FVCOM-simulated currents and salinity in Barataria Bay and the adjacent Louisiana-Texas continental shelf from 2008-07-01 to 2008-09-30

The Finite Volume Coastal Ocean Model (FVCOM) was applied over the northern Gulf of Mexico continental shelf that includes Barataria Basin 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 the 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 components, salinity, and turbulence parameters. The FVCOM simulation period is from 2008-07-01 to 2008-09-30. Output data is in NetCDF (Network Common Data Form) format. This dataset supports the publication: Cui, L., Huang, H., Li, C., & Justic, D. (2018). Lateral Circulation in a Partially Stratified Tidal Inlet. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 6(4), 159. doi:10.3390/jmse6040159