Document Type
Data
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Publication Date
1-2017
Spatial Information
Ross Sea, Antarctica, 780 S, 1640 E; 750 N, 1640 E; 750 S, 1760 E; 780 S, 1760 E
Abstract
This dataset includes data used in the publication Kaufman et al., 2017, JGR-Oceans, which investigates how these climatic changes in the Ross Sea, Antarctica, may alter phytoplankton composition, primary productivity and export. A one-dimensional version of the Model of Ecosystem Dynamics, nutrient Utilisation, Sequestration and Acidification was adapted for use in the Ross Sea (MEDUSA-RS). Glider measurements were used to force MEDUSA-RS, which includes diatoms and both solitary and colonial forms of Phaeocystis antarctica. Model performance was evaluated with glider observations, and experiments were conducted using projections of physical drivers for mid- and late-21st century. Additional scenarios examined the independent contributions of expected future changes (temperature, mixed layer depth, irradiance, and surface iron inputs from melting sea ice).
Description
Contained within are model input/output files and data used in figures of the associated publication. The contained files are in simple text and comma-separated formats. Model input/output files are in layouts associated with the Marine Model Optimization Testbed (MarMOT), an advanced open-source 1D model analysis framework. For information about MarMOT, its source code and input/output, see http://projects.noc.ac.uk/marmot/. For code relating to the Ross Sea version of the MEDUSA model (-RS) please contact the authors (dekaufman@vims.edu, marjy@vims.edu).
Keywords
Ross Sea, Biogeochemical model, Climate scenarios, Phytoplankton, Phaeocystis antarctica, Glider
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Associated Publications
Kaufman, D. E., M. A. M. Friedrichs, W. O. Smith Jr., E. E. Hofmann, M. S. Dinniman, and J. C. P. Hemmings (2017), Climate change impacts on southern Ross Sea phytoplankton composition, productivity, and export, J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 122, 2339–2359, doi:10.1002/2016JC012514.
Funding
This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs (NSF- ANT-0838980).
Recommended Citation
Kaufman, D.E., Friedrichs, M.A.M., Smith, W.O., Jr., Hofmann, E.E., Dinniman, M.S., Hemmings, J.C.P. (2017): Associated Dataset: Climate change impacts on southern Ross Sea phytoplankton composition, productivity and export: associated dataset. Virginia Institute of Marine Science. College of William and Mary. http://doi.org/10.21220/V5PC71
Climate Change - Ross Sea Dataset
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