FVCOM-simulated currents and salinity in Barataria Bay and the adjacent Louisiana-Texas continental shelf from 2008-07-01 to 2008-09-30

The Finite Volume Coastal Ocean Model (FVCOM) was applied over the northern Gulf of Mexico continental shelf that includes Barataria Basin to simulate three-dimensional circulation patterns driven by river and river diversion, tides, and winds. The numerical model mesh covers a much larger computational domain which extends longitudinally from Mobile Bay, Alabama, to the west of Galveston Bay, Texas, and offshore to ~ 300 – 1000 m isobaths over the Alabama-Mississippi-Louisiana-Texas continental shelf and slope. Simulated hydrodynamic variables include sea-level elevation, u- and v-velocity components, salinity, and turbulence parameters. The FVCOM simulation period is from 2008-07-01 to 2008-09-30. Output data is in NetCDF (Network Common Data Form) format. This dataset supports the publication: Cui, L., Huang, H., Li, C., & Justic, D. (2018). Lateral Circulation in a Partially Stratified Tidal Inlet. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 6(4), 159. doi:10.3390/jmse6040159

有限体积海岸海洋模型（FVCOM）被应用于涵盖巴拉塔里亚盆地的墨西哥湾北部大陆架，以模拟由河流、分流水、潮汐及风力驱动的三维环流模式。数值模型网格覆盖的计算域范围更广，纵向从阿拉巴马州莫比尔湾延伸至得克萨斯州加尔维斯顿湾以西，向海延伸至阿拉巴马-密西西比-路易斯安那-得克萨斯大陆架及陆坡上约300–1000米等深线区域。模拟的水动力变量包括海平面高程、u和v速度分量、盐度及湍流参数。FVCOM模拟时段为2008年7月1日至2008年9月30日，输出数据采用NetCDF（网络通用数据格式，Network Common Data Form）格式。本数据集支撑以下发表论文：Cui, L., Huang, H., Li, C., & Justic, D. (2018). Lateral Circulation in a Partially Stratified Tidal Inlet. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 6(4), 159. doi:10.3390/jmse6040159