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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-93-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-93-2023
Research article
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09 Jan 2023
Research article |  | 09 Jan 2023

Riverine impact on future projections of marine primary production and carbon uptake

Shuang Gao, Jörg Schwinger, Jerry Tjiputra, Ingo Bethke, Jens Hartmann, Emilio Mayorga, and Christoph Heinze

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We assess the impact of riverine nutrients and carbon (C) on projected marine primary production (PP) and C uptake using a fully coupled Earth system model. Riverine inputs alleviate nutrient limitation and thus lessen the projected PP decline by up to 0.7 Pg C yr−1 globally. The effect of increased riverine C may be larger than the effect of nutrient inputs in the future on the projected ocean C uptake, while in the historical period increased nutrient inputs are considered the largest driver.
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