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TRACE-Python: tracer-based rapid anthropogenic carbon estimation implemented in Python (version 1.0)
School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Brendan R. Carter
Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Mark J. Warner
School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Larissa M. Dias
Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Seattle, WA, USA
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Short summary
We present a new implementation of our method for estimation of human-created carbon dioxide in the ocean.
Tracer-based Rapid Anthropogenic Carbon Estimationrelies on transient tracer measurements to infer gas exchange and circulation. Our work implements practical and fundamental improvements increasing accessibility, flexibility, and skill of the method. We provide an updated data product of global ocean carbon inventories spanning the industrial era and a range of future projections.
We present a new implementation of our method for estimation of human-created carbon dioxide in...
