Atlantis Model for Puget Sound update

This repository builds https://hmorzaria.github.io/psatlantismodelupdates/

Original parametrization and design are in the Technical memorandum

Morzaria-Luna H, Kaplan IC, Harvey CJ, Girardin R, Fulton EA, MacCready P, Chasco B, Horne P, Schmidt M. 2022. Design and Parameterization of a Spatially Explicit Atlantis Ecosystem Model for Puget Sound. Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.). NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-NWFSC 177. DOI : https://doi.org/10.25923/tnp6-mf67

The model was built using the Atlantis modeling framework, a simulation modeling approach developed by Dr. Beth Fulton at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) . Atlantis integrates physical, chemical, ecological, and anthropogenic processes in a three-dimensional, spatially explicit domain. This framework has been applied to evaluate management scenarios and investigate the effects of climate change in over 30 ecosystems worldwide. In Atlantis, ecosystem dynamics are represented by spatially explicit submodels that simulate oceanographic processes, biogeochemical factors driving primary production, and food web relations among flora and fauna. The model represents species of ecological and conservation concern and key exploited species at the level of detail necessary to evaluate the direct effects of fishing, and it represents other anthropogenic and climate impacts on the ecosystem as a whole.