DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4458981
title: Next generation global ice-ocean-biogeochemistry coupled model with 13C-cycling (GFDL MOM5-BLING13C)

description: ======= DESCRIPTION ======= This is the model output supporting our paper <em>A next generation ocean carbon isotope model for climate studies I: Steady state controls on ocean <sup>13</sup>C</em> (2021 Global Biogeochemical Cycles). This model output simulates the transient response of ocean carbon biogeochemistry to anthropogenic CO<sub>2</sub> and <sup>13</sup>CO<sub>2</sub> atmospheric emissions with a nominal lateral resolution of 1° and 50 vertical levels. The model uses the NOAA's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) MOM5 coupled to the NOAA-GFDL Biogeochemistry with Light Iron Nutrients and Gas (BLING) with <sup>13</sup>C-cycling. Atmospheric forcing is prescribed using the repeating annual cycle of the Common Ocean Reference Experiment version 2 normal year forcing dataset (COREv2-NYF). The implementation of <sup>13</sup>C-cycling applies isotopic fractionations during air-sea gas exchange, photosynthetic production of organic matter, and formation of calcium carbonate. The sensitivity of dissolved inorganic <sup>13</sup>C in the ocean to the CO<sub>2</sub> gas exchange rate is explored by repeating the simulation twice, once using the latest OMIP-CMIP6 protocol for the k-U<sub>10 </sub>parameterization (standard) and once using the previous OCMIP2 protocol (fast-gas-exchange). Files information: <strong>ocean_static.nc</strong>: Static fields (longitude, latitude, area). <strong>1990-2002.ocean_month.nc</strong>: Monthly output between 1990 and 2002 of ocean physical variables (temperature, salinity, averaged mixed layer depth, maximum mixed layer depth). <strong>1990-2002.ocean_bling_trc_month_CMIP6.nc</strong>: Monthly output between 1990 and 2002 of biogeochemical variables* for the simulation using the OMIP-CMIP6 air-sea gas exchange protocol. <strong>1970_1989_d13c_org_mldave_CMIP6.nc</strong>: Monthly output between 1970 and 1989 of d<sup>13</sup>C of organic matter averaged over the mixed layer. <strong>1990-2002.ocean_bling_trc_month_OCMIP2.nc</strong>: Monthly output between 1990 and 2002 of biogeochemical variables* for the simulation using the OCMIP2 air-sea gas exchange protocol. * Biogeochemical variables are dissolved inorganic carbon, dissolved inorganic carbon-13, oxygen, and dissolved inorganic phosphate. ======= HOW TO CITE ======= This model output can be freely distributed, but please cite it using the following paper: Claret, M., Sonnerup, R. E., & Quay, P. D. (2021). A next generation ocean carbon isotope model for climate studies I: Steady state controls on ocean <sup>13</sup>C. <em>Global Biogeochemical Cycles</em>, 35, e2020GB006757. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GB006757 ======= ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ======= This work was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF-OCE 1356756 and NSF-OCE 1829796). We would also like to acknowledge high-performance computing support from Cheyenne (doi:10.5065/D6RX99HX) provided by NCAR's Computational and Information Systems Laboratory, sponsored by the NSF. ======= QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS? ======= Please contact Mariona Claret (mclaret@uw.edu) or Rolf Sonnerup (rolf@uw.edu).