Affiliation:
1. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Wellington New Zealand
Abstract
AbstractThe biogeochemical (BGC) and physical capabilities of 16 CMIP5 and 16 CMIP6 Earth System models are examined in relation to present day (1976–2005) observational data sets for a region of the southwest Pacific Ocean (SWPAC). A relative ranking scheme enables identification of a “best” model ensemble over SWPAC, with the CMIP6 models having generally better physical representations compared to the CMIP5 set, but the BGC improvements less marked. For the period 2081–2100 using RCP8.5 and SSP585 for CMIP5 and CMIP6, respectively, we find significant surface temperature increases and mixed layer depth reductions compared to present day over SWPAC, and reductions in the macronutrients but increases in surface iron. Surface chlorophyll and zooplankton and integrated primary production are all found to decrease by end of century over SWPAC except for the southernmost waters. Sea surface salinity significantly freshens in Subantarctic Water, whereas the Tasman Sea is becoming saltier. Using our “best” ensemble, depth‐integrated area averaged chlorophyll and zooplankton are found to decrease by 11% and 16%, respectively, compared to present day over SWPAC, emphasizing that these surface decreases are manifest at all depths in the model.
Funder
Crown Research Institutes
Ministry for Business Innovation and Employment
Publisher
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Subject
Paleontology,Atmospheric Science,Soil Science,Water Science and Technology,Ecology,Aquatic Science,Forestry
Cited by
1 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献