Dataset: Biomass rcp85 CMIP5 data

Name: Biomass rcp85 CMIP5 data - mean picophytoplankton surface biomass estimated for the climate models under the Representative Concentration Pathway 8.5
Published: 2019-12-04
Keywords: oceans

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DOI:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.783527.1

Spatial Extent: N:90 E:180 S:-90 W:-180

Project:

Convergence: RAISE: Linking the adaptive dynamics of plankton with emergent global ocean biogeochemistry (Ocean Stoichiometry)

Principal Investigator:

Adam Martiny (University of California-Irvine, UC Irvine)

Co-Principal Investigator:

Pedro Flombaum (Universidad de Buenos Aires)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Shannon Rauch (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Version:

Version Date:

2019-12-04

Restricted:

Validated:

Yes

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Biomass rcp85 CMIP5 data - mean picophytoplankton surface biomass estimated for the climate models under the Representative Concentration Pathway 8.5

Abstract:

Mean picophytoplankton surface biomass (mg/m3) estimated for the climate models (CanESM2, CESM1 BGC, GFDL ESM2G, HadGEM2 ES, IPSL CM5A MR, MIROC ESM, MPI, and NorESM1 ME) under the Representative Concentration Pathway 8.5 (RCP8.5) – equivalent to a radiative forcing of 8.5 W m-2 in 2100) scenario. Light fields were identical across simulations. Picophytoplankton biomass results from the sum of the biomass estimated for the Prochlorococcus, Synechococcus, and picoeukaryotic phytoplankton.

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Version Date	Archive	Persistent Identifier	Date Assigned
2019-12-04	Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)	10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.783527.1	2019-12-11

Description

Mean picophytoplankton surface biomass (mg/m³) estimated for the climate models under the Representative Concentration Pathway 8.5 (RCP8.5) – equivalent to a radiative forcing of 8.5 W m⁻² in 2100) scenario. Light fields were identical across simulations. Picophytoplankton biomass results from the sum of the biomass estimated for the Prochlorococcus, Synechococcus, and picoeukaryotic phytoplankton.

Each cell corresponds to a 1x1 cell grid
Files 90 to -90
Columns 1 to 360
Biomass: mg/m3
Land mask NAN

Methods & Sampling

We calculated mean total picophytoplankton biomass for 2070-2099 and 1970-1999 for the RCP8.5 and historical scenarios. We imposed a maximum sea surface temperature of 30°C as model predictions of higher temperature are uncertain due to poorly constrained atmospheric convection feedbacks. We used an ensemble of eight Earth System models, CanESM2, CESM1 BGC, GFDL ESM2G, HadGEM2 ES, IPSL CM5A MR, MIROC ESM, MPI, and NorESM1 ME.

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Biomass_rcp85_CMIP5_data.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 362.18 KB) MD5:45a310c6386035b60e83b5b7bbbd8e45 Mean picophytoplankton surface biomass (mg/m³) estimated for the climate models under the Representative Concentration Pathway 8.5 (RCP8.5). Each cell corresponds to a 1x1 cell grid. Biomass: mg/m3.

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Funding Sources

Funding Source	Award Number
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1848576
Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica	PICT-2017-3020
Universidad de Buenos Aires	UBACyT 20020170100620BA

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