Seasonal total phytoplankton climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone from BCCM model (1981-2010)

Description:

Seasonal mean total phytoplankton at the surface from the British Columbia continental margin model (BCCM) were averaged over the 1981 to 2010 period to create seasonal mean surface climatology of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone.

Methods:

Total phytoplankton is the sum of diatoms and flagellates concentration. Spring months were defined as April to June, summer months were defined as July to September, fall months were defined as October to December, and winter months were defined as January to March. The data available here contain a raster layer of seasonal surface phytoplankton climatology for the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone at 3 km spatial resolution.

Uncertainties:

Model results have been extensively evaluated against observations (e.g. altimetry, CTD and nutrient profiles, observed geostrophic currents), which showed the model can reproduce with reasonable accuracy the main oceanographic features of the region including salient features of the seasonal cycle and the vertical and cross-shore gradient of water properties. However, the model resolution is too coarse to allow for an adequate representation of inlets, nearshore areas, and the Strait of Georgia.

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Date ( RI_367 )
2021-08-04
Date ( RI_366 )
2021-04-29
Date ( RI_368 )
2024-05-07
RI_415
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Science - Angelica Pena ( Research Scientist )
Institute of Ocean Sciences 9860 West Saanich Road P.O. Box 6000 , Sidney , British Columbia , V8L 4B2 , Canada
Status
completed; complété RI_593
Maintenance and update frequency
asNeeded; auBesoin RI_540
Keywords ( RI_528 )
  • Climatology
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Oceans
  • Climate
  • Modelling
Classification
unclassified; nonClassifié RI_484
Use limitation
Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
Access constraints
license; licence RI_606
Use constraints
license; licence RI_606
Spatial representation type
grid; grille RI_636
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Topic category
  • Oceans
  • Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
Begin date
1981
End date
2010
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Reference system identifier
http://www.epsg-registry.org / EPSG:4326 /
Distribution format
  • GeoTIF ( Unknown )

    File decompression technique
    ZIP

  • PDF ( Unknown )

RI_414
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Science - Di Wan ( Data Products Manager )
Institute of Ocean Sciences 9860 West Saanich Road P.O. Box 6000 , Sidney , British Columbia , V8L 4B2 , Canada
OnLine resource
Data Dictionary ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;PDF;eng,fra

OnLine resource
References ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;PDF;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Seasonal total phytoplankton climatology of the CPEEZ from BCCM model (1981-2010) - Fall ( HTTPS )

Dataset;GeoTIF;eng,fra

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Seasonal total phytoplankton climatology of the CPEEZ from BCCM model (1981-2010) - Spring ( HTTPS )

Dataset;GeoTIF;eng,fra

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Seasonal total phytoplankton climatology of the CPEEZ from BCCM model (1981-2010) - Summer ( HTTPS )

Dataset;GeoTIF;eng,fra

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Seasonal total phytoplankton climatology of the CPEEZ from BCCM model (1981-2010) - Winter ( HTTPS )

Dataset;GeoTIF;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Seasonal total phytoplankton climatology of the CPEEZ from BCCM model (1981-2010) ( ESRI REST: Map Server )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng

OnLine resource
Seasonal total phytoplankton climatology of the CPEEZ from BCCM model (1981-2010) ( ESRI REST: Map Server )

Web Service;ESRI REST;fra

File identifier
b26ea354-d50b-4581-9c84-67dd7abc1ac2 XML
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Parent identifier
Seasonal Climatologies of the Canadian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone from British Columbia Continental Margin (BCCM) Model (1981-2010) 1084a522-c2dd-47a0-81ac-d4810ce29056
Hierarchy level
series; série RI_623
Date stamp
2025-02-06T01:12:44.358Z
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
RI_414
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Science - Di Wan ( Data Products Manager )
Institute of Ocean Sciences 9860 West Saanich Road P.O. Box 6000 , Sidney , British Columbia , V8L 4B2 , Canada
 
 

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