About the project
By examining spatial and temporal temperature and sedimentation patterns in Coos Bay estuary, this team built on a previous collaborative project to provide users with a dynamic picture of estuary habitat and potential impacts of climate change and land use changes, like removal of tide gates or dredging. The project team expanded an earlier version of a hydrodynamic model by adding relevant biological and ecological metrics, including a dynamic water temperature variable. Additional time periods were also added to the model, including three full years which demonstrate seasonal cycles and the arrival of a large marine heatwave to the estuary in 2014 and 2016. With these expansions, the project has reached more partners and provided video content for the visitor centers at SSNERR and the Charleston Marine Life Center.
About this resource
The project generated two dataset of field observations and analysis of sediment cores and two datasets of hydrodynamic model outputs. The dataset description outlines field data collection types, methods, and locations, and provides information about model outputs.
Individual datasets are available at the links below, or may be requested as a single package by following the blue data request button to the top right of this page.
- Long sediment cores (>20 cm) collected in Coos Bay estuary, Oregon, in 2021
- Short sediment cores (10-15 cm) collected in Coos Bay estuary, Oregon, in 2021-22
- Modeled temperature and salinity values for 2014-2016 in Coos Bay estuary
- Modeled sediment variables for summer and wintertime storm events in Coos Bay estuary
Questions about these datasets can be directed to: David Sutherland, University of Oregon, [email protected]