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Validation of the coupled physical–biogeochemical ocean model NEMO–SCOBI for the North Sea–Baltic Sea system
Itzel Ruvalcaba Baroni
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Research and Development, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden
Elin Almroth-Rosell
Department of Research and Development, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden
Lars Axell
Department of Research and Development, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden
Sam T. Fredriksson
Department of Research and Development, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden
Jenny Hieronymus
Department of Research and Development, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden
Magnus Hieronymus
Department of Research and Development, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden
Sandra-Esther Brunnabend
Department of Research and Development, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden
Matthias Gröger
Department of Research and Development, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden
Department of Physical Oceanography and Instrumentation, Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde, Rostock, Germany
Ivan Kuznetsov
Department of Research and Development, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
Filippa Fransner
Department of Research and Development, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden
Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen, Norway
Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway
Robinson Hordoir
Department of Research and Development, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden
Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway
Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
Saeed Falahat
Department of Research and Development, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden
Lars Arneborg
Department of Research and Development, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden
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Global inorganic and organic nutrient deposition fields are coupled to PISCES to investigate their effect on ocean biogeochemistry. Pre-industrial deposition fluxes are lower compared to the present day, resulting in lower oceanic productivity. Future changes result in a modest decrease in the nutrients put into the global ocean. This work provides a first assessment of the atmospheric organic nutrients' contribution, highlighting the importance of their representation in biogeochemistry models.
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The health of the Baltic and North seas is threatened due to high anthropogenic pressure; thus, different methods to assess the status of these regions are urgently needed. Here, we validated a novel model simulating the ocean dynamics and biogeochemistry of the Baltic and North seas that can be used to create future climate and nutrient scenarios, contribute to European initiatives on de-eutrophication, and provide water quality advice and support on nutrient load reductions for both seas.
The health of the Baltic and North seas is threatened due to high anthropogenic pressure; thus,...
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