Coupling a Bio-Geo-Chemistry module to HYCOM within the NASA-GISS climate model Anastasia Romanou, Columbia U. and NASA-GISS Rainer Bleck, NASA-GISS Watson Gregg, NASA GSFC Gavin Schmidt, NASA-GISS and Nick Tausnev, SGT April 24-26, Stennis Cntr, MS
The solubility, the biological and the carbonate pumps
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