Version 4.0 of the 4km-resolution regional-scale hydrodynamic model of the Great Barrier Reef. The eReefs model ran in hindcast mode and is complete, succeeding the GBR4_H2p0 model as the best available results for its timespan. It is forced by atmospheric, ocean boundary, tide, and river data from Australian meteorological and oceanographic sources.
Use Cases
- Analyze ocean circulation patterns based on the 4km-resolution regional-scale hydrodynamic model.
- Study the impact of river discharge on reef ecosystems based on data from 64 rivers.
- Validate or compare other hydrodynamic models based on the hindcast simulation results.
- Assess the influence of atmospheric forcing on coastal waters based on BARRA reanalysis data.
- Model tidal influences on the reef system based on the global TPXO tide model.
Strengths
- Model uses a 4km spatial resolution for regional-scale detail.
- Integrates forcing data from four distinct high-quality sources: atmospheric reanalysis (BARRA), ocean reanalysis (BRAN2020), global tide model (TPXO), and river data from 64 catchments.
- The hindcast simulation is described as complete.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Great Barrier Reef region.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Results from a hydrodynamic model forced by multiple observational and reanalysis datasets.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-05 02:01:53.630743; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Great Barrier Reef region