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Equation 6 · Part 1 · Comparing the Main Approaches to Earth Systems and Climate Dynamics

Symbol F_ocean

FoceanF_{\text{ocean}}
FoceanF_{\text{ocean}}

What this part means

the attempt to simulate.

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FoF_ocean is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.

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GCMs, when run with an interactive carbon cycle rather than a prescribed concentration, attempt to simulate FoceanF_{\text{ocean}} and FlandF_{\text{land}} from first-principles biogeochemistry — ocean carbonate chemistry, marine biological production, terrestrial photosynthesis and respiration — so that the partitioning between atmosphere, ocean and land emerges from the model rather than being read off an ice core.

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GCMs, when run with an interactive carbon cycle rather than a prescribed concentration, attempt to simulate FoceanF_{\text{ocean}} and FlandF_{\text{land}} from first-principles biogeochemistry — ocean carbonate chemistry, marine biological production, terrestrial photosynthesis and respiration — so that the partitioning between atmosphere, ocean and land emerges from the model rather than being read off an ice…

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