Summary:
•Modern mathematical methods are available for
a wide variety of applications.
These methods allow the simultaneous use of many different data types.
Irregular spatial or temporal data coverage is not a problem.
•New and useful results can be obtained for
marine productivity, particle fluxes,
remineralization rates, air-sea gas exchange rates and other
parameters.
•More inverse studies of biogeochemical systems
should be undertaken to
make use of high-quality, global datasets available now or in the near
future.