eReefs Regional Models Workshop Presentations - April 2016
The eReefs Regional Models Workshop organised in Townsville on 12-14 April 2016 aimed to introduce the marine modelling suite delivered collaboratively by CSIRO and AIMS to a broad audience of expert scientists and users. This modelling package includes the SHOC hydrodynamic (4 km and 1 km resolutions), sediment transport and biogeochemistry models.
Detailed technical report on these products can be found at https://research.csiro.au/ereefs/models/
Attended by eReefs scientists, eReefs Operations Committee members and User Reference Group representatives, Queensland and Australian Government representatives, independent experts/scientists and stakeholders/users, the key objectives of the workshop were to:
- Communicate on the SIEF Program outcomes and deliverables to both ‘non-eReefs’ scientists and stakeholders/users
- Review the performance of models in the context of current and future user needs
- Discuss applications and integration within current initiatives (LTSP, RIMReP, Water Science Taskforce projects, Regional Report Cards)
- Identify limitations, improvement areas and research gaps
PDF versions of the presentations can be found below. Please contact us if you would like more information.
Day one – Technical session – Introduction
Brief overview of the workshop agenda, current status of the eReefs Project and summary of research deliverables |
Day one – Technical session – Description of the models
Detailed description of the hydrodynamic model configuration including bathymetry, rivers, forcing, and outputs | |
Detailed description of inorganic sediment processes underpinning the sediment transport model configuration | |
Detailed description of the biogeochemical (water quality) model including optics, gas exchange, nutrients, plankton and benthic plant dynamics | |
Data assimilation techniques applied to the hydrodynamic modelling components of the eReefs regional models | |
Data assimilation techniques to improve estimations of the biogeochemical state of the GBR | |
Description of the Relocatable Coastal Ocean Model configuration, implementation and performance |
Day two – Technical session – Performance and skill of the models
Publications arising from the research and development of hydrodynamic models for the GBR | |
Publications arising from the research and application of biogeochemical models for the GBR | |
Overview of the skill assessment of the hydrodynamic component of eReefs regional models | |
Overview of the skill assessment of the biogeochemical component of eReefs regional models | |
Overview of model validation against emerging properties and large-scale patterns |