Modeling study of oil transport to seafloor by sinking diatom aggregates following an intense bloom

The dataset includes output from a computer model designed to simulate the formation of an intense diatom bloom that occurred soon after the Deepwater Horizon incident, the subsequent formation of diatom aggregates and the scavenging of dispersed oil as the aggregates sank through the water column and eventually settled on the seafloor. This intense diatom/oil sedimentation event was captured by a sediment trap moored near to the spill site in August/September of 2010. Model sensitivity data are also included.