Articles | Volume 18, issue 14
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-4321-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-4321-2021
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23 Jul 2021
Research article |  | 23 Jul 2021

Oceanic primary production decline halved in eddy-resolving simulations of global warming

Damien Couespel, Marina Lévy, and Laurent Bopp

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Oceanic primary production decline halved in eddy-resolvingsimulations of global warming: python scripts for model's output analysis and figure production D. Couespel https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5109751

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An alarming consequence of climate change is the oceanic primary production decline projected by Earth system models. These coarse-resolution models parameterize oceanic eddies. Here, idealized simulations of global warming with increasing resolution show that the decline in primary production in the eddy-resolved simulations is half as large as in the eddy-parameterized simulations. This stems from the high sensitivity of the subsurface nutrient transport to model resolution.
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