| Authors | OPP (GtC/y) | Methods |
| Longhurst et al. [30] | 50 | Chl-based |
| Antoine & Morel [31] | 46 | Chl-based, WRM |
| Behrenfeld & Falkowski [32] | 44 | Chl-based, DIM |
| Moore et al. [33] | 48 | GCM |
| Behrenfeld et al. [34] | 67 | C-based, DIM |
| Carr et al. [35] | 51 | Mean of 31 global models |
| Westberry et al. [36] | 52 | C-based, spectral |
| Thornton D.C.O. [37] | 50 | Chl-based, DIM |
| Johnson K. S. & Bif M. B. [38] | 53 | O2 |
| Mean | 51.2 |