Model body temperatures
Next, we need to be able to estimate the body temperature of all organisms in the study area at any given moment. For that we will use a land-surface model (LSM). LSMs take weather data and output downscaled estimates of surface temperature. However, LSMs were originally developed for forest ecosystems. Thus, in this task we will introduce modifications to NCAR's LSM for use in extremely complex intertidal ecosystems.
The optimization of the LSM is underway, and when ready it will allow for the estimation of body temperatures in all facets of our DEM