On the Inadequacy of One Dimensional Ocean Models for the Global Carbon Cycle

摘要

An attempt is made to estimate the free parameters in a model of the oceanic carbon cycle, using GEOSECS data. It turns out to be impossible to set the parameters in a way that is compatible with the observed distributions of carbon and oxygen simultaneously. The result indicates that it may not be possible for any horizontally homogeneous ocean model to depict the carbon cycle in a satisfactory way. A model where Antarctic water is treated separately is required.