The ocean model ICON-Coast can simultaneously represent physical and biogeochemical processes at different scales. (IMAGE)

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The ocean model ICON-Coast can simultaneously represent physical and biogeochemical processes at different scales.

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The ocean model ICON-Coast can simultaneously represent physical and biogeochemical processes at different scales. For the first time, a model accounts for the role of coastal seas in the global carbon cycle. Areas marked in red show regions with increased plankton growth, which contributes to the uptake of CO2 from the atmosphere.

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Graphic: Hereon/ Moritz Mathis

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