Dataset: Kimbe Bay connectivity model results

Name: Data associated with a connectivity modeling study in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea (Metapopulation Connectivity project)
Published: 2016-10-24
Keywords: oceans

Cite This Dataset

Project:

Marine Metapopulation Connectivity: Modeling, Estimation and Demographic Consequences (Metapopulation Connectivity)

Principal Investigator:

Rubao Ji (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI)

Co-Principal Investigator:

Julie Kellner (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI)

Michael G. Neubert (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI)

Simon Thorrold (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Shannon Rauch (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Version:

24 October 2016

Version Date:

2016-10-24

Restricted:

Validated:

Current State:

Preliminary and in progress

Data URL:

https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/662367/data

Data associated with a connectivity modeling study in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea (Metapopulation Connectivity project)

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Description

The model data were generated by a coupled hydrodynamic and Lagrangian particle tracking model in order to examine metapopulation connectivity of coral reefs in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.

Data are currently available from the project's THREDDS server: http://delmar.whoi.edu:8080/thredds/catalog/default/kimbe/catalog.html

Methods & Sampling

The model data were generated by a coupled hydrodynamic and Lagrangian particle tracking model in order to examine metapopulation connectivity of coral reefs in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea. The individual-based particle-tracking model was driven by flow fields derived from a high-resolution hydrodynamic model (Finite Volume Community Ocean Model, FVCOM) constructed for the study area. Spatial and temporal patterns of connectivity were computed using multiple simulations representative of coral reef organisms to examine the role of pelagic larval duration, timing of spawning, vertical positioning in the water column and natal location.

Data Processing Description

No additional processing was done except for extracting information from NetCDF files for plotting purposes.

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