Ruan X. auteur aut IRD Couespel D. auteur aut IRD Levy Marina auteur aut IRD Li J. auteur aut IRD Mak J. auteur aut IRD Wang Y. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf reformatted digital access Ocean components of Earth System Models employed for climate projections do not routinely resolve mesoscale eddies for computational cost reasons, and the associated subgrid processes are still parameterised. While the performance of physics parameterisations in a numerical ocean model is normally assessed by examining the associated physical responses, biogeochemical responses are also important but often treated separately. Given recent advances in mesoscale eddy parameterisations, specifically for the eddy induced advection, this work systematically explores the joint consequences for physical as well as biogeochemical responses brought about by a more updated proposal for the eddy induced velocity coefficient, in the context of an idealised ocean relevant model. Relative to a high resolution mesoscale eddy resolving model, the more updated mesoscale eddy parameterisation is able to capture aspects of the model truth in the physical responses. The biogeochemical response is however rather more subtle, where a 'better' response with the conventional eddy parameterisation with a constant coefficient could arise from a physically inconsistent response, while a parameterisation that improves the bulk physical response may still fall short in its biogeochemical response. The present work highlights a need to assess both physical and biogeochemical aspects when judging the performance of eddy parameterisations, and additionally provides some important baseline model sensitivities that future assessments employing other parameterisations or in more complex settings could compare against. specialized Mesoscale eddy parameterisation Numerical modelling Climate change Biophysical interactions 021 032 020 183 102204 [16 p.] 2023 1463-5003 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088094 10.1016/j.ocemod.2023.102204 1463-5003 [F B010088094] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088094 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/2023-07/010088094.pdf IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2023-07-06 2025-02-24 fdi:010088094 fre