WAMSI 2 – Kimberley Node – Project 2.2.2 Pathways to production: Biogeochemical processes in the Kimberley region

KSN Project 2.2.2 provides key information on the oceanographic and biological forcing associated with nutrient supply that determines the near-shore productivity of the Kimberley region, and links these with higher trophic levels. Key objectives of the research were- To make new estimates of pelagic primary productivity, identifying the key physical and community processes driving production in the region.- To better describe the phytoplankton and zooplankton communities in coastal waters of the Kimberley, to determine the trophic linkages within these communities and to identify the key factors controlling pelagic secondary productivity.- To integrate these parameters into an extensible biogeochemical modelling framework, allowing predictive linkages between physical and biological processes in the region.This metadata records specifically relates to modelling aspects of the project completed by CSIRO. The data originates from a number of model simulations conducted between 3/1/2010 to 21/12/2010. All field data are held at Pawsey and RV Southern Surveyor and RV Solander.

KSN项目2.2.2提供了与养分供给相关的海洋学与生物学驱动力关键信息，此类驱动力决定了金伯利（Kimberley）地区的近岸生产力，并将这些要素与更高营养级生物建立关联。本研究的核心目标如下：
- 对该区域的浮游植物初级生产力开展全新估算，明确驱动该区域生产力形成的关键物理过程与群落过程；
- 更细致地刻画金伯利沿海水域的浮游植物与浮游动物群落，探明这些群落内部的营养级关联，并识别出调控浮游次级生产力的关键影响因子；
- 将上述参数整合至可扩展的生物地球化学建模框架中，实现该区域物理与生物学过程间的预测性关联。

本元数据记录专门对应由澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织（Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, CSIRO）完成的项目建模相关内容。本数据集源自2010年3月1日至2010年12月21日期间开展的多组模型模拟实验。所有野外实测数据均存储于Pawsey超级计算中心、"南方考察者号"（RV Southern Surveyor）科考船与"索兰德号"（RV Solander）科考船。