An Update on Bio-Physical Coupled Modeling Study for GLOBEC GB4B

R. Ji
Department of Biology
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Working with:
PI team: Davis, Chen, Beardsley, Townsend, Durbin, Runge, Flagg
UMASS-D modeling group: Q. Xu, G. Cowles, R. Tian, S. Hu, D. Stuebe
Davis Lab: Q. Hu, C. Petrik       NMFS: D. Mountain, J. Hare, M. Taylor

Status

Model structure

Conceptual Model

Observation

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Food Limit

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Food Limit

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Mortality
(Q10=2)

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Initiation only
on GB

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Initiation
w/o GB

Mortality, Mortality, Mortality …

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Mortality
derived from Ohman et al.

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Mortality
derived from Ohman et al.

Summary