FVCOM simulated hydrodynamic variables for the Breton Sound Estuary and adjacent Louisiana-Texas continental shelf, January-December, 2010

Gulf of Mexico continental shelf that includes Breton Sound estuary and adjacent Breton-Chandeleur Sounds 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 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 component, salinity, and turbulence parameters. The FVCOM simulation period is from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010. Output file is in NETCDF (Network Common Data Form) format, which is a set of software libraries and self-describing, machine-independent data formats that support the creation, access, and sharing of array-oriented scientific data.