Ocean Biogeochemistry and Global Change: Joint Global Ocean

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MB Flux Study

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4. Foreword

5. Science Highlights

7. Why Study the Oceans?

8. The Role of the Ocean in the Global Carbon Cycle

The physical and biological pumps

The “breathing of the oceans”

Human perturbations to ocean CO2 uptake

Detecting the human signal in the ocean

Will the oceans continue to absorb anthropogenic CO2?

14. The Components of the Ocean Carbon Cycle

Measuring global primary production

Factors that affect the strength of the biological pump

Quantifying the magnitude of the biological pump

Fluxes reaching the deep sea

20. Assessing Changes Over Time

Increasing CO2 content in the upper ocean

Changes in community structure

22. Models and Predictions

Modelling chlorophyll and nitrate in the water column

Models of the global carbon cycle

The way forward

25. Challenges For the Future

27. About JGOFS

32. Further Reading