Sensitivity analysis of an ocean carbon cycle model in the North Atlantic: an investigation of parameters affecting the air-sea CO<sub>2</sub> flux, primary production and export of detritus

The sensitivity of the biological parameters in a nutrient-phytoplankton-zooplankton-detritus (NPZD) model in the calculation of the air-sea CO<sub>2</sub> flux, primary production and detrital export is analysed. We explore the effect on these outputs of variation in the values of the t...

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Main Authors: C. J. Merchant, H. Kettle, V. Scott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-06-01
Series:Ocean Science
Online Access:http://www.ocean-sci.net/7/405/2011/os-7-405-2011.pdf