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Types of data from experimental observations explained including how they are obtained, grouped by the process they investigate. | Types of data from experimental observations explained including how they are obtained, grouped by the process they investigate. | ||
==== Primary Production ==== | |||
[[Photoautotrophy]], [[Nitrogen Fixation]], [[Phytoplankton C/N-Based Growth Rates]], [[Chemoautotrophy]] | |||
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*[[Nutrient Fluxes]] | *[[Nutrient Fluxes]] | ||
Revision as of 10:06, 9 January 2026
Origin Story & Mission
Marine biogeochemistry needs a shared vocabulary between experimentalists and modelers for cross-disciplinary work to advance the field. Yet, to integrate disciplines successfully, researchers need to be vocal about discrepancy and uncertainty, and realize caveats of how values are determined. This community-driven collection of biogeochemical output began at the BioGeoScapes modelling workshop and the following PRiMO session at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in September 2025. To highlight cross-discipline implications like What data was particularly helpful to inform a model? or How can a model help constrain experimental parameters?, the idea arose to create a Wiki that provided a central repository for basic information related to interdisciplinary biogeochemistry science. This emerged as a way to address needs that have arisen in conversations specifically:
- defining key terms used across disciplines
- explain types of data generated by different methods, assumptions, and potential biases
- describe different types of models, required data inputs, computational demand, and limitations
Content
The Oceancyclopedia is an encyclopedia to bridge disciplines of marine biogeochemistry, and consists of three components:
A dictionary with definitions from both experimentalists, observationalists, and modelers.
Types of data from experimental observations explained including how they are obtained, grouped by the process they investigate.
Primary Production
Photoautotrophy, Nitrogen Fixation, Phytoplankton C/N-Based Growth Rates, Chemoautotrophy
Types of models explained grouped by the scales they function at.
These pages contain definitions, limitations, context, and references.
They are populated by researchers, naming responsible authors for context and credit.
Teaching material
This was a suggestion from the BioGeoScapes leadership and we are working on incorporating it.