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8.7.3.11. Carbon chemistry¶

Carbon and oxygen surface fluxes are handled similarly to the DIC Package.

Table 8.41 Carbon parameters¶
Name	Default	Units	Description
m3perkg	1 / 1024.5	m³/kg	constant for converting per kg to per m^3
surfSaltMinInit	4.0	g/kg	limits for carbon solver input at initialization
surfSaltMaxInit	50.0	g/kg	…
surfTempMinInit	–4.0	°C
surfTempMaxInit	39.0	°C
surfDICMinInit	10.0	mmol C m^-3
surfDICMaxInit	4000.0	mmol C m^-3
surfALKMinInit	10.0	meq m^-3
surfALKMaxInit	4000.0	meq m^-3
surfPO4MinInit	1D-10	mmol P m^-3
surfPO4MaxInit	10.0	mmol P m^-3
surfSiMinInit	1D-8	mmol Si m^-3
surfSiMaxInit	500.0	mmol Si m^-3
surfSaltMin	4.0	g/kg	limits for carbon solver input during run
surfSaltMax	50.0	g/kg	…
surfTempMin	–4.0	°C
surfTempMax	39.0	°C
surfDICMin	400.0	mmol C m^-3
surfDICMax	4000.0	mmol C m^-3
surfALKMin	400.0	meq m^-3
surfALKMax	4000.0	meq m^-3
surfPO4Min	1D-10	mmol P m^-3
surfPO4Max	10.0	mmol P m^-3
surfSiMin	1D-8	mmol Si m^-3
surfSiMax	500.0	mmol Si m^-3