Biogeochemical cycling consequences due to the impacts on the cellular response to warming oceans

Project Information

oceanography
Project Status: In Progress
Project Region: CAREERS
Submitted By: Gaurav Khanna
Project Email: inomura@uri.edu
Project Institution: University of Rhode Island -- Bay Campus
Anchor Institution: CR-University of Rhode Island

Mentors: Keisuke Inomura
Students: Gabrielle Armin

Project Description

To evaluate the impact of the cellular response to warming oceans on the global biogeochemical cycles, we will use two computational models: The Cell Flux Model of Phytoplankton (CFM-Phyto) and MIT’s General Circulation Model (MIT-gcm). To run MIT-gcm, we require access to a high performance computing system. The main objectives of the project are to 1) Include CFM-Phyto in MIT-gcm’s representation of phytoplankton 2) Run various temperature scenarios 3) Evaluate/quantify the impact of the cell’s response to warming on global ocean cycles. These simulations will allow us to analyze the emerging elemental stoichiometry of phytoplankton in the surface ocean using data visualizations on maps of the global ocean. Additionally, these simulations may be used to illustrate the vertical distribution of carbon, which predict the differences in carbon export to the deep oceans depending on the effect of temperature, which has a great impact on climate regulation and long-term carbon storage.

The student will help get MIT-gcm running on the URI UNITY cluster and develop the optimal performance configuration to enable the multitude of simulations necessary for the overall goals of this research project.

Additional Resources

Launch Presentation:
Wrap Presentation: 6

Project Information

oceanography
Project Status: In Progress
Project Region: CAREERS
Submitted By: Gaurav Khanna
Project Email: inomura@uri.edu
Project Institution: University of Rhode Island -- Bay Campus
Anchor Institution: CR-University of Rhode Island

Mentors: Keisuke Inomura
Students: Gabrielle Armin

Project Description

To evaluate the impact of the cellular response to warming oceans on the global biogeochemical cycles, we will use two computational models: The Cell Flux Model of Phytoplankton (CFM-Phyto) and MIT’s General Circulation Model (MIT-gcm). To run MIT-gcm, we require access to a high performance computing system. The main objectives of the project are to 1) Include CFM-Phyto in MIT-gcm’s representation of phytoplankton 2) Run various temperature scenarios 3) Evaluate/quantify the impact of the cell’s response to warming on global ocean cycles. These simulations will allow us to analyze the emerging elemental stoichiometry of phytoplankton in the surface ocean using data visualizations on maps of the global ocean. Additionally, these simulations may be used to illustrate the vertical distribution of carbon, which predict the differences in carbon export to the deep oceans depending on the effect of temperature, which has a great impact on climate regulation and long-term carbon storage.

The student will help get MIT-gcm running on the URI UNITY cluster and develop the optimal performance configuration to enable the multitude of simulations necessary for the overall goals of this research project.

Additional Resources

Launch Presentation:
Wrap Presentation: 6