Model of Early Diagenesis in the Upper Sediment with Adaptable complexity – MEDUSA (v. 2): a time-dependent biogeochemical sediment module for Earth system models, process analysis and teaching

Munhoven, Guy

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-3603-2021

Articles | Volume 14, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-3603-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-3603-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 6

Model description paper

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15 Jun 2021

Model description paper |

| 15 Jun 2021

Model of Early Diagenesis in the Upper Sediment with Adaptable complexity – MEDUSA (v. 2): a time-dependent biogeochemical sediment module for Earth system models, process analysis and teaching

Guy Munhoven

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RC1: 'Referee comments on MEDUSA (v. 2), Munhoven', Anonymous Referee #1, 08 Nov 2020
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Guy Munhoven, 17 Mar 2021
RC2: 'Review of MEDUSA paper by Munhoven', Anonymous Referee #2, 01 Mar 2021
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Guy Munhoven, 17 Mar 2021

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AR by Guy Munhoven on behalf of the Authors (21 Apr 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (28 Apr 2021) by Sandra Arndt

AR by Guy Munhoven on behalf of the Authors (03 May 2021) Manuscript

Short summary

Sea-floor sediments play an important role in biogeochemical cycling of elements (e.g. carbon, silicon, nutrients) in the ocean. Realistic sediment modules are, however, not yet commonly used in global ocean biogeochemical models. Here we present MEDUSA, a model of the processes taking place in the surface sea-floor sediments which control the interaction between the sediments and the ocean. MEDUSA can be configured to meet the exact needs of any given ocean biogeochemical model.