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Northeast Pacific Regional Climatology (NCEI Accession 0163799)

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The Northeast Pacific (NEP) new regional climatology is derived from the NCEI World Ocean Database archive of temperature and salinity and covers a time period from 1955 to 2012, or roughly six decades.

The NEP is an important region in the North Pacific Ocean. The NEP is home to the California Current System (CCS) and contains a large coastal upwelling zone along the west coast of North America. The CCS is one of the most productive ecosystems in the World Ocean, and its multidecadal variability is also important for long-term Earth and ocean climate change studies. Due to the economic significance and climatic importance of the CCS, intensive observational and research programs took place over many decades and yielded rich oceanographic data arrays of the CCS and adjacent NEP regions.

To provide an improved oceanographic foundation and reference for multi-disciplinary studies of the CCS and NEP, the NCEI Regional Climatology Team developed a new set of high-resolution, quality-controlled, and long-term annual, seasonal and monthly mean temperature and salinity fields at standard depth levels.
  • Cite as: Seidov, Dan; Baranova, Olga K.; Boyer, Tim P.; Cross, Scott L.; Mishonov, Alexey V.; Parsons, A. Rost (2017). Northeast Pacific Regional Climatology (NCEI Accession 0163799). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5nc5zdn. Accessed [date].
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Distribution Formats
  • CSV (Version: WOA13)
  • netCDF (Version: netCDF-4 classic model)
    • File Specification: WOA13, NODC_NetCDF_Grid_Template_v1.0, CF-1.6, ACDD-1.0
  • Shapefile (Version: July 1998)
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Distributor NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Time Period 1955-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -140
East: -106
South: 20
North: 55
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Objective analyses of annual, seasonal, and monthly temperature and salinity for the World Ocean on a 0.25° grid
    • https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.1173
      Boyer, T., S. Levitus, H. García, R. A. Locarnini, C. Stephens, J. Antonov, 2005: Objective analyses of annual, seasonal, and monthly temperature and salinity for the world ocean on a 0.25 degree grid. Int. J. Clim., 25, 931-945, https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.1173
  • Boyer, Tim P.; Antonov, John I.; Baranova, Olga K.; Coleman, Carla; García, Hernán E.; Grodsky, Alexandra; Johnson, Daphne R.; Locarnini, Ricardo A.; Mishonov, Alexey V.; O'Brien, Todd D.; Paver, Christopher R.; Reagan, James R.; Seidov, Dan; Smolyar, Igor V.; Zweng, Melissa M. (2016). World Ocean Database 2013 (NCEI Accession 0117075). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v54q7s16.
    • https://doi.org/10.7289/v54q7s16
      Boyer, Tim P.; Antonov, John I.; Baranova Olga K.; Coleman, C.; García, Hernán E.; Grodsky, A.; Johnson, Daphne R.; Locarnini, Ricardo A.; Mishonov, Alexey. V.; O'Brien, Todd O.; Paver, Christopher R.; Reagan, James R.; Seidov, Dan; Smolyar, Igor V.; Zweng, Melissa M.; World Ocean Database 2013 (NCEI Accession 0117075). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/V54Q7S16
  • Boyer, Tim P.; Baranova, Olga K.; Biddle, Mathew; Johnson, Daphne R.; Mishonov, Alexey V.; Paver, Christopher R.; Seidov, Dan; Zweng, Melissa M. (2014). Arctic Ocean Regional Climatology (NCEI Accession 0115771). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5qc01j0.
    • https://doi.org/10.7289/v5qc01j0
      Boyer, T.P., O.K. Baranova, M. Biddle, D.R. Johnson, A.V. Mishonov, C. Paver, D. Seidov and M. Zweng, 2012: Arctic Regional Climatology, Regional Climatology Team, NOAA/NCEI, dataset https://doi.org/10.7289/V5QC01J0
  • Climatological Atlas of the World Ocean
  • World Ocean Atlas 2013, Volume 1: Temperature
    • World Ocean Atlas 2013, Volume 1: Temperature
      Locarnini, R. A., A. V. Mishonov, J. I. Antonov, T. P. Boyer, H. E. García, O. K. Baranova, M. M. Zweng, C. R. Paver, J. R. Reagan, D. R. Johnson, M. Hamilton, and D. Seidov, 2013: World Ocean Atlas 2013, Volume 1: Temperature. S. Levitus, Ed., A. Mishonov Technical Ed.; NOAA Atlas NESDIS 73 , Silver Spring, MD, 40 pp.
  • Seidov, Dan; Baranova, Olga K.; Biddle, Mathew; Boyer, Tim P.; Johnson, Daphne R.; Mishonov, Alexey V.; Paver, Christopher R.; Zweng, Melissa M. (2013). Greenland-Iceland-Norwegian Seas Regional Climatology (NCEI Accession 0112824). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5gt5k30.
    • https://doi.org/10.7289/v5gt5k30
      Seidov, D., O.K. Baranova, M. Biddle, T.P. Boyer, D.R. Johnson, A.V. Mishonov, C. Paver and M. Zweng, 2013: Greenland-Iceland-Norwegian Seas Regional Climatology, Regional Climatology Team, NOAA/NCEI, dataset https://doi.org/10.7289/V5GT5K30
  • Oceanography North of 60°N from World Ocean Database
    • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2014.02.003
      Seidov, D., J. I. Antonov, K. M. Arzayus, O. K. Baranova, M. Biddle, T. P. Boyer, D. R. Johnson, A. V. Mishonov, C. Paver and M. M. Zweng, 2015: Oceanography North of 60°N from World Ocean Database, Progress in Oceanography, v 132, p. 153-173; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2014.02.003.
  • Seidov, Dan; Baranova, Olga K.; Johnson, Daphne R.; Boyer, Tim P.; Mishonov, Alexey V.; Parsons, A. Rost (2016). Northwest Atlantic Regional Climatology (NCEI Accession 0155889). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5rf5s2q.
    • https://doi.org/10.7289/v5rf5s2q
      Seidov, D., O.K. Baranova, D.R. Johnson, T.P. Boyer, A.V. Mishonov and A.R. Parsons (2016), Northwest Atlantic Regional Climatology, Regional Climatology Team, NOAA/NCEI, dataset https://doi.org/10.7289/V5RF5S2Q
  • World Ocean Atlas 2013, Volume 2: Salinity
    • World Ocean Atlas 2013, Volume 2: Salinity
      Zweng, M. M, J. R. Reagan, J. I. Antonov, R. A. Locarnini, A. V. Mishonov, T. P. Boyer, H. E. García, O. K. Baranova, D. R. Johnson, D. Seidov and M. M. Biddle, 2013: World Ocean Atlas 2013, Volume 2: Salinity. S. Levitus, Ed., A. Mishonov Technical Ed.; NOAA Atlas NESDIS 74, 39 pp.
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2017-07-18
  • revision: 2022-01-14
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Purpose To provide an improved oceanographic foundation and reference for multi-disciplinary studies of the California Current System (CCS) and Northeast Pacific (NEP).
Use Limitations
  • accessLevel: Public
  • Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Seidov, Dan; Baranova, Olga K.; Boyer, Tim P.; Cross, Scott L.; Mishonov, Alexey V.; Parsons, A. Rost (2017). Northeast Pacific Regional Climatology (NCEI Accession 0163799). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5nc5zdn. Accessed [date].
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Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Seidov, Dan; Baranova, Olga K.; Boyer, Tim P.; Cross, Scott L.; Mishonov, Alexey V.; Parsons, A. Rost (2017). Northeast Pacific Regional Climatology (NCEI Accession 0163799). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5nc5zdn. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints
  • Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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  • In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.
Lineage information for: dataset
Processing Steps
  • 2017-07-18T18:17:06Z - NCEI Accession 0163799 v1.1 was published.
  • 2022-01-14T06:50:15Z - NCEI Accession 0163799 was revised and v1.2 was published.
    Rationale: Additional metadata files were received or created for this dataset. These updates were copied into the about/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
Output Datasets
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • bathythermograph - BT
  • bathythermograph - MBT
  • bathythermograph - XBT
  • bottle
  • bucket
  • buoy
  • buoy - drifting buoy
  • buoy - moored buoy
  • CTD
  • CTD - moored CTD
  • salinometer
  • temperature probe
  • thermograph
  • thermometer
  • thermosalinograph
  • XCTD
Last Modified: 2023-11-09T02:48:07Z
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