Fig. 3

Sensitivity analysis of particle release frequency. (a) Pearson’s correlation coefficient, (b) mean absolute difference in connectivity probability, and (c) Cohen’s d, comparing connectivity matrices derived from simulations with varying numbers of particles released per day (from 1/75 to 24) to a reference simulation with 24 particles released per day (corresponding to one particle released per hour, matching our simulation’s hourly time step). The vertical dashed line and the red dot indicate the original configuration of 1 particle per day. (d) Scatter plot comparing pairwise connectivity probabilities estimated with 24 particles per day versus 1 particle per day.