Initial BALTEX Survey on Biogeochemical Modelling in the Baltic Sea basin

In an effort towards achieving the goal to couple climate and biogeochemical models, we would like to provide an overview over ongoing biogeochemical modelling activities in the Baltic Sea area.

The results of the initial survey are freely available on this web page. If you are interested to have your model/project to be added to the list of model descriptions below, please download the blank questionnaire, fill it in and send it to baltex@gkss.de. Your participation will contribute to more transparency and a better communication between the different working groups who are active in biogeochemical modeling in the Baltic Sea area.

Biogeochemical Models in the Baltic Sea basin

The following list of models is based on an initial survey which was sent around to 75 addresses all around the Baltic Sea; they were obtained by personal contacts and internet research. We received 15 returns (20%), which are displayed below. They are ordered alphabetically according to their acronyms. The linked pdf files contain summary information on the model as well as contacts and web links.

• BALTESEM - Baltic Sea Long Term Large Scale Eutrophication Model
• BIOLA - Biogeochemical Lake Model
• CN-REcoM - Carbon-Nitrogen Regulated Ecosystem Model
• CoastMab
• COHERENS - Coupled Hydrodynamical-Ecological Model for Regional and Shelf Seas
• ERGOM - Biogeochemical model to describe explicitly the nitrogen cycle, truncated at the level of zooplankton
• ERGOM-GLOBEC - Biogeochemical model to describe explicitly the nitrogen cycle, truncated at the level of zooplankton but with explicite description of stage resolving zooplankton
• GOTM-BIO - Biogeochemical Module of the General Ocean Turbulence Model
• HBV-NP - Nitrogen and Phosphorus Transport Module of the Hydrological HBV Model
• INCA-N - Integrated Nutrients in Catchments - Nitrogen
• LPJ-GUESS - Dynamic vegetation/ecosystem model optimised for regional studies
• LPJ-DGVM - Dynamic vegetation/ecosystem model optimised for global studies
• MIKE3 - Coupled 3D Ecohydrodynamic Model
• Neva Bay Wastewaters Model
• PROBE - Program for Boundary Layers in the Environment
• ProDeMo - Production-Destruction of Organic Matter Model
• SANBALTS - Simple As Necessary Baltic Long Term Large Scale Eutrophication Model
• SPBEM - St. Petersburg Eutrophication Model

This list is meant to be dynamic, so let us know if you wish any changes or updates to your model description. Please also spread the information about this list.