JOINT GLOBAL OCEAN FLUX STUDY A Core Project of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme JGOFS REPORT No. 38 GLOBAL OCEAN PRODUCTIVITY and the FLUXES of CARBON and NUTRIENTS: COMBINING OBSERVATIONS and MODELS

The Joint Global Ocean Flux Study of the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) is a Core Project of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP). It is planned by a SCOR/IGBP Scientific Steering Committee. In addition to funds from the JGOFS sponsors, SCOR and IGBP, support is provided for international JGOFS planning and synthesis activities by several agencies and organizations. These are gratefully acknowledged and include the Disclaimer Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) or editors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) or any other funding bodies, including SCOR, IGBP and JRC. The JGOFS Reports are distributed free of charge to scientists involved in global change research. Acknowledgements Main funding for this workshop was provided by the JGOFS project and the EC Joint Research Centre, and additionally by all institutions of the participants and the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research. We deeply thank the EC Joint Research Centre for the generous and elegant hosting of the workshop that helped to make the meeting both, scientifically stimulating and enjoyable.