Model Framework
ØFully
3-D coupling
ØFVCOM-based
(fvcom.smast.umassd.edu)ØFood
web model - NPZD
(Ji et al., in press)ØMean-age
zoop model
(Hu et al., 2007)Zooplankton model
Egg
Nauplii
Copepodite
Zooplankton
Phytoplankton
Nitrogen
Food web model
Adult
Physical models
Atmospheric
Model
MM5/WRF
Ocean Model
(FVCOM)
Ocean GCM
Global Tidal Model
Freshwater
Input
Satellite SST, U,V
Buoys
T,S,U,V
Altimeter
Detritus
Major features