Development of the MIROC-ES2L Earth system model and the evaluation of biogeochemical processes and feedbacks

Abstract. This article describes the new Earth system model (ESM), the Model for Interdisciplinary Research on Climate, Earth System version 2 for Long-term simulations (MIROC-ES2L), using a state-of-the-art climate model as the physical core. This model embeds a terrestrial biogeochemical component with explicit carbon–nitrogen interaction to account for soil nutrient control on plant growth and the land carbon sink. The model's ocean biogeochemical component is largely updated to simulate the biogeochemical cycles of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, iron, and oxygen such that oceanic primary productivity can be controlled by multiple nutrient limitations. The ocean nitrogen cycle is coupled with the land…

• MO
  Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

  Award: JPMXD0717935715
• JS
  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

  Award: 17K12820
• JA
  Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

  Award: JPMXD0717935715