ECOSMO II(CHL): a marine biogeochemical model for the North Atlantic and the Arctic
<p>ECOSMO II is a fully coupled bio-physical model of 3D hydrodynamics with an intermediate-complexity NPZD (nutrient, phytoplankton, zooplankton, detritus) type biology including sediment-water column exchange processes originally formulated for the North Sea and Baltic Sea. Here we present a...
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| author | V. Ç. Yumruktepe A. Samuelsen U. Daewel |
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| description | <p>ECOSMO II is a fully coupled bio-physical model of 3D hydrodynamics with an intermediate-complexity NPZD (nutrient, phytoplankton, zooplankton, detritus) type biology including sediment-water column exchange processes originally formulated for the North Sea and Baltic Sea. Here we present an updated version of the model incorporating chlorophyll <span class="inline-formula"><i>a</i></span> as a prognostic state variable: ECOSMO II(CHL). The version presented here is online coupled to the HYCOM ocean model. The model is intended to be used for regional configurations for the North Atlantic and the Arctic incorporating coarse to high spatial resolutions for hind-casting and operational purposes. We provide the full descriptions of the changes in ECOSMO II(CHL) from ECOSMO II and provide the evaluation for the inorganic nutrients and chlorophyll <span class="inline-formula"><i>a</i></span> variables, present the modelled biogeochemistry of the Nordic Seas and the Arctic, and experiment on various parameterization sets as use cases targeting chlorophyll <span class="inline-formula"><i>a</i></span> dynamics. We document the performance of each parameter set objectively analysing the experiments against in situ, satellite and climatology data. The model evaluations for
each experiment demonstrated that the simulations are consistent with the
large-scale climatological nutrient setting and are capable of representing
regional and seasonal changes. Explicitly resolving chlorophyll <span class="inline-formula"><i>a</i></span> allows for more dynamic seasonal and vertical variations in phytoplankton biomass to chlorophyll <span class="inline-formula"><i>a</i></span> ratio and improves model chlorophyll <span class="inline-formula"><i>a</i></span> performance near the surface. Through experimenting with the model performance, we document the general biogeochemisty of the Nordic Seas and the Arctic. The Norwegian and Barents seas primary production show distinct seasonal patterns with a
pronounced spring bloom dominated by diatoms and low biomass during winter
months. The Norwegian Sea annual primary production is around double that of
the Barents Sea while also having an earlier spring bloom.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a5f90ab342864594853de013aa633f1d2022-12-22T00:36:16ZengCopernicus PublicationsGeoscientific Model Development1991-959X1991-96032022-05-01153901392110.5194/gmd-15-3901-2022ECOSMO II(CHL): a marine biogeochemical model for the North Atlantic and the ArcticV. Ç. Yumruktepe0A. Samuelsen1U. Daewel2Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center, Jahnebakken 3, 5007, Bergen, NorwayNansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center, Jahnebakken 3, 5007, Bergen, NorwayHelmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Institute for Coastal Systems – Analysis and Modelling, Max-Planck-Str. 1, Geesthacht, Germany<p>ECOSMO II is a fully coupled bio-physical model of 3D hydrodynamics with an intermediate-complexity NPZD (nutrient, phytoplankton, zooplankton, detritus) type biology including sediment-water column exchange processes originally formulated for the North Sea and Baltic Sea. Here we present an updated version of the model incorporating chlorophyll <span class="inline-formula"><i>a</i></span> as a prognostic state variable: ECOSMO II(CHL). The version presented here is online coupled to the HYCOM ocean model. The model is intended to be used for regional configurations for the North Atlantic and the Arctic incorporating coarse to high spatial resolutions for hind-casting and operational purposes. We provide the full descriptions of the changes in ECOSMO II(CHL) from ECOSMO II and provide the evaluation for the inorganic nutrients and chlorophyll <span class="inline-formula"><i>a</i></span> variables, present the modelled biogeochemistry of the Nordic Seas and the Arctic, and experiment on various parameterization sets as use cases targeting chlorophyll <span class="inline-formula"><i>a</i></span> dynamics. We document the performance of each parameter set objectively analysing the experiments against in situ, satellite and climatology data. The model evaluations for each experiment demonstrated that the simulations are consistent with the large-scale climatological nutrient setting and are capable of representing regional and seasonal changes. Explicitly resolving chlorophyll <span class="inline-formula"><i>a</i></span> allows for more dynamic seasonal and vertical variations in phytoplankton biomass to chlorophyll <span class="inline-formula"><i>a</i></span> ratio and improves model chlorophyll <span class="inline-formula"><i>a</i></span> performance near the surface. Through experimenting with the model performance, we document the general biogeochemisty of the Nordic Seas and the Arctic. The Norwegian and Barents seas primary production show distinct seasonal patterns with a pronounced spring bloom dominated by diatoms and low biomass during winter months. The Norwegian Sea annual primary production is around double that of the Barents Sea while also having an earlier spring bloom.</p>https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/15/3901/2022/gmd-15-3901-2022.pdf |
| spellingShingle | V. Ç. Yumruktepe A. Samuelsen U. Daewel ECOSMO II(CHL): a marine biogeochemical model for the North Atlantic and the Arctic Geoscientific Model Development |
| title | ECOSMO II(CHL): a marine biogeochemical model for the North Atlantic and the Arctic |
| title_full | ECOSMO II(CHL): a marine biogeochemical model for the North Atlantic and the Arctic |
| title_fullStr | ECOSMO II(CHL): a marine biogeochemical model for the North Atlantic and the Arctic |
| title_full_unstemmed | ECOSMO II(CHL): a marine biogeochemical model for the North Atlantic and the Arctic |
| title_short | ECOSMO II(CHL): a marine biogeochemical model for the North Atlantic and the Arctic |
| title_sort | ecosmo ii chl a marine biogeochemical model for the north atlantic and the arctic |
| url | https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/15/3901/2022/gmd-15-3901-2022.pdf |
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