Research field
Climate modelling / Earth and environmental science
Title
Modelling of isotopic tracers in the ocean with a coupled physical-biogeochemical model
Abstract
Natural isotopic tracers are powerful tools allowing to constrain deep ocean circulations and marine particle fluxes in the present and past ocean. The use of a model describing both the physical transport and the chemical reactions (in particular with particulate matter). Their study is the main aim of the GEOTRACES international program (www.geotraces.org). The use of a model describing both the physical transport and the chemical reactions (in particular interactions with particles) experience by tracers will allow to optimize the interpretation of the tracer data collected during the GEOTRACES program. The aim of this thesis is to develop a realistic representation of the stock and flux of the small marine particles that transport these tracers within the framework of the of the physical transport-biogeochemistry coupled model NEMO-PISCES. These developments will benefit to the study of isotopic tracers but also to the other applications of the NEMO-PISCES model such as the impact of climate change on the ocean.
Location
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement
Biogéochimie Marine et Climat
Centre : Saclay
Starting date : 01/10/2012
Contact person
Jean-Claude DUTAY
CEA / DSM/LSCE//CLIM
LSCE
CEA/Saclay
orme des merisiers
bat 712
91191 Gif sur yvette
Phone : 01 69 08 31 12
University / Graduate School
Versailles-St-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Sciences de l'Environnement d'Île de France - Paris VI -
Thesis supervisor
Matthieu ROY-BARMAN
Université /
LSCE, Avenue de la Terrasse, Bât 12
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