Articles | Volume 10, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-10-609-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-10-609-2018
27 Mar 2018
 | 27 Mar 2018

The Ocean Carbon States Database: a proof-of-concept application of cluster analysis in the ocean carbon cycle

Rebecca Latto and Anastasia Romanou

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Ocean Carbon States Database and Toolbox A. Romanou and R. Latto https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.996892

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It is crucial to study the ocean’s role in the global carbon cycle in order to understand and predict the increasing concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere, which is regarded as one of the main drivers of global warming. By analyzing the relationship between surface ocean CO2 and temperature, we seek to understand the pathways by which the ocean controls carbon fluctuations in the atmosphere. We employ cluster analysis as a tool for revealing patterns in where and when this relationship occurs.