Articles | Volume 14, issue 21
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-4965-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-4965-2017
Research article
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08 Nov 2017
Research article |  | 08 Nov 2017

Calibration of a simple and a complex model of global marine biogeochemistry

Iris Kriest

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (06 Jun 2017) by Christoph Heinze
AR by Iris Kriest on behalf of the Authors (23 Jun 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (28 Jun 2017) by Christoph Heinze
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (13 Jul 2017)
RR by Anonymous Referee #4 (14 Jul 2017)
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (18 Jul 2017)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (20 Jul 2017) by Christoph Heinze
AR by Iris Kriest on behalf of the Authors (19 Aug 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (01 Sep 2017) by Christoph Heinze
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Short summary
Early biogeochemical ocean models were of a simple structure, with few biogeochemical components. I here investigate whether additional biological complexity improves the fit with respect to observed global climatologies of annual mean nutrients and oxygen. After optimisation against these tracers a simple model fits observations almost as well as a more complex one, also with respect to independent estimates of global biogeochemical fluxes.
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