Machine learning reveals regime shifts in future ocean carbon dioxide fluxes inter-annual variability

Autor: Damien Couespel, Jerry Tjiputra, Klaus Johannsen, Pradeebane Vaittinada Ayar, Bjørnar Jensen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Communications Earth & Environment, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2662-4435
DOI: 10.1038/s43247-024-01257-2
Popis: Abstract The inter-annual variability of global ocean air-sea CO2 fluxes are non-negligible, modulates the global warming signal, and yet it is poorly represented in Earth System Models (ESMs). ESMs are highly sophisticated and computationally demanding, making it challenging to perform dedicated experiments to investigate the key drivers of the CO2 flux variability across spatial and temporal scales. Machine learning methods can objectively and systematically explore large datasets, ensuring physically meaningful results. Here, we show that a kernel ridge regression can reconstruct the present and future CO2 flux variability in five ESMs. Surface concentration of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) and alkalinity emerge as the critical drivers, but the former is projected to play a lesser role in the future due to decreasing vertical gradient. Our results demonstrate a new approach to efficiently interpret the massive datasets produced by ESMs, and offer guidance into future model development to better constrain the CO2 flux.
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