Program Elements
•Global and regional mass balances
–Synthesis of natural/anthropogenic carbon
inventories & budgets (& related substances)
•Mechanistic controls on local carbon balances
–Identify & model processes controlling
within-ocean & ocean-atmosphere partitioning of carbon (& related …)
•Extrapolation, monitoring & prediction
–Scale local results to regional/global & long-time
scales
–Develop & apply accurate prediction capabilities