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RADIv1: a non-steady-state early diagenetic model for ocean sediments in Julia and MATLAB/GNU Octave
Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Matthew P. Humphreys
Department of Ocean Systems (OCS), NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Texel, the Netherlands
Monica M. Wilhelmus
Center for Fluid Mechanics, School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, USA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA
Dustin Carroll
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, San José State University, Moss Landing, USA
William M. Berelson
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
Dimitris Menemenlis
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA
Jack J. Middelburg
Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Jess F. Adkins
Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA
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A Seaglider was deployed for 8 months in the Norwegian Sea mounting an oxygen and, for the first time, a CO2 optode and a chlorophyll fluorescence sensor. The oxygen and CO2 data were used to assess the spatial and temporal variability and calculate the net community production, N(O2) and N(CT). The dataset was used to calculate net community production from inventory changes, air–sea flux, diapycnal mixing and entrainment.
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Short summary
A quarter of the surface of the Earth is covered by marine sediments rich in calcium carbonates, and their dissolution acts as a giant antacid tablet protecting the ocean against human-made acidification caused by massive CO2 emissions. Here, we present a new model of sediment chemistry that incorporates the latest experimental findings on calcium carbonate dissolution kinetics. This model can be used to predict how marine sediments evolve through time in response to environmental perturbations.
A quarter of the surface of the Earth is covered by marine sediments rich in calcium carbonates,...
