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  <dc:title xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Model validation and finfish farms modelling output data in Kuwait Bay 2017-2019</dc:title>
  <dc:type xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">dataset</dc:type>
  <dc:identifier xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php?tpc=009_CEFAS0aeb2fe3-84aa-4dea-8036-10d2ef10cdab</dc:identifier>
  <dc:description xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">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&#x2019;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?no_cache=1`:
 http://icdc.cen.uni-hamburg.de/1/projekte/easy-init/easy-init-ocean.html?no_cache=1</dc:description>
  <dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">20200814 20200707</dc:date>
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