Biotic calcification impacts on marine carbon dioxide removal additionality

PI: Kelly Kearney, University of Washington Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, & Ecosystem Studies (CICOES)
Start Year: 2023 | Duration: 4 years
Partners: University of Washington, National Center for Atmospheric Research

Project Abstract:

The team will use simulations from two different model frameworks to identify a range of efficiency reductions that could come from calcification. Simulations will be based on proposed real-world applications of marine carbon removal. Accurate estimation of efficiency and the uncertainty of efficiency will be important to determine the value of carbon removal credits in market settings. In addition to testing this important feedback, researchers will also explore natural processes that mimic this calcification feedback with existing ocean carbon data.