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Example of the behavior of the box model for the carbon cycle formulated by Sarmiento and Toggweiler (1984) (see text for more details). Redrawn from Watson and Orr (2003).
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... example of the behavior of the model formulated by Sarmiento and Toggweiler (1984) is given by Watson and Orr (2003). This is done by disturbing the model with an exponentially increasing release of CO 2 into the atmosphere (see figure 5, top panel). The model is started at an equilibrium state and the atmospheric CO 2 perturbation increases 1% per year for 150 years, and then there is no input. ...
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... model is started at an equilibrium state and the atmospheric CO 2 perturbation increases 1% per year for 150 years, and then there is no input. The atmospheric CO 2 concentration follows this forcing and begins to decrease by ocean uptake when the the atmospheric CO 2 perturbation ceases (see figure 5, middle panel). The deep ocean is the sink for the atmospheric CO 2 excess. ...
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