Capturing optically important constituents and properties in  a marine biogeochemical and ecosystem model

Dutkiewicz, S.; Hickman, A. E.; Jahn, O.; Gregg, W. W.; Mouw, C. B.; Follows, M. J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-4447-2015

Articles | Volume 12, issue 14

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-4447-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-4447-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 14

Research article

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29 Jul 2015

Research article |

| 29 Jul 2015

Capturing optically important constituents and properties in a marine biogeochemical and ecosystem model

S. Dutkiewicz, A. E. Hickman, O. Jahn, W. W. Gregg, C. B. Mouw, and M. J. Follows

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RC C1435: 'Review of “Capturing optically important constituents and properties in a marine biogeochemical and ecosystem model” by Dutkiewicz et al.', Emmanuel Boss, 19 Apr 2015
- AC C2658: 'Response 1', Stephanie Dutkiewicz, 09 Jun 2015
RC C1759: 'Review of Capturing optically important constituents and properties in a marine biogeochemical and ecosystem model', Anonymous Referee #2, 27 Apr 2015
- AC C2659: 'Response 2', Stephanie Dutkiewicz, 09 Jun 2015

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Short summary

A numerical model is presented that explicitly includes spectral irradiance and optically important water constituents. The model captures 3-D biogeochemical, ecosystem, and optical observations, including surface reflectance analogous to ocean colour satellite observations. Sensitivity experiments demonstrate the relative importance of each of the water constituents, and the feedbacks between the light field, fitness of phytoplankton types, and the biogeochemistry of the ocean.