Simulations of larval fish transport and environmental conditions in Lake Michigan

Description

Data files contain the simulated mean daily environmental conditions experienced by particles (which can be assumed to be planktonic larval alewife or yellow perch) in Lake Michigan during March 15 - July 31 of past and future years. Simulations were generated by integrating a series of climatic, hydrodynamic, biogeochemical, and Lagrangian particle dispersion (LPD) models. For each year, 42,765 particles (i.e., each representing a theoretical larval fish) were released from coastal and nearshore locations and tracked sub-hourly for 50-days following their release. Each year's dataset summarizes individual particle experiences (e.g., light, zooplankton prey, temperature) into daily averages.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
55 Landing page for access to the data https://doi.org/10.5066/P1AS7UAJ
55 The metadata original format https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.6605815ad34e64ff1549907f.xml

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  • environment
  • usgs-6605815ad34e64ff1549907f
  • physical-processes
  • biological-and-physical-processes
  • match-mismatch
  • early-life-history
  • ecosystem-model
  • recruitment

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