Modelling the response of mangroves and saltmarshes to sea-level rise: model development and validation

Data used to parameterise and calibrate a model (IWEM0D) of the response of coastal wetlands to sea-level rise. Model parameterisation with core data from Westernport Bay, Victoria, Australia. IWEM0D (Intertidal Wetland Evolution Model - 0D) simulates how mangrove forests and saltmarsh wetlands respond to sea-level rise. The model framework, as detailed in Rogers et al. (in review), treats surface elevation change over time as a function of: Present elevation <code>E</code> Inorganic/mineral matter accumulation rate <code>MAR</code> Organic matter addition rate <code>OAR</code> for mangroves and saltmarsh Autocompaction <code>AC</code> Specifically, incremental change in surface elevation <code>E</code> over time <code>t</code> is modelled as: <code>E[t+1] = E[t] + MAR[t] + OAR[t] - AC[t]</code>