eReefs GBR4 Biogeochemistry and Sediments v4.2 baseline catchment scenario

December 1 2010 to October 30 2022 results from a 4km-resolution biogeochemistry and sediments model of the Great Barrier Reef, forced by a hydrodynamic model and a baseline catchment scenario. The dataset is produced by the eReefs project and hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network. The model configuration is identified as gbr4_H4p0_ABARRAr2_OBRAN2020_FG2Gv3_B4p2_Cq5b_Dhnd.

Use Cases

• Modeling sediment transport and deposition based on the 4km-resolution sediment model output.
• Analyzing biogeochemical cycles (e.g., nutrients, chlorophyll) in the Great Barrier Reef based on the model's biogeochemistry component.
• Assessing the impact of baseline catchment conditions on reef water quality over the 2010-2022 period.
• Validating and calibrating other hydrodynamic or environmental models for the Great Barrier Reef region.

Strengths

• Covers a specific 12-year time range from December 2010 to October 2022.
• Provides high-resolution (4km) spatial modeling for the entire Great Barrier Reef region.
• Integrates multiple model components: biogeochemistry, sediments, hydrodynamics, and catchment scenarios.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the specific model configuration and source platform.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network (eReefs project)

Collection Method

Output from version 4.2 of the 4km-resolution biogeochemistry and sediments model (GBR4), forced by hydrodynamic and catchment models.

Time Range

December 1 2010 to October 30 2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 07:11:24.267932; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Great Barrier Reef, Australia