FOCCUS WP9 MS9.1 Applications prototype: ESC3 - 2.3.1.1 - Supporting ecosystem restoration through modelling and observations in the Mediterranean Sea

Overview This dataset contains example image and data on derived simulation outputs from the FOCCUS WP9 MS9.1 Applications prototype: ESC3-2.3.1.1 - Supporting ecosystem restoration through modelling and observations in the Mediterranean Sea . The prototype application used the WAVEWATCH III numerical wave model, integrated with a new vegetation module (Shirinov et al., 2025), to investigate wave attenuation induced by vegetation, the associated ecosystem services for coastal protection, and the effects in reducing coastal erosion risk. Simulations were carried out in the coastal areas of Lazio using a coupled unstructured-grid circulation–wave system (Causio et al., 2025). LC-MSCS Setup for Lazio Coastal Areas Underlying simulations were conducted using a coupled modeling approach integrating the hydrodynamic model SHYFEM-MPI , the wave model WW3, and the vegetation module for modulating bottom stress according to different ecotypes and seasons, developed in the FOCCUS project. Data Structure The folder contains: NetCDF outputs - hs_diff_VFSnew_vs_NV_seasonal_annual.nc Plot of vegetation attenuation - vegetation_attenuationMap.jpg## 数据集概览 本数据集收录FOCCUS项目第9工作包（WP9）MS9.1应用原型ESC3-2.3.1.1——"通过地中海海域建模与观测支撑生态系统修复"的示例图像及衍生模拟输出数据。该原型应用集成了新型植被模块（Shirinov等，2025）与WAVEWATCH III数值波浪模型，用于探究植被诱导的波浪衰减效应、海岸防护相关生态系统服务，以及降低海岸侵蚀风险的作用效果。模拟实验依托耦合式非结构化网格环流-波浪系统（Causio等，2025），在意大利拉齐奥大区沿海区域开展。 ## 拉齐奥沿海区域LC-MSCS配置 本数据集的底层模拟采用FOCCUS项目开发的耦合建模方案，集成了水动力模型SHYFEM-MPI、波浪模型WW3，以及可依据不同生态型与季节调节底应力的植被模块。 ## 数据结构 该数据集文件夹包含以下内容： 1. NetCDF格式输出文件：hs_diff_VFSnew_vs_NV_seasonal_annual.nc 2. 植被衰减效果绘图：vegetation_attenuationMap.jpg