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Global biogeochemical cycling estimates with CZCS satellite data and general circulation models
Author(s) -
Erickson David J.,
Eaton Brian E.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/93gl00210
Subject(s) - satellite , biogeochemical cycle , environmental science , longitude , ocean color , dimethyl sulfide , climatology , oceanography , ocean current , latitude , remote sensing , geology , sulfur , chemistry , geodesy , organic chemistry , aerospace engineering , environmental chemistry , engineering
Computed geophysical fields from a 3‐D general circulation model are coupled with the Coastal Zone Color Scanner (CZCS) satellite data on chlorophyll content of surface ocean waters. The CZCS satellite data on chlorophyll content of surface ocean waters are used to estimate the ‘photochemical lability’ of dissolved organic matter in the surface ocean. Monthly estimates are made of the global ocean to atmosphere flux of a biogeochemically important gas, carbonyl sulfide (OCS), with 2.8° × 2.8° latitude‐longitude spatial resolution. This novel technique provides a conceptual and computational method for integrating data collected as part of future satellite measurement campaigns, such as the Earth Observing System (EOS) and Sea‐viewing Wide‐field‐of view Sensor (Sea WiFS), with 3‐D chemistry‐climate prediction models.