth system model of intermediate complexity, which consists of a dynamical ocean, dynamic-thermodynamic sea ice, and energy moisture balanced atmosphere. The new version has more realistic land ice masks and is driven by seasonal winds. A major aim in version 2 is representing the marine silica cycle mechanistically in order to investigate climate-carbon feedbacks involving diatoms, a critically important class of phytoplankton in terms of carbon export production. This is achieved in part by including iron, on which phytoplankton uptake of silicic acid depends. Also, MESMO 2 is coupled to an existing terrestrial model, which allows for the exchange of carbon, water and energy between land and the atmosphere. The coupled model, called MESMO 2E, is appropriate for more complete earth system simulations. The new version was calibrated, with the goal of preserving reasonable interior ocean ventilation and various biological production rates in the ocean and land, while simulating key features of the marine silica cycle. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sea ice Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Geoscientific Model Development 6 2 477 494 |
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Here we describe the second version of Minnesota Earth System Model for Ocean biogeochemistry (MESMO 2), an earth system model of intermediate complexity, which consists of a dynamical ocean, dynamic-thermodynamic sea ice, and energy moisture balanced atmosphere. The new version has more realistic land ice masks and is driven by seasonal winds. A major aim in version 2 is representing the marine silica cycle mechanistically in order to investigate climate-carbon feedbacks involving diatoms, a critically important class of phytoplankton in terms of carbon export production. This is achieved in part by including iron, on which phytoplankton uptake of silicic acid depends. Also, MESMO 2 is coupled to an existing terrestrial model, which allows for the exchange of carbon, water and energy between land and the atmosphere. The coupled model, called MESMO 2E, is appropriate for more complete earth system simulations. The new version was calibrated, with the goal of preserving reasonable interior ocean ventilation and various biological production rates in the ocean and land, while simulating key features of the marine silica cycle. |
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MESMO 2: a mechanistic marine silica cycle and coupling to a simple terrestrial scheme |
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