WAMSI Kimberley Science Node: Project 2.2.2 Pathways to production: Biogeochemical processes in the Kimberley region

KSN Project 2.2.2 provides key information on the oceanographic and biological forcing associated with nutrient supply that determines the near-shore productivity of the Kimberley region, and links these with higher trophic levels. Key objectives of the research were - To make new estimates of pelagic primary productivity, identifying the key physical and community processes driving production in the region. - To better describe the phytoplankton and zooplankton communities in coastal waters of the Kimberley, to determine the trophic linkages within these communities and to identify the key factors controlling pelagic secondary productivity. - To integrate these parameters into an extensible biogeochemical modelling framework, allowing predictive linkages between physical and biological processes in the region. This metadata records specifically relates to modelling aspects of the project completed by CSIRO. The data originates from a number of model simulations conducted between 3/1/2010 to 21/12/2010. All field data is held by AIMS.\nLineage: This data consists of numerical model output produced using the Regional Ocean Modelling System version 3.6 (http://www.myroms.org), and is provided in a set of NetCDF files. Each file contains daily average values (covering the period 3/1/2010 until 21/12/2010) at every model grid point for all the variables analysed in the report. Annual averages presented in the report were constructed using the NCO toolbox (http://nco.sourceforge.net/). Details of the various model settings, open-boundary conditions and parameter values are included in the header information provided with each of the data files. Details of the model initialisation procedure and the forcing data used to run the model is provided in the accompanying final WAMSI KSN 2.2.2 Project Report.

KSN项目2.2.2提供了与营养盐补给相关的海洋学与生物学驱动因子关键信息，这些因子决定了金伯利地区近岸海域的生产力，并将这些因子与更高营养级的生物群落建立关联。
本研究的核心目标包括：
- 对水层初级生产力开展全新估算，明确驱动该区域生产力的关键物理过程与群落过程；
- 更全面地刻画金伯利近岸海域的浮游植物与浮游动物群落，探明这些群落内部的营养级联系，并识别控制水层次级生产力的关键因子；
- 将上述参数集成至可扩展的生物地球化学建模框架，实现该区域物理与生物过程间的可预测关联。
本元数据特指由澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织（CSIRO）完成的该项目建模相关工作。数据集源自2010年3月1日至2010年12月21日期间开展的多组模型模拟实验。所有实地观测数据均由澳大利亚海洋科学研究所（AIMS）保管。
数据谱系：本数据集包含采用区域海洋建模系统（Regional Ocean Modelling System）3.6版（详见http://www.myroms.org）生成的数值模型输出结果，以一组网络通用数据格式（NetCDF）文件提供。每个文件包含2010年3月1日至2010年12月21日期间，模型所有网格点上报告中分析的全部变量的日均值。报告中呈现的年平均值通过NCO工具箱（NCO toolbox，详见http://nco.sourceforge.net/）构建得到。各数据文件附带的头信息中，包含了各类模型设置、开边界条件与参数取值的详细信息。模型初始化流程与用于驱动模型运行的驱动数据详情，请参阅随附的《WAMSI KSN 2.2.2项目最终报告》。