BIOCOMPLEXITY INCUBATION ACTIVITY: Earth System Regulation Through Biogenic Sulfur-Molecular to Global Interactions and Feedbacks

摘要：生物复杂性孵化活动：通过生物硫分子到全球的相互作用和反馈来调节地球系统。虽然个别研究项目提供了对dms相关研究中涉及的海洋/大气循环的各种过程的见解，但当今资金的现实迫使这种简化方法。考虑到所涉及的过程的复杂性、明显的非线性和反馈类型，是时候采用多学科方法了。深入的、以过程为导向的实地研究、大规模海洋调查和综合模拟的结合，很可能需要促进我们对dms -气候联系的理解。与以往的DMS研究不同，我们建议同时研究所有已知的调节海水中DMS浓度的过程，从而导致其海气通量。同样新颖的是从一开始就包含建模，其最终目标将是改进DMS子模型，该子模型可以包含在全面和预测的全球气候系统模型中。生态DMS模型已经存在，全球尺度的DMS建模已经使用gcm [Erickson等，1990]和数据汇编[Kettle等，1999]完成；然而，还需要做更多的工作，特别是如果要了解“大局”的话。制定一个有效的、详细的研究计划将需要不同研究人员的协调和对DMS科学现状的全面审查。这是一个孵化基金的请求，以支持我们目前对海水中DMS动力学的理解的审查和海水中DMS动力学的研讨会。

Abstract: BIOCOMPLEXTIY INCUBATION ACTIVITY: Earth System Regulation Through Biogenic Sulfur - Molecular to Global Interactions and Feedbacks. While individual research projects have provided insight into various processes involved in the ocean/atmosphere cycling of DMS-related research, the reality of today's funding has forced this reductionism approach. It is time for a multi-disciplined approach given the complexity, apparent non-linearity, and feed-back-type of processes involved. Some combination of intensive, process-oriented, field studies, large-scale ocean surveys and comprehensive modeling will most likely be required to advance our understanding of the DMS-climate link. Unlike previous DMS research, we propose to study simultaneously all known processes that regulate DMS concentration in seawater, leading to its sea-air flux. Also novel will be the inclusion of modeling from the outset, the ultimate goal of which will be the refinement of a DMS submodel that can be included in comprehensive and predictive global climate-system models. An ecological DMS model already exists and global scale DMS modeling has been done with GCMs [Erickson et al., 1990] and data compilations [Kettle et al., 1999]; however, much more work needs to be done, especially if a "big picture" understanding is to emerge. Developing an effective, detailed plan of research will require the coordination of a diverse set of investigators and a comprehensive review of the state of DMS science. This is a request for incubation funds to support a review of our current understanding of DMS dynamics in seawater and a workshop on DMS dynamics in seawater.