Calculations and simulations of dust factor (K) and sinking velocity of particle-free Trichodesmium colonies (v0)

The uploaded file contains three separate Python scripts aimed at modeling the sinking velocity of natural Trichodesmium colonies loaded with dust particles. Two scripts have been developed to calculate the dust influencing factor (K), and one script is dedicated to calculating the sinking velocity of particle-free Trichodesmium colonies (v0). All Python scripts are available on GitHub (https://github.com/Zhanzhu1110/Trichobuoyancy.git) and can be processed using the "Codespaces" function on GitHub. The file 'K given values' is a specialized script designed to simulate the dust factor (K), assuming seawater and dust densities of 1028 kg/m3 and 2500 kg/m3, respectively, with a colony radius of 1 mm.