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04 Jan 2023
Development and technical paper |
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FABM-NflexPD 2.0: testing an instantaneous acclimation approach for modeling the implications of phytoplankton eco-physiology for the carbon and nutrient cycles
Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
Markus Pahlow
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Prima Anugerahanti
Earth SURFACE Research Center, Research Institute for Global Change, JAMSTEC, Yokosuka, Japan
present address: Dept. of Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Sherwood Lan Smith
Earth SURFACE Research Center, Research Institute for Global Change, JAMSTEC, Yokosuka, Japan
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Short summary
In classical models that track the changes in the elemental composition of phytoplankton, additional state variables are required for each element resolved. In this study, we show how the behavior of such an explicit model can be approximated using an
instantaneous acclimationapproach, in which the elemental composition of the phytoplankton is assumed to adjust to an optimal value instantaneously. Through rigorous tests, we evaluate the consistency of this scheme.
In classical models that track the changes in the elemental composition of phytoplankton,...
