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Causes of uncertainties in the representation of the Arabian Sea oxygen minimum zone in CMIP5 models
Henrike Schmidt
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Düsternbrooker Weg 20, 24105 Kiel, Germany
Kiel University, Christian-Albrechts-Platz 4, 24118 Kiel, Germany
Julia Getzlaff
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Düsternbrooker Weg 20, 24105 Kiel, Germany
Ulrike Löptien
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Düsternbrooker Weg 20, 24105 Kiel, Germany
Kiel University, Christian-Albrechts-Platz 4, 24118 Kiel, Germany
Andreas Oschlies
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Düsternbrooker Weg 20, 24105 Kiel, Germany
Kiel University, Christian-Albrechts-Platz 4, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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Short summary
Oxygen-poor regions in the open ocean restrict marine habitats. Global climate simulations show large uncertainties regarding the prediction of these areas. We analyse the representation of the simulated oxygen minimum zones in the Arabian Sea using 10 climate models. We give an overview of the main deficiencies that cause the model–data misfit in oxygen concentrations. This detailed process analysis shall foster future model improvements regarding the oxygen minimum zone in the Arabian Sea.
Oxygen-poor regions in the open ocean restrict marine habitats. Global climate simulations show...
