Tracking Improvement in Simulated Marine Biogeochemistry Between CMIP5 and CMIP6.
Roland Séférian, Sarah Berthet, Andrew Yool, Julien Palmiéri, Laurent Bopp, Alessandro Tagliabue, Lester Kwiatkowski, Olivier Aumont, James Christian, John Dunne, Marion Gehlen, Tatiana Ilyina, Jasmin G John, Hongmei Li, Matthew C Long, Jessica Y Luo, Hideyuki Nakano, Anastasia Romanou, Jörg Schwinger, Charles Stock, Yeray Santana-Falcón, Yohei Takano, Jerry Tjiputra, Hiroyuki Tsujino, Michio Watanabe, Tongwen Wu, Fanghua Wu, Akitomo Yamamoto
Author Information
Roland Séférian: CNRM, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, Toulouse, France. ORCID
Sarah Berthet: CNRM, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, Toulouse, France. ORCID
Andrew Yool: National Oceanography Centre, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH UK. ORCID
Julien Palmiéri: National Oceanography Centre, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH UK. ORCID
Alessandro Tagliabue: School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. ORCID
Lester Kwiatkowski: LOCEAN Laboratory, Sorbonne Université-CNRS-IRD-MNHN, Paris, France. ORCID
Olivier Aumont: LOCEAN Laboratory, Sorbonne Université-CNRS-IRD-MNHN, Paris, France. ORCID
James Christian: Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis, Victoria, BC Canada. ORCID
John Dunne: NOAA/Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ USA. ORCID
Marion Gehlen: LSCE-IPSL, Université Paris Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France. ORCID
Tatiana Ilyina: Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany. ORCID
Jasmin G John: NOAA/Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ USA. ORCID
Hongmei Li: Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany. ORCID
Matthew C Long: National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO USA. ORCID
Jessica Y Luo: NOAA/Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ USA. ORCID
Hideyuki Nakano: JMA Meteorological Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan. ORCID
Anastasia Romanou: NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, USA. ORCID
Jörg Schwinger: NORCE Climate, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway. ORCID
Charles Stock: NOAA/Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ USA. ORCID
Yeray Santana-Falcón: CNRM, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, Toulouse, France. ORCID
Yohei Takano: Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany. ORCID
Jerry Tjiputra: NORCE Climate, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway. ORCID
Hiroyuki Tsujino: JMA Meteorological Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan. ORCID
Michio Watanabe: Research Center for Environmental Modeling and Application, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokohama, Japan. ORCID
Tongwen Wu: Beijing Climate Center, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China. ORCID
Fanghua Wu: Beijing Climate Center, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China. ORCID
Akitomo Yamamoto: Research Center for Environmental Modeling and Application, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokohama, Japan. ORCID
Purpose of Review: The changes or updates in ocean biogeochemistry component have been mapped between CMIP5 and CMIP6 model versions, and an assessment made of how far these have led to improvements in the simulated mean state of marine biogeochemical models within the current generation of Earth system models (ESMs). Recent Findings: The representation of marine biogeochemistry has progressed within the current generation of Earth system models. However, it remains difficult to identify which model updates are responsible for a given improvement. In addition, the full potential of marine biogeochemistry in terms of Earth system interactions and climate feedback remains poorly examined in the current generation of Earth system models. Summary: Increasing availability of ocean biogeochemical data, as well as an improved understanding of the underlying processes, allows advances in the marine biogeochemical components of the current generation of ESMs. The present study scrutinizes the extent to which marine biogeochemistry components of ESMs have progressed between the 5th and the 6th phases of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP).
