Model data investigates carbon outgassing patterns and three-dimensional overturning pathways in the Southern Ocean. The analysis uses the Biogeochemical Southern Ocean State Estimate (B-SOSE), a model that assimilates observations. The dataset is associated with an NSF-funded project and is scheduled for updates until 2028.
Use Cases
- Analyze localized carbon outgassing hotspots using the Eulerian isopycnal carbon budget fields.
- Map three-dimensional overturning pathways using Lagrangian analysis of thickness-weighted velocities.
- Compare model output for carbon outgassing against wave glider and autonomous float data at the Southwest Indian Ridge.
- Investigate the impact of seafloor bathymetry, like undersea ridges, on modeled carbon transport and circulation.
Strengths
- Based on the B-SOSE model which assimilates most available observations in a self-consistent manner.
- Project includes planned comparison with in-situ data from wave gliders and autonomous floats.
Limitations
- Direct evidence of localized outgassing near bathymetric features is not yet confirmed in observational data.
- Specific dataset size, row count, and column details are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- NSF-funded project, organization listed as AMD_USAPDC.
- Collection Method
- Analysis of the Biogeochemical Southern Ocean State Estimate (B-SOSE) model output, combined with planned in-situ data comparisons.
- Time Range
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- Freshness
- Last updated date is projected for 2028-08-31.
- Geography
- Southern Ocean, with specific focus on the Southwest Indian Ridge.