GLOBEC NWA Program: Phase 4B Synthesis
FVCOM-NPZD-
Copepod Dynamics
¥Detailed 3D analysis of physical-biological mechanisms
¥Lower food-web dynamics (NPZD)
¥Dominant copepod species population dynamics
¥Regional model (Halifax to New Jersey)
¥Local forcing and large scale forcing through boundaries
¥Mechanistic understanding of how GOM/GB ecosystem responds to local and remote forcing
¥Provides copepod prey fields for larval fish modeling