Optimality-based non-Redfield plankton–ecosystem model (OPEM v1.1) in UVic-ESCM 2.9 –  Part 1: Implementation and model behaviour

Pahlow, Markus; Chien, Chia-Te; Arteaga, Lionel A.; Oschlies, Andreas

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-4663-2020

Articles | Volume 13, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-4663-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-4663-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 10

Model description paper

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02 Oct 2020

Model description paper |

| 02 Oct 2020

Optimality-based non-Redfield plankton–ecosystem model (OPEM v1.1) in UVic-ESCM 2.9 – Part 1: Implementation and model behaviour

Markus Pahlow, Chia-Te Chien, Lionel A. Arteaga, and Andreas Oschlies

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RC1: 'Review, March 2020', David Talmy, 16 Mar 2020
RC2: 'See attached review.', Emily Zakem, 15 Apr 2020
RC3: 'Comments on the manuscript', Anonymous Referee #3, 16 Apr 2020
AC1: 'Final Response', M. Pahlow, 26 May 2020

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AR by M. Pahlow on behalf of the Authors (26 May 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (19 Jun 2020) by Andrew Yool

AR by M. Pahlow on behalf of the Authors (07 Jul 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (01 Aug 2020) by Andrew Yool

Short summary

The stoichiometry of marine biotic processes is important for the regulation of atmospheric CO₂ and hence the global climate. We replace a simplistic, fixed-stoichiometry plankton module in an Earth system model with an optimal-regulation model with variable stoichiometry. Our model compares better to the observed carbon transfer from the surface to depth and surface nutrient distributions. This work could aid our ability to describe and project the role of marine ecosystems in the Earth system.