Computational library for the nutrient-unicellular-multicellular plankton modeling framework v. 1.0

Papapostolou, Amalia; Almgren, Anton V.; Hansen, Trine F.; Kandylas, Athanasios; Serra-Pompei, Camila; Visser, Andre W.; Andersen, Ken H.

doi:10.5194/gmd-19-6627-2026

Articles | Volume 19, issue 14

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-6627-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-6627-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 19, issue 14

Model description paper

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22 Jul 2026

Model description paper |

| 22 Jul 2026

Computational library for the nutrient-unicellular-multicellular plankton modeling framework v. 1.0

Amalia Papapostolou, Anton V. Almgren, Trine F. Hansen, Athanasios Kandylas, Camila Serra-Pompei, Andre W. Visser, and Ken H. Andersen

Data sets

Computational library for the Nutrient-Unicellular-Multicellular plankton modeling framework Amalia Papapostolou https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15856680

MITgcm 2.8deg Transport Matrix configuration S. Khatiwala https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5517238

tanio003/GOPOPCORN_Data_Codes: Initial submission (v1.0.0) T. Tanioka https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6967484

Data set for the paper: Intercomparison of ocean colour algorithms for picophytoplankton carbon in the ocean (2.4) V. Martinez-Vicente et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1067229

Global distributions of mesozooplankton abundance and biomass – gridded data product (NetCDF) T. O'Brien and R. Moriarty https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.785501

Model code and software

Kenhasteandersen/NUMmodel: Verson 1.0 (v1.0) Kenhasteandersen et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18784790

Short summary

The Nutrient-Unicellular-Multicellular model library simulates marine plankton ecosystems, structuring predator-prey dynamics by body size. It integrates feeding strategies in single-cell plankton and copepod life stages, essential for understanding their growth, survival, and predator-prey interactions. Validated with real data, this user-friendly tool recreates ecosystems across scales, offering insights for marine ecology and biogeochemistry.