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Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep‐sea sediments in an Earth system model
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We have extended the GENIE‐1 Earth system model to include a representation of sedimentary stratigraphy and the preservation of biogenic carbonates delivered to the ocean floor. This has enabled us to take a novel approach in diagnosing modern marine carbon cycling: assimilating observation of the calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ) content of deep‐sea sediments with an ensemble Kalman filter. The resulting calibrated model predicts a mean surface sediment content (32.5 wt%) close to the observed value (34.8 wt%), and a global burial rate of CaCO 3 in deep sea sediments of 0.121 PgC yr −1 , in line with recent budget estimates of 0.10−0.14 PgC yr −1 . We employ the GENIE‐1 model in quantifying the multimillennial‐scale fate of fossil fuel CO 2 emitted to the atmosphere. In the absence of any interaction between ocean and sediments, an equilibrium partitioning of CO 2 is reached within ∼1000 years of emissions ceasing, with 34% (645 ppm) remaining in the atmosphere out of a total fossil fuel burn of 4173 PgC. An additional 12% of CO 2 emissions (223 ppm) are sequestered as bicarbonate ions (HCO 3 − ) by reaction with deep‐sea carbonates (“seafloor CaCO 3 neutralization”) on a timescale of ∼1.7 ka. Excess of carbonate weathering on land over deep‐sea burial results in a further net transformation of 14% of CO 2 emissions (261 ppm) into HCO 3 − (“terrestrial CaCO 3 neutralization”) on a timescale of ∼8.3 ka. We have also assessed the importance of a changing climate in modulating the stabilization of atmospheric CO 2 through ocean‐sediment interaction. Increased ocean stratification suppresses particulate organic carbon export, which in turn enhances seafloor CaCO 3 preservation. The resulting reduction in the sequestration of fossil fuel CO 2 represents a new positive feedback on millennial‐scale climate change.
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“because of large uncertainties in model structure, meaning that the model is known a priori to be a far from perfect model, using the full ensemble results to provide probabilistic estimates of model variables or parameters would not be a valid approach, as discussed by Ridgwell et al. [2007].”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > 3. Data Assimilation and Calibration of Ocean-Sediment Carbon Cycling
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- Supportedcites Ridgwell et al. [2007] source
Section 3.1 (p. 9) says ensemble spread indicates uncertainty only when all uncertainties are well defined. Because the paper’s model parameterizations may be inadequate, the authors say they cannot estimate the calibrated model’s true uncertainty and instead use the ensemble mean as a single best parameter set. (LLM, conf=0.92)
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“The improvement in wt% CaCO 3 afforded by the addition of 2-D sediment data in the EnKF resulted in only a very slight degradation in the quality of alkalinity and phosphate fields compared to observations, less than 1% increase in the mean square difference between the data and the model fields compared to that presented by Ridgwell et al. [2007].”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > 4. Present-Day Global Carbonate Cycling
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- Supportedcites Ridgwell et al. [2007] source
The citation identifies Ridgwell et al. (2007) as the comparison baseline, not as the source of the later study’s less-than-1% result. Section 3.1 (pp. 8–9) describes Ridgwell et al.’s EnKF calibration against observed alkalinity and phosphate fields, supporting that use of the citation. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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“Previous analysis of the role of deep-sea sediments in the long-term fate of fossil fuel CO 2 employed off-line tracer-transport marine carbon cycle models in which the ocean circulation was prescribed [e.g., Archer et al., 1997Archer et al., , 1998;;Sundquist, 1990].”
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites Archer et al., 1997 source
- Partly supportedcites Archer et al., 1998 sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Model Description (page unavailable) says the authors coupled an ocean-circulation and water-column chemistry model to a deep-sea sediment model, supporting the citation as an example of the stated research. It does not specify that the model was off-line or that ocean circulation was prescribed; searches for those terms did not establish that methodological detail. (LLM, conf=0.82)
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites Sundquist, 1990 source
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“Because the GENIE-1 model contains a climate component we are able to extend the analysis made in formative earlier studies [e.g., Archer et al. , 1997Archer et al. , , 1998;;Sundquist, 1990] by now explicitly assessing the impact of major feedbacks between CO 2 and climate on carbonate compensation.”
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites Archer et al., 1997 source
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The citation identifies Archer et al. (1998) as an earlier study of carbonate compensation, not as the study using GENIE-1 or assessing climate–CO2 feedbacks. The Model Description says it simulates the ocean and sediment response to anthropogenic CO2, and §5.3 explicitly describes its treatment of CaCO3 compensation. No page number is available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.90)
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites Sundquist, 1990 source
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“Important feedback may also exist between CO 2 and marine carbonate production.”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > 5.2. Importance of Climatic and Calcification Feedbacks With CO 2
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- Supportedcites Orr et al., 2005 source
The introduction (p. 1) says increasing CO2 reduces carbonate availability and calcification. The “Ocean CO2 uptake” section (p. 4) describes the reverse effect: reduced CaCO3 export could increase ocean CO2 uptake and decrease atmospheric CO2. This supports the hedged claim that feedback may exist, although the paper says it would provide little compensation for other reductions in ocean CO2 uptake. (LLM, conf=0.90)
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites Caldeira and Wickett, 2003 source
- Supportedcites Zondervan et al., 2001 source
The Discussion (pp. 7–8) models how CO2-related decreases in marine calcification could reverse an expected positive feedback on atmospheric CO2 into a negative one. It also describes the broader ocean–atmosphere response as speculative, consistent with the claim’s ‘may exist’ qualifier. (LLM, conf=0.94)
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“With a fixed ocean circulation and climatology it is difficult to account for the importance of feedbacks with climate except in a highly parameterized manner [Archer et al., 2004;Archer, 2005].”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > 5.2. Importance of Climatic and Calcification Feedbacks With CO 2
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- Partly supportedcites Archer et al., 2004 sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
Section 4.1.1 describes Hamocc2 as an offline model in which temperature changes affect CO₂ solubility but not ocean circulation; it imposes a uniform temperature response to atmospheric CO₂. The Fig. 3 caption describes that response as “hard wired” into the model. These passages support the claim’s description of parameterized climate feedback under fixed circulation, but do not establish the broader assertion that accounting for such feedbacks is generally difficult except in that manner. (LLM, conf=0.78)
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites Archer, 2005 source
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“most ($70À80%) of the CaCO 3 rain flux reaching the sediment surface dissolves and is returned to the ocean anyway”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > 2.3. Ocean-Sediment System Configuration and Spinup
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“Excess of carbonate weathering on land over deep-sea burial results in a further net transformation of 14% of CO 2 emissions (261 ppm) into HCO 3 À (''terrestrial CaCO 3 neutralization'') on a timescale of $8.3 ka.”
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“The resulting calibrated model predicts a mean surface sediment content (32.5 wt%) close to the observed value (34.8 wt%)”
- Also stated in: § 4. Present-Day Global Carbonate Cycling · plain
“Global mean surface sediment CaCO 3 content is now 32.5 wt% and much closer to the observational-based estimate of 34.8 wt%”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > Abstract
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“An additional 12% of CO 2 emissions (223 ppm) are sequestered as bicarbonate ions (HCO 3 À ) by reaction with deep-sea carbonates (''seafloor CaCO 3 neutralization'') on a timescale of $1.7 ka.”
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“The response of atmospheric CO 2 to ocean-sediment interaction actually comprises contributions from two different mechanisms: (1) the dissolution of carbonates previously deposited to the sediments (seafloor CaCO 3 neutralization) and (2) imbalance between weathering and sedimentation (terrestrial CaCO 3 neutralization) [Archer et al., 1997[Archer et al., , 1998]].”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > 5.1. Characterizing the Components of Ocean-Sediment Interaction
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites Archer et al., 1997 source
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Section 5.3 (CaCO3 Steady State) identifies two complementary neutralization responses: dissolution of previously deposited seafloor CaCO3 and net dissolution of terrestrial CaCO3 when weathering is not balanced by seafloor deposition. This matches the two mechanisms attributed to the paper. (LLM, conf=0.94)
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“This is consistent with a 1500-to 2700-year timescale estimated for a primary alkalinity response in box models [Sundquist, 1990], but about 3 times shorter than the 5À6 ka estimated by Archer et al. [1997Archer et al. [ , 1998]].”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > 5.1. Characterizing the Components of Ocean-Sediment Interaction
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites Sundquist, 1990 source
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites Archer et al., 1997 source
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“Our estimated timescale of 8.3 ka (Figure 7c) is near identical to previous 3-D ocean-based model analyses (8.2À8.5 ka [Archer et al., 1997[Archer et al., , 1998]]) and consistent with the 6300À11,800 year ''secondary alkalinity response'' of Sundquist [1990].”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > 5.1. Characterizing the Components of Ocean-Sediment Interaction
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites Archer et al., 1997 source
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Section 5.2 reports that the modeled relaxation slows to an 8.3 kyr timescale after year 10,000; the Figure 9 caption in Section 5.3 gives the value as 8,260 years. That supports citing this paper for a previous model timescale within 8.2–8.5 ka. The Sundquist response is attributed separately to Sundquist [1990] in the citing sentence. (LLM, conf=0.91)
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“In the GENIE-1 model, a substantial reduction in CaCO 3 export occurs in response to ocean surface acidification [Ridgwell et al., 2006] (Figure 8c) resulting in a pronounced acceleration of both seafloor and terrestrial CaCO 3 neutralization processes, indicated by the steepening of initial and long-term slopes in Figure 9.”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > 5.2. Importance of Climatic and Calcification Feedbacks With CO 2
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- Supportedcites Ridgwell et al., 2006 source
The citation follows the claim that GENIE-1 predicts reduced CaCO3 export in response to acidification. The Results (section 4, p. 5) report that falling calcite saturation led to a 13% decrease in marine carbonate production by 1994. The subsequent claim about accelerated neutralization is presented as the citing paper’s interpretation of its own Figure 9, not as a finding attributed to Ridgwell et al. (LLM, conf=0.91)
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“Although there are substantial uncertainties in the likely global response of calcifiers to lower surface pH [Kleypas et al., 2006;Ridgwell et al., 2006]”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > 5.2. Importance of Climatic and Calcification Feedbacks With CO 2
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- Not matchedcites Kleypas et al., 2006
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- Supportedcites Ridgwell et al., 2006 source
The Conclusions (p. 10) explicitly highlight uncertainties about calcifier responses to anthropogenic ocean acidification and say that experimental responses may not predict ecosystem- or global-level responses. The Discussion (p. 9) also identifies uncertainty in how models represent the calcification response. (LLM, conf=0.94)
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“After a further 10 ka of open system integration we find that the mean sedimentary composition changes by <0.1 wt% CaCO 3 suggesting that configuration as a closed system is not an important source of error.”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > 2.3. Ocean-Sediment System Configuration and Spinup
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“the global mean carbonate preservation efficiency of 25.8% is consistent with the 20À30% range estimated by Archer [1996].”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > 2.3. Ocean-Sediment System Configuration and Spinup
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites Archer [1996] source
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“and a global burial rate of CaCO 3 in deep sea sediments of 0.121 PgC yr À1 , in line with recent budget estimates of 0.10À0.14PgC yr À1 .”
- Also stated in: § 4. Present-Day Global Carbonate Cycling · plain
“Of the CaCO 3 rain to the sediment surface, 0.121 PgC yr À1 is preserved and buried, a value that lies at the centre of recent global carbonate budget estimates of 0.1-0.14PgC yr À1 [Feely et al., 2004].”
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“flux (43 Tmol C yr À1 ) falls slightly outside of previous model-based estimates (25À40 Tmol C yr À1 [Archer, 1996])”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > 2.3. Ocean-Sediment System Configuration and Spinup
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“By the start of the next millennium (year 3000), the ocean has achieved near equilibrium with atmospheric composition, with 1418 PgC of fossil fuel CO 2 remaining in the atmosphere, equivalent to 923 ppm above the pre-industrial concentration of 278 ppm.”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > 5. Long-Term Fate of Fossil Fuel CO 2
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“Although with the inclusion of the new data constraint, a stable solution to the calibration of 10 parameters was obtained, the two new parameters do not change much from the assumed prior ranges (see auxiliary material).In addition, when adopting these prior ranges, the overall cost was not significantly improved but the global mean and distribution of wt% CaCO 3 in the sediments was degraded.”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > 3. Data Assimilation and Calibration of Ocean-Sediment Carbon Cycling
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“We find that the effects of seafloor and terrestrial carbonate neutralization are approximately equal in magnitude, accounting for the sequestration of 12.4% and 13.7%, respectively, of fossil fuel CO 2 emissions.”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > 5.1. Characterizing the Components of Ocean-Sediment Interaction
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“We now capture much more of the observed variability in sediment composition (Figure 4d), although the same broad-scale modeldata mismatches remain.”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > 4. Present-Day Global Carbonate Cycling
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“The CaCO 3 rain flux to the sediments of the open ocean (>175 m water depth in the model) is 0.64 PgC yr À1 and is associated with a flux of particulate organic carbon (POC) of 0.87 PgC yr À1 .”
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“The mean sedimentary CaCO 3 content of deep-sea sediments (33.3 wt%) and global deep-sea carbonate sink (0.121 PgC yr À1 ) are little changed.”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > 4. Present-Day Global Carbonate Cycling
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“Associated with the warming-driven stratification of the ocean is a restriction in nutrient supply and thus biological (export) production [Plattner et al., 2001;Sarmiento et al., 1998], with a peak year $2200 reduction of about 16% (Figure 8b).”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > 5.2. Importance of Climatic and Calcification Feedbacks With CO 2
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“Higher atmospheric CO 2 induces a 5.8°C peak warming of annual mean ocean surface temperature and a weakening of Atlantic meridional overturning from 16.3 to 14.1 Sv.”
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“Feedback between CO 2 and calcification is overall negative, enhancing fossil fuel CO 2 sequestration.”
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“Although stratification affects both particulate organic carbon (POC) and CaCO 3 fluxes (Figure 8c) proportionally, the reduction in POC rather than CaCO 3 rain dominates the net effect on the sediments compared to the no-feedbacks case and carbonate preservation is overall enhanced (Figure 8d).”
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“A larger difference is observed if the ''PAC_10'' parameter set is used at 36 Â 36 resolution; year CO 2 is 3 ppm lower and declines much quicker with time than under ''PAC_8'', reaching 30 ppm lower by the year 10000.”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > 5.3. Sensitivity of Future CO 2 Predictions to Model Configuration
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“The control on atmospheric CO 2 exerted by terrestrial CaCO 3 neutralization is more gradual.”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > 5.1. Characterizing the Components of Ocean-Sediment Interaction
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“Feedbacks between climatic changes such as these and CO 2 are overall positive [cf.Friedlingstein et al., 2006], resulting in an enhancement of the concentration of CO 2 in the atmosphere compared to the no-feedback case.”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > 5.2. Importance of Climatic and Calcification Feedbacks With CO 2
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites Friedlingstein et al., 2006 source
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“By doing this we find that seafloor CaCO 3 neutralization acts with a faster response time (1.7 ka) than previously estimated, making this process more important to future millennial-scale change than was assumed.”
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“Increased ocean stratification suppresses particulate organic carbon export, which in turn enhances seafloor CaCO 3 preservation.”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > Abstract
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“The EnKF method is well converged after each ensemble member has been run for a total of 25,000 years.”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > 3. Data Assimilation and Calibration of Ocean-Sediment Carbon Cycling
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“There is also uncertainty as to whether the present-day marine carbonate cycle is at steady state or not [Milliman and Droxler, 1996].”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > 5. Long-Term Fate of Fossil Fuel CO 2
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“This arises both owing to a larger initial erodable CaCO 3 inventory (38.4 wt%) as well as a greater weathering throughput (0.153 PgC yr À1 ), enhancing seafloor and terrestrial carbonate neutralization mechanisms, respectively.”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > 5.3. Sensitivity of Future CO 2 Predictions to Model Configuration
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“In contrast, the initial slope of the total CO 2 response reflects both seafloor and terrestrial carbonate neutralization processes operating simultaneously”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > 5.1. Characterizing the Components of Ocean-Sediment Interaction
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“Differences in model parameterization of bioturbation will affect the rate of exhumation of previously buried carbonates and thus the timescale of CO 2 drawdown.”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > 5.1. Characterizing the Components of Ocean-Sediment Interaction
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“This time interval is necessary for the open system to approach a steady state balance between inputs (weathering) and outputs (sedimentary burial) as well as to accumulate a sufficient depth of calcareous sediments for subsequent CO 2 driven erosion.”
§ Regulation of atmospheric CO 2 by deep-sea sediments in an Earth system model > 5. Long-Term Fate of Fossil Fuel CO 2
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The paper relies on this without support.
The rate of dissolution of biogenic minerals deposited to marine sediments, particularly CaCO3 and opal, is responsive to changes in the overlying ocean geochemistry.
“This role arises because the rate of dissolution of biogenic minerals deposited to marine sediments, particularly calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ) and opal (amorphous hydrated silica), is responsive to changes in the overlying ocean geochemistry.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Observed distributions of surface sedimentary properties, particularly CaCO3 and opal, reflect ecological patterns among marine plankton at the ocean surface as well as the depth of the seafloor and geochemistry of the abyssal ocean.
“For instance, observed distributions of surface sedimentary properties, particularly the major solid constituents CaCO 3 and opal, reflect ecological patterns among marine plankton at the ocean surface as well as the depth of the seafloor and geochemistry of the abyssal ocean.”
The authors state this as an assumption.
All organic matter is entirely remineralized in the surface sediments of the deep sea.
“We assume that all organic matter is entirely remineralized in the surface sediments of the deep sea and so omit organic matter as an explicit component of accumulating sediments.”
“It should be noted that particulate organic carbon reaching the sediments is assumed completely remineralized, although CO 2(aq) released by remineralization within the sediments is available for driving carbonate dissolution [Archer, 1991].”
The authors state this as an assumption.
The predicted CO2 trajectory assumes no change in land carbon storage either due to interaction with the terrestrial biosphere or changes in anthropogenic land use.
“The predicted CO 2 trajectory implicitly assumes no change in land carbon storage either due to interaction with the terrestrial biosphere (addressed elsewhere [Lenton et al., 2006]) or changes in anthropogenic land use [e.g., Sitch et al., 2005].”
The authors state this as an assumption.
Year 50,000 is reasonably close to steady state.
“eventual'' (assumed, year 50,000) anthropogenic CO 2 storage”
“assuming that steady state is approximately attained by the year 50,000.”
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Subgridded sediment mean differs from Table 1
MinorThe text reports 33.3 wt% for the subgridded model, but Table 1 lists 33.1 wt% for the 72 × 72 PAC_8 configuration.
“The mean sedimentary CaCO 3 content of deep-sea sediments (33.3 wt%) and global deep-sea carbonate sink (0.121 PgC yr À1 ) are little changed.”
“| PAC_8 | 33.1 | 0.121 | 1311 | 918 | 569 | 424 | 8-parameter PO 4 + ALK + CaCO 3 assimilation, 72 Â 72 grid |”
Atmospheric CO2 is labeled as an increase rather than a total
MinorThe text calls 923 ppm the amount above the pre-industrial concentration of 278 ppm, but the abstract gives 645 ppm as the fossil-fuel contribution remaining in the atmosphere. Subtracting 278 from 923 gives 645 ppm, so 923 ppm is the total concentration, not the increase above pre-industrial.
“with 1418 PgC of fossil fuel CO 2 remaining in the atmosphere, equivalent to 923 ppm above the pre-industrial concentration of 278 ppm.”
“with 34% (645 ppm) remaining in the atmosphere out of a total fossil fuel burn of 4173 PgC.”
Baseline sediment mean differs from Table 1
MinorThe text reports 32.5 wt% for the calibrated model, whereas Table 1 gives 32.4 wt% for the corresponding 36 × 36 PAC_8 configuration. Both values are printed to one decimal place.
“Global mean surface sediment CaCO 3 content is now 32.5 wt%”
“| PAC_8 | 32.4 | 0.121 | 1311 | 914 | 557 | 423 | 8-parameter PO 4 + ALK + CaCO 3 assimilation, 36 Â 36 grid |”
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Calcium carbonate production response to future ocean warming and acidification
Pinsonneault, A. J., Matthews, H. D., Galbraith, E. D., & Schmittner, A. (2012) · Biogeosciences · doi:10.5194/bg-9-2351-2012 · Cited by 23
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“Ocean biogeochemistry is modelled with BIOGEM (Ridgwell et al., 2007), coupled to the sediment model SEDGEM (Ridgwell and Hargreaves, 2007).”
MethodThe role of shelf nutrients on glacial‐interglacial CO2: A negative feedback
Ushie, H., & Matsumoto, K. (2012) · Global Biogeochemical Cycles · doi:10.1029/2011gb004147 · Cited by 20
“D sediment geochemistry model (SEDGEM) is coupled at each grid of ocean floor to represent the accumulations of CaCO3, opal and clay [Ridgwell and Hargreaves, 2007; Chikamoto et al. 2008].”
BackgroundSpafford, L., & MacDougall, A. H. (2020) · Environmental Research Letters · doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ab6d7b · Cited by 20
Instability in the geological regulation of Earth’s climate
Hülse, D., & Ridgwell, A. J. (2025) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.adh7730 · Cited by 22
“With a series of numerical experiments using the cGENIE ‘muffin’ Earth system model (26) , we illustrate how the evolution of life and progressive surface oxygenation of the Earth paradoxically gives rise to climate instability rather than increasingly robust regulation.”
Self-citationKemppinen, K. M. S., Holden, P. B., Edwards, N. R., Ridgwell, A. J., & Friend, A. D. (2019) · Climate of the past · doi:10.5194/cp-15-1039-2019 · Cited by 16
“The model also requires a detrital flux field to the sediments, containing contributions from opal and material from non-aeolian sources (Ridgwell and Hargreaves, 2007).”
BackgroundMethodSelf-citationOptimising the FAMOUS climate model: inclusion of global carbon cycling
Williams, J., Smith, R. S., Valdes, P. J., Booth, B. B. B., & Osprey, A. (2013) · Geoscientific model development · doi:10.5194/gmd-6-141-2013 · Cited by 17
“…al., 2011 Additional future model development work with the FA-MOUS biogeochemical scheme aims to incorporate further ocean processes related to long timescale responses of the ocean carbon cycle (such as weathering); analogous to the GENIE Earth system model (e.g. Ridgwell and Hargreaves, 2007).”
Constraining CaCO3 Export and Dissolution With an Ocean Alkalinity Inverse Model
Liang, H., Lunstrum, A. M., Dong, S., Berelson, W. M., & John, S. G. (2023) · Global Biogeochemical Cycles · doi:10.1029/2022gb007535 · Cited by 18
“This mechanism is independent of Ω and has no specific biogeochemical interpretation, though it has been previously employed in other models and produces a reasonable match to observations (Battaglia et al., 2016; Ridgwell & Hargreaves, 2007).”
MethodVervoort, P., Turner, S. K., Rochholz, F., & Ridgwell, A. J. (2024) · Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology · doi:10.1029/2023pa004826 · Cited by 21
Self-citationRidgwell, A. J. (2007) · Climate of the past · doi:10.5194/cp-3-387-2007 · Cited by 16
“Past, 3, 387–396, 2007 www.clim-past.net/3/387/2007/ S u rf a c e m ix e d la y e r O c e a n in te ri o r (Ridgwell and Hargreaves, 2007).”
BackgroundSelf-citationMulti-proxy evidence for sea level fall at the onset of the Eocene-Oligocene transition
Mota, M. A. D. L., Jones, T. D., Sulaiman, N., Edgar, K. M., Yamaguchi, T., Leng, M. J., Adloff, M., Greene, S. E., Norris, R. D., Warren, B., et al. (2023) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-023-39806-6 · Cited by 15
Vakilifard, N., Williams, R. G., Holden, P. B., Turner, K., Edwards, N. R., & Beerling, D. J. (2022) · Biogeosciences · doi:10.5194/bg-19-4249-2022 · Cited by 18
Brault, M.-O., Matthews, H. D., & Mysak, L. A. (2017) · Earth System Dynamics · doi:10.5194/esd-8-455-2017 · Cited by 13
“Most recent work 11 on this matter (Ridgwell and Hargreaves, 2007; Montenegro et al., 2007; Uchikawa and Zeebe, 12 2008; Archer et al., 2009; Eby et al., 2009) has involved intermediate-complexity models, which 13 are usually limited in scope to 10 4 years or shorter.”
BackgroundAdloff, M., Ridgwell, A. J., Monteiro, F., Parkinson, I. J., Dickson, A. J., von Strandmann, P. A. E. P., Fantle, M. S., & Greene, S. E. (2021) · Geoscientific model development · doi:10.5194/gmd-14-4187-2021 · Cited by 17
Self-citationModelling induced innovation for the low-carbon energy transition: a menu of options
Pasqualino, R., Peñasco, C., Barbrook-Johnson, P., de Moura, F. S., Kolesnikov, S. A., Hafner, S., Nijsse, F. J. M. M., Lamperti, F., Hinder, B., Melekh, Y., et al. (2024) · Environmental Research Letters · doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ad4c79 · Cited by 12
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Ozaki, K., Cole, D. B., Reinhard, C. T., & Tajika, E. (2022) · Geoscientific model development · doi:10.5194/gmd-15-7593-2022 · Cited by 14
Leduc, D., Probert, P. K., Berkenbusch, K., et al. (2010) · Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers · doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2010.07.002 · Cited by 12
“Deep-sea benthic invertebrate communities perform important ecosystem services such as the regulation of nutrient fluxes and the provision of food to higher trophic levels (Ridgwell and Hargreaves, 2007; Jones, 2008).”
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“reservoir in the global carbon cycle [3].”
The Balance of Nature: A Global Marine Perspective
Arnscheidt, C. W., & Rothman, D. H. (2021) · Annual Review of Marine Science · doi:10.1146/annurev-marine-010318-095212 · Cited by 9
Ying, R., Monteiro, F., Wilson, J. D., & Schmidt, D. N. (2023) · Geoscientific model development · doi:10.5194/gmd-16-813-2023 · Cited by 10
Assessing the lifetime of anthropogenic CO 2 and its sensitivity to different carbon cycle processes
Kaufhold, C., Willeit, M., Liu, B., & Ganopolski, A. (2025) · Biogeosciences · doi:10.5194/bg-22-2767-2025 · Cited by 11
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“This creates an imbalance in the supply vs. removal of Ca2+ and HCO3 − to the ocean that on multimillennial timescales results in further uptake of CO2 (Lenton and Britton, 2006; Ridgwell and Hargreaves, 2007).”
BackgroundInfluentialSelf-citationRadović, J. R., Silva, R. C., Snowdon, R. W., Brown, M., Larter, S., & Oldenburg, T. B. P. (2016) · Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry · doi:10.1002/rcm.7556 · Cited by 9
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“Several studies have revealed that the recent increase in atmospheric CO2 has had a profound impact on the oceanic carbonate system at shallow water depths of 500 to 1000 m [Sabine et al., 2004; Feely et al., 2004; Ridgwell and Hargreaves, 2007; Ridgwell et al., 2007].”
BackgroundKurahashi‐Nakamura, T., Paul, A., Munhoven, G., Merkel, U., & Schulz, M. (2020) · Geoscientific model development · doi:10.5194/gmd-13-825-2020 · Cited by 10
Wang, X., Gao, J., Zhong, L., He, W., Jin, Z., Zhu, R., Liang, X., Liu, K., & Zhang, W. (2022) · Frontiers in Earth Science · doi:10.3389/feart.2022.918391 · Cited by 8
“…shale is resulting interaction between global and regional key geological events in the lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere (Aller, 1994; MacKenzie, 2004; Ridgwell and Zeebe, 2005; Ridgwell and Hargreaves, 2007; Kim et al., 2015; LaRowe et al., 2020; Makeen et al., 2020).”
BackgroundPulses of ocean acidification at the Triassic–Jurassic boundary
Trudgill, M., Rae, J. W. B., Whiteford, R., Adloff, M., Crumpton-Banks, J., Mourik, M. V., Burke, A., Cuperus, M., Corsetti, F. A., Doherty, D., et al. (2025) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-025-61344-6 · Cited by 8
Transient modeling for ocean redox conditions during the mid-cretaceous Oceanic Anoxic Event 2
Cui, Q., Zhang, J., Hu, Y., Flögel, S., Guo, H., & Chen, Y. (2025) · Global and Planetary Change · doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2025.104976 · Cited by 7
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“However, increased calcification in pelagic calcifiers could also raise sinking velocities of particulate organic carbon, enhancing CO 2 uptake, 81,82 though it is currently uncertain if OAE can trigger positive or negative feedback loops.”
A model for marine sedimentary carbonate diagenesis and paleoclimate proxy signal tracking: IMP v1.0
Kanzaki, Y., Hülse, D., Turner, S. K., & Ridgwell, A. J. (2021) · Geoscientific model development · doi:10.5194/gmd-14-5999-2021 · Cited by 9
Self-citationMarine methods for carbon dioxide removal: fundamentals and myth-busting for the wider community
Rohling, E. J. (2023) · Oxford Open Climate Change · doi:10.1093/oxfclm/kgad004 · Cited by 7
Influence of export rain ratio changes on atmospheric CO2 and sedimentary calcite preservation
Chikamoto, M. O., Matsumoto, K., & Yamanaka, Y. (2009) · Journal of Oceanography · doi:10.1007/s10872-009-0020-1 · Cited by 7
“A one-dimensional sediment biogeochemical model (Chikamoto and Yamanaka, 2005) 212 M. O. Chikamoto et al. that is similar to the earlier sediment models (Sigman et al., 1998; Heinze et al., 1999; Ridgwell and Hargreaves, 2007) is coupled to each IN box of the ocean model.”
BackgroundMethodResultInfluentialZhang, H., & Cao, L. (2018) · Science China Earth Sciences · doi:10.1007/s11430-017-9173-y · Cited by 7
“However, over the timescale of a few centuries, buffering effect from deep-sea sediments on the air-sea CO2 flux is rather small (Broecker and Peng, 1987; Sundquist, 1990; Archer et al., 1997; Archer, 2005; Ridgwell and Hargreaves, 2007).”
BackgroundiLOSCAR: interactive Long-term Ocean-atmosphere-Sediment CArbon cycle Reservoir model v1.0
Li, S., Zeebe, R. E., & Zhang, S. (2024) · Global and Planetary Change · doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2024.104413 · Cited by 5
Evaluating the carbon capture potential of industrial waste as a feedstock for enhanced weathering
Xu, P., & Reinhard, C. T. (2025) · Environmental Research Letters · doi:10.1088/1748-9326/adc020 · Cited by 9
Organic Matter Biodegradation by Bacterial Consortium under Metal Stress
Pennafirme, S., Lima, I., Bitencourt, J. A. P., Crapez, M. A. C., & Lopes, R. T. (2015) · InTech eBooks · doi:10.5772/60980 · Cited by 5
“Furthermore, aerobic and anaerobic biogeochemical cycles driven by microbial processes in marine sediments are essential for understanding diagenetic processes [22,23].”
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Sulfur, Iron, and Manganese Speciation in Anoxic Sediments with Methane (Ría de Vigo, NW Spain)
Ramírez-Pérez, A. M., de Blas, E., & García‐Gil, S. (2017) · CLEAN - Soil Air Water · doi:10.1002/clen.201600700 · Cited by 5
The importance of ocean transport in the fate of anthropogenic CO2
Cao, L., Eby, M., & Ridgwell, A. J. (2009) · Bristol Research (University of Bristol) · Cited by 5
Self-citationSi, W., Herbert, T. D., Wu, M., & Rosenthal, Y. (2023) · Global Biogeochemical Cycles · doi:10.1029/2022gb007541 · Cited by 5
“…models that explicitly parameterize both the overproduction of biogenic carbonates in the surface ocean (relative to weathering alkalinity input) and the dissolution in the deep sea (Ridgwell & Hargreaves, 2007; Zeebe, 2012) are therefore necessary to study the long-term carbon cycle.”
BackgroundMethodPaleoclimate data assimilation: Principles and prospects
Zhang, H., Li, M., & Hu, Y. (2025) · Science China Earth Sciences · doi:10.1007/s11430-024-1439-y · Cited by 6
An Analytical Framework for the Steady State Impact of Carbonate Compensation on Atmospheric CO 2
Omta, A. W., Ferrari, R., & McGee, D. (2018) · Global Biogeochemical Cycles · doi:10.1002/2017gb005809 · Cited by 5
“The increased sediment dissolution and the decreased sediment accumulation mechanisms occur on two different timescales (Archer et al., 1997, 1998; Ridgwell & Hargreaves, 2007).”
BackgroundSulpis, O., Dufour, C. O., Trossman, D. S., Fassbender, A. J., Arbic, B. K., Boudreau, B. P., Dunne, J. P. P., & Mucci, A. O. (2019) · Global Biogeochemical Cycles · doi:10.1029/2019gb006230 · Cited by 5
“…of marine CaCO3 minerals, is thought to be the major sink for anthropogenic CO2 on the time scale of decades to millennia (Archer et al., 2009; Ridgwell & Hargreaves, 2007) and is described by the overall reaction: CaCO3 þ CO2 þH2O↔2HCO3− þ Ca2þ: (1) Modern CaCO3‐rich sediments (>30% of the…”
BackgroundMarine Anoxia and Ocean Acidification During the End‐Permian Extinction
Cui, Y., Zhang, F.-F., Wang, J.-Y., Jiang, S.-J., & Shen, S. (2021) · Geophysical monograph · doi:10.1002/9781119507444.ch14 · Cited by 7
Vervoort, P., Turner, S. K., Hülse, D., Greene, S. E., & Ridgwell, A. (2025) · Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology · doi:10.1029/2025pa005181 · Cited by 5
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Verbitsky, M. Y. (2022) · Earth System Dynamics · doi:10.5194/esd-13-879-2022 · Cited by 3
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Geological timeline of significant events on Earth
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Nearshore Carbonate Dissolution in the Hawaiian Archipelago?
Thompson, R. W., Dickson, A. G., Kahng, S. E., & Winn, C. D. (2014) · Aquatic Geochemistry · doi:10.1007/s10498-014-9230-2 · Cited by 2
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Cui, Y., Kump, L. R., & Ridgwell, A. J. (2013) · Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology · doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.07.017 · Cited by 1
Self-citationUnraveling the Cenozoic carbon cycle by reconstructing carbonate compensation depth (CCD)
Xiao, K., Hu, X., Jiang, J., & Wang, J. (2024) · Science China Earth Sciences · doi:10.1007/s11430-023-1291-5 · Cited by 1
Assessing future ice-sheet variability for long-term safety of deep geological repositories
Liakka, J., Lord, N. S., Kennedy-Asser, A. T., et al. (2024) · Advances in geosciences · doi:10.5194/adgeo-65-71-2024 · Cited by 1
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Metadata
- Authors
- Ridgwell, A., & Hargreaves, J. C.
- Affiliations
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Frontier Research Center for Global Change Yokohama Japan
- Venue
- Global Biogeochemical Cycles
- Publisher
- American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- Published
- 2007-05-04
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 2
- ISSN
- 0886-6236 (ISSN-L)
- 1944-9224
- OpenAlex
- W1597746381
- Semantic Scholar
- 1a64d352d5d8dd91b7a6fe37f3761aad2506664f
- Cited by
- 213
- References
- 55
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 23 · 2021: 26 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 13 · 2012: 9
- FWCI
- 7.99
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Global Biogeochemical Cycles (publishedVersion)
- Explore Bristol Research (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences
- Royal Society
- Canada Research Chairs
- Natural Environment Research Council (NE/C515904/1)
- Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Oceanography › Marine Plankton and Biogeochemistry
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Climate variability and models
- Keywords
- deep-sea sediments, ocean carbon cycle, ocean stratification, particulate organic carbon export, carbon cycle feedbacks, ensemble Kalman filter, sedimentary stratigraphy
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