Understanding and predicting ocean carbon uptake using coupled climate models: Recent achievements and open challenges

Ocean biogeochemistry in the fifth Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5), by John P. Dunne, Charlotte Laufkotter, and Thomas L. Frolicher; Ocean heat and carbon uptake in transient climate change: Identifying model uncertainty, by Anastasia Romanou and John Marshall; Are anthropogenic change...

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Other Authors: Uhlenbrock, Kristan (editor of compilation)
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Language:English
Published: U.S. CLIVAR Project Office 2015
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5065/D6416VHV
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Summary:Ocean biogeochemistry in the fifth Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5), by John P. Dunne, Charlotte Laufkotter, and Thomas L. Frolicher; Ocean heat and carbon uptake in transient climate change: Identifying model uncertainty, by Anastasia Romanou and John Marshall; Are anthropogenic changes in the tropical ocean carbon cycle masked by Pacific decadal variability? by Pedro N. DiNezio, Leticia Barbero, Matthew C. Long, Nikki Lovenduski, and Clara Deser; Present and projected climate variability at high latitudes and its impact on the ocean carbon cycle, by Irina Marinov, Raffaele Bernardello, and Jaime B. Palter; The future of the Southern Ocean carbon storage in CMIP5 models, by Takamitsu Ito, Annalisa Bracco, and Curtis Deutsch The U.S. CLIVAR Project Office produced this report with support from NASA, NOAA, NSF, and DOE. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsoring agencies.