Articles | Volume 16, issue 20
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-5915-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-5915-2023
Development and technical paper
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20 Oct 2023
Development and technical paper |  | 20 Oct 2023

A high-resolution marine mercury model MITgcm-ECCO2-Hg with online biogeochemistry

Siyu Zhu, Peipei Wu, Siyi Zhang, Oliver Jahn, Shu Li, and Yanxu Zhang

Model code and software

MITgcm-ECCO2-Hg Siyu Zhu and Yanxu Zhang https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7932859

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Short summary
In this study, we estimate the global biogeochemical cycling of Hg in a state-of-the-art physical-ecosystem ocean model (high-resolution-MITgcm/Hg), providing a more accurate portrayal of surface Hg concentrations in estuarine and coastal areas, strong western boundary flow and upwelling areas, and concentration diffusion as vortex shapes. The high-resolution model can help us better predict the transport and fate of Hg in the ocean and its impact on the global Hg cycle.