Repository for Simulated Estuary-Wide Response of Seagrass to Future Scenarios of Temperature and Sea Level

Here you will find the seagrass productivity model code, and the unmanipulated raw data used to create input files for the seagrass model that is not directly cited in the manuscript.

Authors

Cara R. Scalpone, Jessie C. Jarvis, James Vasslides, Jeremy M. Testa, and Neil K. Ganju

Corresponding Author: Cara R. Scalpone (crscalpone@gmail.com)

Included Files

Seagrass Model Code

File: bio_veg_jcj_2019.m

Model file created in Matlab version R2018b.

Nitrogen Forcing Raw Data

File: BBLEH_Forching_Functions.xlsx

This file contains the the forcing functions used by Straub et al. (2015) in their seagrass model, which was used to create our nitrogen forcing functions.

Citation: Straub, P., Jarvis, J.C., and Evert, S., (2015). Modelling Zostera marina restoration potential in Barnegat Bay New Jersey: Final Report for the Barnegat Bay Partnership. Technical Report prepared for the Barnegat Bay Partnership.

Report Access: https://www.barnegatbaypartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/wpallimport/files/Modeling%20Zostera%20marina%20restoration%20potential%20in%20Barnegat%20Bay%20New%20Jersey_final%20report.pdf

Atmospheric Forcing File

File: bbleh_frc_bulk_NARR_May2012_2013.nc

This file contains the raw atmospheric forcing functions used to create inputs to the seagrass model. The file was assembled on 18-Jul-2019 from the NOAA National Operational Model Archive and Distribution System by Zafer Defne.

Latest access (02-18-2020) at: http://tds.marine.rutgers.edu/thredds/catalog/met/ncdc-nam-3hour/