Dataset: Outputs from four ocean models describing the waters of the Belizean Barrier Reef.

ValidatedFinal no updates expectedVersion 1 (2018-03-08)Dataset Type:model results

Principal Investigator, Contact: Peter Buston (Boston University)

Co-Principal Investigator, Contact: David Lindo-Atichati (University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science)

Co-Principal Investigator: Claire B. Paris-Limouzy (University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Hannah Ake (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Project: An Integrative Investigation of Population Connectivity Using a Coral Reef Fish (Elacatinus Dispersal I)

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Outputs from four ocean models.

LOLA and HOLA model dataset parameters:

Name Description Units
Longitude Longitude degrees east
Latitude Latitude degrees north
Time Time days since 1900-12-31
zu Eastward seawater velocity meters per second
zv Northward seawater velocity meters per second
zw Downward seawater velocity meters per second

 

HOHA and HOHAT model dataset parameters:

Name Description Units
Longitude Longitude degrees east
Latitude Latitude degrees north
MT Time days since 1900-12-31 00:00:00
u Eastward seawater velocity meters per second
v Northward seawater velocity meters per second
w_velocity Downward seawater velocity meters per second
water_temp Seawater temperature degrees Celsius
salinity Seawater salinity PSU
pot_density Seawater potential density sigma
bathymetry Bathymetry meters
ilt Ocean mixed layer thickness meters
mlt Ocean mixed layer thickness meters
ssh Sea surface elevation meters

 

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Methods
Lindo-Atichati, D., Curcic, M., Paris, C. B., & Buston, P. M. (2016). Description of surface transport in the region of the Belizean Barrier Reef based on observations and alternative high-resolution models. Ocean Modelling, 106, 74–89. doi:10.1016/j.ocemod.2016.09.010

Buston, P., Lindo-Atichati, D., Paris-Limouzy, C. B. (2018) Outputs from four ocean models describing the waters of the Belizean Barrier Reef.. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2018-03-08 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/729886 [access date]

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