Researcher: Meibing Jin
Funding Source: JAMSTEC
Collaborators: Clara Deal, Jia Wang, S. Saitoh, Michio Kishi, Yasu Yamanaka
The goal is to jointly develop a coupled ice-ocean-ecosystem model to improve our understanding of the influences of sea ice on the Arctic marine primary production and biogeochemical cycling (Dimethyl Sulfide (DMS), carbon, iron etc.).
The approach includes 1-D and 3-D ecosystem model development and applications in various arctic and subarctic seas, data collection and analysis, and model validation. Our (IARC) coupled ice-ocean ecosystem model was applied to landfast ice in the Chukchi Sea, first-year ice in the seasonal ice zone of the Bering Sea, and multi-year pack ice in the Canadian Basin. The ice ecosystem module is now part of CICE, serving as a model framework for simulating pan-Arctic sea ice algal biomass and primary production. We will collaborate with JAMSTEC scientists on analysis of observations conducted by the JAMSTEC R/V Mirai Arctic cruises.
The approach includes 1-D and 3-D ecosystem model development and applications in various arctic and subarctic seas, data collection and analysis, and model validation.
The research will result in peer-reviewed papers and reports.
The works here are mostly process studies that contribute to the basis of knowledge in synthesis and integration.