Physics-based numerical circulation model outputs of ocean surface circulation during the 2010-2013 summer coral-spawning seasons in Maui Nui, Hawaii, USA

Here we present surface current results from a physics-based, 3-dimensional coupled ocean-atmosphere numerical model that was generated to understand coral larval dispersal patterns in Maui Nui, Hawaii, USA. The model was used to simulate coral larval dispersal patterns from a number of existing State-managed reefs and large tracks of reefs with high coral coverage that might be good candidates for marine-protected areas (MPAs) during 8 spawning events during 2010-2013. The goal of this effort is to provide geophysical data to help provide guidance to sustain coral health in Maui Nui, Hawaii, USA. Each model output run is available as a netCDF file with self-contained attribute information. Each file name is appended...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Map Service, NetCDF OPeNDAP Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: CMGP, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Geophysics, Hawaii, Kahoolawe, All tags... Lanai, Maui, Maui Nui, Molokai, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, USA, USGS, United States of America, atmosphere, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, currents, data release, numerical modeling, ocean, ocean circulation, ocean current observations, ocean currents, ocean currents, ocean general circulation models (OGCM)/regional ocean models, ocean surface, oceans, physical oceanography, Fewer tags