This data refers to a numerical model validation, in Kuwait Bay, for both the
hydrodynamics and the biogeochemistry. Also, there is a dataset regarding finfish
farms modelling.
Different types of data have been used for the model set up and observations for the
model validation:
Physical and biogeochemical observations: data from the Kuwait Environment Public
Authority (KEPA) at various monitoring stations for more than 30 years, as part of
KEPA’s long-term water quality monitoring programme (http://www.emisk.org/emisk/_
). Tidal velocities and water levels collected by the Kuwait Institute for Scientific
Research (KISR).
Bathymetry data: was the same as used by Bacon et al. (2014), which was based on
compilation of a single beam bathymetry survey conducted in May 2014, by the authors,
and complemented with digitised sections of a hydrographic chart of the area (Mina Az
Zawr to Al Basrah and Bushehr-UKHO2884) (www.toddchart.com).
Tidal forcing: was obtained from the OTPS regional product for the Persian Gulf at
1/60 degrees resolution (http://volkov.oce.orst.edu/tides/PerS.html_)
Temperature and Salinity: data from the global ECMWF reanalysis model ORAP5.0, which
can be downloaded from
http://icdc.cen.uni-hamburg.de/1/projekte/easy-init/easy-init-ocean.html?no_cache=1_
.
Meteorological forcing: obtained from the European Centre for Medium‐Range Weather
Forecasts (ECMWF) ERA-Interim.
.. _http://www.emisk.org/emisk/:
http://www.emisk.org/emisk/
.. _http://volkov.oce.orst.edu/tides/pers.html:
http://volkov.oce.orst.edu/tides/PerS.html
.. `http://icdc.cen.uni-hamburg.de/1/projekte/easy-init/easy-init-ocean.html?nocache=1`:
http://icdc.cen.uni-hamburg.de/1/projekte/easy-init/easy-init-ocean.html?no_cache=1