Anthropogenic carbon dioxide experiments involved in 3-D modeling of ocean carbon cycle, Princeton, New Jersey, October 19--27, 1988: Foreign trip report

Technical Report · Fri Nov 11 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6085382

Siegenthaler, U

U. Siegenthaler met with Drs. J.L. Sarmiento, J.R. Toggweiler, and other scientists at the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory involved in three-dimensional (3-D) modeling of the oceanic carbon cycle. The first 3-D model simulation runs of the invasion of anthropogenic CO/sub 2/ into the ocean, to be carried out within the next several months in Princeton, were discussed. The following specifications of the model experiments were discussed and decided upon: type and resolution of dynamic ocean model to be used, the kind of CO/sub 2/ perturbation calculations, gas exchange formulation, and CO/sub 2/ chemistry formulation. The procedure for analysis of these first results was discussed, as well as the continuation of model experiments in a second stage. The work is conducted by the University of Bern (Dr. Ulrich Siegenthaler, Principal Investigator) for the Department of Energy's Energy Systems Program managed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6085382
• Report Number(s): ORNL/FTR-3123; ON: DE89014065
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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