Holly Olivarez, PhD student (INSTAAR/ENVS)

INSTAAR Seminar Series. Hybrid event, in person and via Zoom
Holly will give one of three grad student talks during the hour

Audience: All are welcome

Location: Online and in SEEL 303. 4001 Discovery Drive, Boulder, CO. Coffee, cookies, and PIZZA will be served.

Special note:  The SEEL building is usually locked. If you do not have access to the SEEL building, please enter through the SEEC-SEEL bridge located in the south side of SEEC (next to SEEC S249). Someone will hold the door there from 11:45 AM-noon.

After presentation: There will be time for informal discussion with the speaker after the presentation.

Abstract: The ocean absorbs anthropogenic carbon from the atmosphere and thereby reduces global temperature increases. Observations from approximately decadal surveys of ocean biogeochemical properties suggest changes in the spatial patterns of anthropogenic carbon accumulations over time, yet the influence of internal climate variability on these spatiotemporal changes in anthropogenic carbon has not yet been quantified. Here, I investigate this role of internal climate variability using a 100-member ensemble of the Community Earth System Model version 2 and statistical analysis techniques.