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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-22-1457-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-22-1457-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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11 May 2026
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Modelling primary production: multitude of theories, or multitude of languages?
Jozef Skákala
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, UK
National Centre for Earth Observation, Plymouth, UK
Shubha Sathyendranath
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, UK
National Centre for Earth Observation, Plymouth, UK
Yuri Artioli
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, UK
Deep S. Banerjee
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, UK
National Centre for Earth Observation, Plymouth, UK
Heather Bouman
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Robert J. W. Brewin
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, UK
Momme Butenschön
Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC), Bologna, Italy
Stefano Ciavatta
Mercator Ocean International, Toulouse, France
Stephanie Dutkiewicz
Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA
Yanna Fidai
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, UK
David Ford
Met Office, Exeter, UK
Grinson George
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) – Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin, India
Karen Guihou
Mercator Ocean International, Toulouse, France
Bror Jönsson
Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, University of New Hampshire, Durham, USA
Marija Bačeković Koloper
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Split, Split, Croatia
Žarko Kovač
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Split, Split, Croatia
Lekshmi Krishnakumary
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, UK
Gemma Kulk
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, UK
National Centre for Earth Observation, Plymouth, UK
Charlotte Laufkötter
Faculty of Science, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Gennadi Lessin
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, UK
Jann Paul Mattern
Ocean Sciences Department, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, USA
Angélique Melet
Mercator Ocean International, Toulouse, France
Alexandre Mignot
Mercator Ocean International, Toulouse, France
David Moffat
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, UK
National Centre for Earth Observation, Plymouth, UK
Fanny Monteiro
School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Centre for Ice, Cryosphere, Carbon and Climate, Department of Geosciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
Mayra Rodriguez Bennadji
Centre for Environmental Intelligence, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
Cécile S. Rousseaux
The Ocean Ecology Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Greenbelt, USA
Ranjini Swaminathan
Department of Meteorology and National Centre for Earth Observation, University of Reading, Reading, UK
Osvaldo Ulloa
Department of Oceanography and Millenium Institute of Oceanography, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
Jerry Tjiputra
NORCE Research AS, Bergen, Norway
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Editorial statement
This paper tackles uncertainty in modelling marine primary production. This is a globally important problem that is fundamental to marine biogeochemistry and climate projections. It will likely be of broad interest within the wider oceanographic community but also beyond, as it has a broader relevance to the carbon cycle. The paper attempts to reconcile two different modelling approaches on a fundamental level.
This paper tackles uncertainty in modelling marine primary production. This is a globally...
Short summary
Marine primary production (PP) is a key component of the Earth's climate system, but its current estimates and future projections are highly uncertain. We review the PP uncertainties and discuss their sources both across the ecosystem and satellite models. We propose to reduce the PP uncertainties by better addressing the PP model structures and parametrizations. We also argue that for many models it is desirable to consider spatial and temporal variability in the model parameter values.
Marine primary production (PP) is a key component of the Earth's climate system, but its current...
