West Florida Coastal Ocean Model (WFCOM) hindcast during Hurricane Irma

Hurricane Irma impacted the coastal ocean and estuaries of West Florida as it transited the Florida peninsula from 10 – 12 September 2017, after making landfall first at Cudjoe Key as a Category 4 hurricane and then again at Naples, as a Category 2 hurricane. West Florida Coastal Ocean Model (WFCOM) simulated velocity data are validated against moored ADCP observations and then used to simulate particle trajectories for the eastern Gulf of Mexico coastal ocean region (the southern West Florida Shelf, Florida Bay, and Charlotte Harbor). WFCOM nowcast data for the time period were obtained from http://ocgtds.marine.usf.edu:8080/thredds/dodsC/FVCOM-Nowcast-Agg.nc.html. Details of the model domain and forcing can be found in the associated paper, Liu et al (2019). The data set includes WFCOM simulated velocity, temperature and salinity, particle trajectories, moored velocity data at three locations on the shelf, and observed water quality data at two stations on Lower Henderson Creek and the Middle Blackwater River. This dataset supports the publication: Liu, Y., Weisberg, R. H., & Zheng, L. (2019). Impacts of Hurricane Irma on the Circulation and Transport in Florida Bay and the Charlotte Harbor Estuary. Estuaries and Coasts. doi:10.1007/s12237-019-00647-6