HR3DHG version 1: modeling the spatiotemporal dynamics  of mercury in the Augusta Bay (southern Italy)

Denaro, Giovanni; Salvagio Manta, Daniela; Borri, Alessandro; Bonsignore, Maria; Valenti, Davide; Quinci, Enza; Cucco, Andrea; Spagnolo, Bernardo; Sprovieri, Mario; De Gaetano, Andrea

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-2073-2020

Articles | Volume 13, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-2073-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-2073-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 4

Model description paper

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24 Apr 2020

Model description paper |

| 24 Apr 2020

HR3DHG version 1: modeling the spatiotemporal dynamics of mercury in the Augusta Bay (southern Italy)

Giovanni Denaro, Daniela Salvagio Manta, Alessandro Borri, Maria Bonsignore, Davide Valenti, Enza Quinci, Andrea Cucco, Bernardo Spagnolo, Mario Sprovieri, and Andrea De Gaetano

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-2073-2020-supplement

Model code and software

Spatio-temporal dynamic model of mercury concentration - version 1 Giovanni Denaro and Alessandro Borri https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3384784

Short summary

The HR3DHG (high-resolution 3D mercury model) investigates the spatiotemporal behavior, in seawater and marine sediments, of three mercury species (elemental, inorganic, and organic mercury) in a highly polluted marine environment (Augusta Bay, southern Italy). The model shows fair agreement with the experimental data collected during six different oceanographic cruises and can possibly be used for a detailed exploration of the effects of climate change on mercury distribution.