Articles | Volume 14, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-4069-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-4069-2021
Model description paper
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01 Jul 2021
Model description paper |  | 01 Jul 2021

A NEMO-based model of Sargassum distribution in the tropical Atlantic: description of the model and sensitivity analysis (NEMO-Sarg1.0)

Julien Jouanno, Rachid Benshila, Léo Berline, Antonin Soulié, Marie-Hélène Radenac, Guillaume Morvan, Frédéric Diaz, Julio Sheinbaum, Cristele Chevalier, Thierry Thibaut, Thomas Changeux, Frédéric Menard, Sarah Berthet, Olivier Aumont, Christian Ethé, Pierre Nabat, and Marc Mallet

Model code and software

Sargassum distribution model based on the NEMO ocean modelling platform (Version 0.0) J. Jouanno and R. Benshila https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4275901

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Short summary
The tropical Atlantic has been facing a massive proliferation of Sargassum since 2011, with severe environmental and socioeconomic impacts. We developed a modeling framework based on the NEMO ocean model, which integrates transport by currents and waves, and physiology of Sargassum with varying internal nutrient quota, and considers stranding at the coast. Results demonstrate the ability of the model to reproduce and forecast the seasonal cycle and large-scale distribution of Sargassum biomass.