Projected 21st century decrease in marine productivity: a multi-model analysis
Changes in marine net primary productivity (PP) and export of particulate organic carbon (EP) are projected over the 21st century with four global coupled carbon cycle-climate models. These include representations of marine ecosystems and the carbon cycle of different structure and complexity. All f...
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| author | M. Steinacher F. Joos T. L. Frölicher L. Bopp P. Cadule V. Cocco S. C. Doney M. Gehlen K. Lindsay J. K. Moore B. Schneider J. Segschneider |
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| description | Changes in marine net primary productivity (PP) and export of particulate organic carbon (EP) are projected over the 21st century with four global coupled carbon cycle-climate models. These include representations of marine ecosystems and the carbon cycle of different structure and complexity. All four models show a decrease in global mean PP and EP between 2 and 20% by 2100 relative to preindustrial conditions, for the SRES A2 emission scenario. Two different regimes for productivity changes are consistently identified in all models. The first chain of mechanisms is dominant in the low- and mid-latitude ocean and in the North Atlantic: reduced input of macro-nutrients into the euphotic zone related to enhanced stratification, reduced mixed layer depth, and slowed circulation causes a decrease in macro-nutrient concentrations and in PP and EP. The second regime is projected for parts of the Southern Ocean: an alleviation of light and/or temperature limitation leads to an increase in PP and EP as productivity is fueled by a sustained nutrient input. A region of disagreement among the models is the Arctic, where three models project an increase in PP while one model projects a decrease. Projected changes in seasonal and interannual variability are modest in most regions. Regional model skill metrics are proposed to generate multi-model mean fields that show an improved skill in representing observation-based estimates compared to a simple multi-model average. Model results are compared to recent productivity projections with three different algorithms, usually applied to infer net primary production from satellite observations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5f0904452dd646dfafc8beaf6ff769d72022-12-22T02:48:26ZengCopernicus PublicationsBiogeosciences1726-41701726-41892010-03-01739791005Projected 21st century decrease in marine productivity: a multi-model analysisM. SteinacherF. JoosT. L. FrölicherL. BoppP. CaduleV. CoccoS. C. DoneyM. GehlenK. LindsayJ. K. MooreB. SchneiderJ. SegschneiderChanges in marine net primary productivity (PP) and export of particulate organic carbon (EP) are projected over the 21st century with four global coupled carbon cycle-climate models. These include representations of marine ecosystems and the carbon cycle of different structure and complexity. All four models show a decrease in global mean PP and EP between 2 and 20% by 2100 relative to preindustrial conditions, for the SRES A2 emission scenario. Two different regimes for productivity changes are consistently identified in all models. The first chain of mechanisms is dominant in the low- and mid-latitude ocean and in the North Atlantic: reduced input of macro-nutrients into the euphotic zone related to enhanced stratification, reduced mixed layer depth, and slowed circulation causes a decrease in macro-nutrient concentrations and in PP and EP. The second regime is projected for parts of the Southern Ocean: an alleviation of light and/or temperature limitation leads to an increase in PP and EP as productivity is fueled by a sustained nutrient input. A region of disagreement among the models is the Arctic, where three models project an increase in PP while one model projects a decrease. Projected changes in seasonal and interannual variability are modest in most regions. Regional model skill metrics are proposed to generate multi-model mean fields that show an improved skill in representing observation-based estimates compared to a simple multi-model average. Model results are compared to recent productivity projections with three different algorithms, usually applied to infer net primary production from satellite observations.http://www.biogeosciences.net/7/979/2010/bg-7-979-2010.pdf |
| spellingShingle | M. Steinacher F. Joos T. L. Frölicher L. Bopp P. Cadule V. Cocco S. C. Doney M. Gehlen K. Lindsay J. K. Moore B. Schneider J. Segschneider Projected 21st century decrease in marine productivity: a multi-model analysis Biogeosciences |
| title | Projected 21st century decrease in marine productivity: a multi-model analysis |
| title_full | Projected 21st century decrease in marine productivity: a multi-model analysis |
| title_fullStr | Projected 21st century decrease in marine productivity: a multi-model analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Projected 21st century decrease in marine productivity: a multi-model analysis |
| title_short | Projected 21st century decrease in marine productivity: a multi-model analysis |
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