Simulating long-term dynamics of the coupled North Sea and Baltic Sea ecosystem with ECOSMO II: Model description and validation

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 119-120, Issue , 2013, Pages 30-49

  Daewel, Ute ^a   Schrum, Corinna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

3d biophysical modeling; ECOSMO; Ecosystem dynamics; Model validation; Multi decadal simulation; North Sea Baltic Sea

Indexed keywords

BALTIC SEA; BIOPHYSICAL MODELING; ECOSMO; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; MODEL VALIDATION; MULTI DECADAL SIMULATION;

DYNAMICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

CYANOBACTERIUM; DETRITUS; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LONG-TERM CHANGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PLANKTON; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TIDAL FLAT; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; NORTH SEA;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84876800644     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2013.03.008     Document Type: Article

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