The PROFILE project: an overview

Huthnance, J.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3682-2896. 1997 The PROFILE project: an overview. Journal of Marine Systems, 12 (1-4). 249-261. 10.1016/S0924-7963(96)00101-7

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The EC MAST project PROFILE (Processes in Regions of Freshwater Influence, ROFIs) aims to develop process understanding and tested numerical models for ROFIs. This includes the role of physical processes controlling water-property distributions, suspended sediments controlling the availability of light, nutrients and phytoplankton growth. The project comprises: (1) construction of a 3D nearshore model, with high resolution (1 h and one km approx.) and a framework coupling modules for hydrodynamics (tides, effects of winds and waves, currents, temperature, salinity, turbulence and diffusivity), sediments, plankton, nutrients and oxygen, (2) investigation of methods to include ROFI model detail in coarser shelf-wide models, (3) specific tests of model components against measurements, (4) tests of model calculations against measurements in contrasted ROFIs, (5) systematic observations suitable for these model tests (time-series over a seasonal cycle for dynamics and intermittency, good vertical resolution and spatial surveys) of the contrasted Rhine, Clyde and Thermaikos Bay ROFIs, complementing earlier measurements in the ROFI areas of the Rhine, German Bight and Po, (6) interpretation and comparison of the contrasted ROFIs' behaviour, (7) a defined set of observations, model code and output suitable for subsequent integration and promulgation as test data and a nearshore model for wider use.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1016/S0924-7963(96)00101-7
Programmes:	POL Programmes
ISSN:	09247963
Date made live:	01 Jul 2013 14:13 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/502465

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