Data-based estimates of the ocean carbon sink variability          –  first results of the Surface Ocean <i>p</i>CO<sub>2</sub> Mapping intercomparison (SOCOM)

Rödenbeck, C.; Bakker, D. C. E.; Gruber, N.; Iida, Y.; Jacobson, A. R.; Jones, S.; Landschützer, P.; Metzl, N.; Nakaoka, S.; Olsen, A.; Park, G.-H.; Peylin, P.; Rodgers, K. B.; Sasse, T. P.; Schuster, U.; Shutler, J. D.; Valsala, V.; Wanninkhof, R.; Zeng, J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-7251-2015

Articles | Volume 12, issue 23

Biogeosciences, 12, 7251–7278, 2015

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-7251-2015

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

Biogeosciences, 12, 7251–7278, 2015

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-7251-2015

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

Articles | Volume 12, issue 23

Research article

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11 Dec 2015

Research article | Highlight paper | 11 Dec 2015

Data-based estimates of the ocean carbon sink variability – first results of the Surface Ocean pCO₂ Mapping intercomparison (SOCOM)

C. Rödenbeck et al.

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RC C5449: 'Excellent contribution to ocean carbon science research', Anonymous Referee #1, 16 Sep 2015
- AC C7147: 'Reply to comments by Reviewer 1', Christian Roedenbeck, 29 Oct 2015
RC C7364: 'Great approach!', Anonymous Referee #2, 04 Nov 2015
- AC C7894: 'Reply to comments by Reviewer 2', Christian Roedenbeck, 24 Nov 2015

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (16 Nov 2015) by Victor Brovkin

AR by Christian Rödenbeck on behalf of the Authors (24 Nov 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (27 Nov 2015) by Victor Brovkin

Short summary

This study investigates variations in the CO2 uptake of the ocean from year to year. These variations have been calculated from measurements of the surface-ocean carbon content by various different interpolation methods. The equatorial Pacific is estimated to be the region with the strongest year-to-year variations, tied to the El Nino phase. The global ocean CO2 uptake gradually increased from about the year 2000. The comparison of the interpolation methods identifies these findings as robust.

Data-based estimates of the ocean carbon sink variability – first results of the Surface Ocean pCO2 Mapping intercomparison (SOCOM)

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Data-based estimates of the ocean carbon sink variability – first results of the Surface Ocean pCO₂ Mapping intercomparison (SOCOM)