Hydrodynamic model output for reefs of the Great Barrier Reef

Hourly surface and depth-averaged hydrodynamic model output in netcdf file format for short (~ 4 month) simulations of 25 individual reefs within the Great Barrier Reef marine park.\n\nFiles are named with the reef name as a pre-fix e.g. for Arlington Reef the relevant output can be found in file 'arlington_out_std_surf.nc'\n\nNote that the model grid is staggered (Arakawa-C) and often rotated. Surface velocity vectors are labelled u1 (i component) and u2 (j component) and depth averaged velocity vectors are labelled u1av and u2av. \nLineage: The model and the nesting approach (used to provide open boundary conditions for each reef domain) are part of the eReefs project that simulates the environmental conditions of the GBR at multiple scales (Steven et al. 2019; Schiller et al. 2014). The hydrodynamic models are configurations of the Sparse Hydrodynamic Modelling Code (SHOC) that contains boundary conditions developed specifically for high-resolution nesting (Herzfeld, 2009; Herzfeld and Gillibrand, 2015). Selected output from some of these model simulations has been published previously (Baird et al., 2020; Baird et al. 2021)\n\nReferences:\nBaird ME, Green R, Lowe R, Mongin M, Bougeot E (2020) Optimising cool-water injections to reduce thermal stress on coral reefs of the Great Barrier Reef. PLoS ONE 15(10): e0239978. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239978\n\nBaird M E, Mongin M, Rizwi F, Bay L K, Cantin N E Morris L A, Skerratt J (2021) The effect of natural and anthropogenic nutrient and sediment loads on coral oxidative stress on runoff-exposed reefs. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 168, 112409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112409\n\nHerzfeld, M., 2009. Improving stability of regional numerical ocean models. Ocean Dynamics, 59(1), pp.21-46.\n\nHerzfeld, M., Gillibrand, P. A. (2015) Active open boundary forcing using dual relaxation time-scales in downscaled ocean models. Ocean Modelling, 89, 71-83.\n\nSchiller A, Herzfeld M, Brinkman R, Stuart G. Monitoring, predicting and managing one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Bull Am Meteor Soc. 2014; p. 23–30. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00202.1\n\nSteven ADL, Baird ME, Brinkman R, Car NJ, Cox SJ, Herzfeld M, et al. (2019) An operational information system for managing the Great Barrier Reef: eReefs. J Operational Oceanogr. 12(sup2):S12–S28. https://doi.org/10.1080/1755876X.2019.1650589\n\n\n