16 - Data sets for validation and calibration of processes and/or the
interaction between modelers and
observationalists
6 - Incorporation of phytoplankton (and
zooplankton) functional groups
6 - Formulation of size relationships in
ecosystem structure
5 - Incorporation of iron cycling
4 - Incorporation of the biological pump in
physics-based models
4 - Acceptance of the inadequacy of
mono-element models
3 - Coupling of carbon cycling between the
ocean and the atmosphere
3 - Understanding of controls on recycling
efficiency
2 - Importance of nitrogen fixation
2 - Importance of the twilight zone
2 - Yet to come …
1 - Improved model predictive ability
1 - Role of ballast by CaCO3
1 - Role of temporal variability
1 - Comprehensive inverse solution
1 - Critical mass of modelers
1 - Training new generation of modelers