Southern Ocean Modeling - Contents

## Workshop on Modeling the Southern Ocean Ecosystem

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Mark R. Abbott, Chairman

16-18 January 1995
Skamania Lodge
Stevenson, Washington, USA

U.S. GLOBEC Report Number 18

January 1997

## Table of Contents

- Executive Summary
- Scientific Background
  - JGOFS Southern Ocean Plans
    - Overview of JGOFS Goals
    - The Southern Ocean JGOFS Process Study
    - Specific Southern Ocean Objectives
  - GLOBEC Southern Ocean Plans
    - Overall GLOBEC Science Goals
    - Science Issues
    - Site Selection and Implementation
- Critical Measurements for Modeling the Southern Ocean
  - Fundamental Processes
  - Critical Parameters Must Be Measured
- Modeling Approaches
  - Modeling Philosophy
  - Time and Space Scales
  - Compact Representations of Ecosystem Components
  - Embedding/nesting of models
  - Assimilation
- Modeling and Field Measurement Strategies
  - General Considerations
  - General Issues for JGOFS and GLOBEC
  - Specific Issues for Coupled Models
- Recommendations
- References
- Appendix 1. A Sampling of Models of Southern Ocean Processes
- Appendix 2. Background Papers
  - Modeling the Southern Ocean ecosystem: overview of physical processes
  - Speculation on the uncertainties of biological-physical interactions in the Southern Ocean
  - New approaches to biological models
  - Large Scale Biological Models
- Appendix 3. Meeting Prospectus and Agenda