Using tracer observations to reduce the uncertainty of ocean diapycnal mixing and climate 1 - carbon cycle

Using tracer observations to reduce the uncertainty of ocean diapycnal mixing and climate 1 carbon cycle projections 2 3 4 Andreas Schmittner*, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, 5 Corvallis, OR, U.S.A. 6 7 Nathan M. Urban, Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University 8 Park, PA, U.S.A. 9 10 Klaus Keller, Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 11 PA, U.S.A. 12 13 Damon Matthews, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University, 14 Montreal, Quebec, Canada 15 16 * Corresponding author. 104 COAS Admin Bldg, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-5503, phone 541 737 17 9952, fax 541 737 2064, [email protected] 18 19