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CSIRO Environmental Modelling Suite (EMS): scientific description of the optical and biogeochemical models (vB3p0)
CSIRO, Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, Australia
Karen A. Wild-Allen
CSIRO, Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, Australia
John Parslow
CSIRO, Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, Australia
Mathieu Mongin
CSIRO, Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, Australia
Barbara Robson
Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Australia
Jennifer Skerratt
CSIRO, Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, Australia
Farhan Rizwi
CSIRO, Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, Australia
Monika Soja-Woźniak
CSIRO, Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, Australia
Emlyn Jones
CSIRO, Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, Australia
Mike Herzfeld
CSIRO, Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, Australia
Nugzar Margvelashvili
CSIRO, Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, Australia
John Andrewartha
CSIRO, Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, Australia
Clothilde Langlais
CSIRO, Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, Australia
Matthew P. Adams
School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Nagur Cherukuru
CSIRO, Oceans and Atmosphere, Canberra, Australia
Malin Gustafsson
Plant Functional Biology and Climate Change Cluster, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Scott Hadley
CSIRO, Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, Australia
Peter J. Ralph
Plant Functional Biology and Climate Change Cluster, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Uwe Rosebrock
CSIRO, Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, Australia
Thomas Schroeder
CSIRO, Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, Australia
Leonardo Laiolo
CSIRO, Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, Australia
Daniel Harrison
Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour, Australia
Andrew D. L. Steven
CSIRO, Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, Australia
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Short summary
For 20+ years, the Commonwealth Science Industry and Research Organisation (CSIRO) has been developing a biogeochemical (BGC) model for coupling with a hydrodynamic and sediment model for application in estuaries, coastal waters and shelf seas. This paper provides a full mathematical description (equations, parameters), model evaluation and access to the numerical code. The model is particularly suited to applications in shallow waters where benthic processes are critical to ecosystem function.
For 20+ years, the Commonwealth Science Industry and Research Organisation (CSIRO) has been...
