Estimates of wind-driven upwelling of colder water on the Scotian Shelf along the Nova Scotia coastline from 1993 to 2022 (inclusive) are presented, calculated using surface and 55m-depth water temperatures from the Global Ocean Physics Reanalysis (GLORYS12v1) product, and also ERA5 surface winds. GLORYS12v1 is a 1/12o data-assimilative reanalysis modelling product from Mercator Ocean International, implemented by the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service (CMEMS; (https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00021). ERA5 is a weather forecast produced by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF; https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.adbb2d47 ). Daily estimates are given of upwelling area and intensity (temperature anomaly between upwelled and non-upwelled water), calculated over the area of interest (AOI) on the Scotian Shelf. Yearly estimates are given of total upwelling duration and cumulative area for the year in question, further broken down into seasons: Spring (March-May), Summer (June-August), and Fall (September-November). Lastly, estimates of the yearly start/end dates of the cold-water upwelling season (lasting generally from March to November) are estimated. The sea surface temperature (SST) data from GLORYS were validated against in-situ buoy observations (https://www.meds-sdmm.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/alphapro/wave/waveshare/metaData/meta_c44258.csv) and satellite-derived SST produced by Canadian Meteorological Centre (https://doi.org/10.5067/GHCMC-4FM02 and https://doi.org/10.5067/GHCMC-4FM03. These products may be used to gain knowledge of interannual variability of coastal upwelling on the ScS over the past 30 years.

Cite this data as: Tao, J., Casey, M., Lu, Y., and Shen, H. Upwelling indices derived from GLORYS12 Model and ERA5 surface wind on the Scotian Shelf during 1993-2022.

Published: December 2024. Ecosystems and Oceans Science, Maritimes region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dartmouth NS.

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