This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) provides $517,526 to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York to quantify uncertainties in air-sea CO2 flux variability and the background ocean carbon sink, and determine data requirements to reduce these uncertainties. Key objectives include: 1) Quantifying regional-scale uncertainties in the background ocean carbon sink using a high-resolution ocean model testbed sampled with existing surface pCO2 observations, and 2) Conducting observing system simulation experiments to establish optimal observing designs to further reduce reconstruction uncertainties. The project will also provide salary support for an early career researcher to develop expertise in ocean carbon cycling and machine learning. This work supports future observing system development and the validation of marine carbon dioxide removal models to combat climate change impacts.
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