Abstract:

Data are complete input, output, and executable model run files for Atlantis simulations of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The model outputs in these folders describe simulations from 2010 to 2035; the spatial domain is the entire Gulf of Mexico. Simulations are published as Ainsworth, C.H., Paris, C.B., Perlin, N., Dornberger, L.N., Patterson, W., Chancellor, E., Murawski, S., Hollander, D., Daly, K., Romero, I.C., Coleman, F. and Perryman, H. 2018. Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill evaluated using an end-to-end ecosystem model. PLoS One, 13(1): e0190840 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190840

Suggested Citation:

Cameron Ainsworth. 2018. Input, output and complete run files for the Atlantis ecosystem model Deepwater Horizon oil spill simulations. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N779435P

Publications:

Ainsworth, C. H., Paris, C. B., Perlin, N., Dornberger, L. N., Patterson, W. F., Chancellor, E., … Perryman, H. (2018). Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill evaluated using an end-to-end ecosystem model. PLOS ONE, 13(1), e0190840. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0190840

Ortega-Ortiz, J. G., Ainsworth, C. H., & Gracia, A. (2019). Comparing Ecosystem Model Outcomes Between Ixtoc 1 and Deepwater Horizon Oil Spills. Deep Oil Spills, 551–568. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-11605-7_32

Purpose:

These simulation data are used for analyzing ecosystem-level impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Data Parameters and Units:

The primary output files of interest will be the GOM_OUT.NC files, which can be read with a standard NC reader such as OLIVE. For vertebrate groups (fish and some heavily exploited invertebrates) the data include numbers at age (numbers), reserve Nitrogen per individual at age (mgN) and structural Nitrogen per individual at age (mgN). These data are provided per Atlantis polygon and Depth layer. Data are provided in the following format: LRF10_ResN represents the reserve Nitrogen for group LRF (large reef fish) age class 10 of 10; the corresponding matrix is 66 by 7 elements large (for 66 horizontal polygons and 7 depth layers). See documentation on the model for the definition and codes for all functional groups. Other variables are described by the :long_name attribute. Other non-exploited invertebrates are described as epibenthic, meaning that they are 2 dimensional, and biomass density (grams wet weight per square meter) is expressed. Folders GOMAtlantis_oil_XXXFactor_XXXThresh contain simulations with the oil effect acting on fish with different concentration factors and toxicity thresholds. GOMAtlantis_oil_mpa contains the fishery closure simulation, GOMAtlantis_rec contains the recruitment impacts simulation, GOMAtlantis_nooil contains a control simulation with no oil effect, fishery closures or recruitment impacts (no-spill scenario).

Methods:

The functional group codes are explained in the file "Group_names”

Individual Files: