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Southwest North Atlantic Regional Climatology (NCEI Accession 0201696)

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The Southwest North Atlantic (SWNA) Regional Climatology(RC) is a collection of high-resolution quality-controlled temperature and salinity fields on standard depth levels from the sea surface to 4,900 m depth. This RC based on temperature and salinity observations from the 2018 release of the World Ocean Database. The coverage includes the years 1955 to 2017, or roughly six decades; with annual, seasonal, and monthly time resolutions for each of the six decades. The SWNA RC can be employed to assess ocean climate change over the 1955-2017 time period and utilized in many climate studies, environmental research projects, and related applications.

The SWNA plays an important role in long-term earth and ocean climate change and is a resource-rich coastal zone with abundant fisheries and other material resources. This region is adjacent to the Northwest Atlantic area covered by the NCEI Northwest Atlantic (NWA) regional climatology (RC). In conjuncture with NWA RC, the SWNA RC provides complete coverage of the Gulf Stream system, which is the critical element of northward heat transport and the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation.
  • Cite as: Seidov, Dan; Baranova, Olga K.; Boyer, Tim P.; Cross, Scott L.; Mishonov, Alexey V.; Parsons, A. Rost; Reagan, James R.; Weathers, Katharine A. (2019). Southwest North Atlantic Regional Climatology (NCEI Accession 0201696). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/s3ag-2p18. Accessed [date].
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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
ncei.info@noaa.gov
Time Period 1955-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -85
East: -60
South: 10
North: 35
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2019-11-09
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 This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
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.
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Platform keywords NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Seidov, Dan; Baranova, Olga K.; Boyer, Tim P.; Cross, Scott L.; Mishonov, Alexey V.; Parsons, A. Rost; Reagan, James R.; Weathers, Katharine A. (2019). Southwest North Atlantic Regional Climatology (NCEI Accession 0201696). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/s3ag-2p18. 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.
Fees
  • 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.
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Processing Steps
  • 2019-11-09T12:11:13Z - NCEI Accession 0201696 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • bathythermograph - AXBT
  • bathythermograph - BT
  • bathythermograph - EBT
  • bathythermograph - MBT
  • bathythermograph - uBT
  • bathythermograph - XBT
  • bottle
  • buoy
  • buoy - drifting buoy
  • CTD
  • Niskin bottle
  • profiling float
  • salinometer
  • temperature probe
  • temperature sensor
  • thermistor
  • thermograph
  • thermometer
  • thermosalinograph
  • XCTD
Platform
  • MULTIPLE SHIPS
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