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Gulf of Mexico Regional Climatology (NCEI Accession 0123320)

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The Gulf of Mexico Regional Climatology is a set of objectively analyzed climatological fields of temperature, salinity, oxygen, phosphate, silicate, and nitrate at standard depth levels. Climatologies were calculated for annual, seasonal, and monthly time periods on a one-degree for all variables, and for temperature and salinity on a quarter-degree and tenth-degree latitude-longitude grid for annual and seasonal time periods and are based on approximately 278,626 temperature profiles and 102,916 salinity profiles spanning the years of 1864 to 2012. The climatology is a project developed at the US National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC).
  • Cite as: Boyer, Tim P.; Biddle, Mathew; Hamilton, Melanie; Mishonov, Alexey V.; Paver, Christopher R.; Seidov, Dan; Zweng, Melissa M. (2015). Gulf of Mexico Regional Climatology (NCEI Accession 0123320). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5c53hsw. 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
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Time Period 1864-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -98.5
East: -77.5
South: 20
North: 30
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2015-04-21
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.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Boyer, Tim P.; Biddle, Mathew; Hamilton, Melanie; Mishonov, Alexey V.; Paver, Christopher R.; Seidov, Dan; Zweng, Melissa M. (2015). Gulf of Mexico Regional Climatology (NCEI Accession 0123320). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5c53hsw. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
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  • Cite as: Boyer, Tim P.; Biddle, Mathew; Hamilton, Melanie; Mishonov, Alexey V.; Paver, Christopher R.; Seidov, Dan; Zweng, Melissa M. (2015). Gulf of Mexico Regional Climatology (NCEI Accession 0123320). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5c53hsw. Accessed [date].
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  • 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.
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Processing Steps
  • 2015-04-21T20:08:42Z - NCEI Accession 0123320 v1.1 was published.
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Processing Steps
  • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • bathythermograph - MBT
  • bathythermograph - XBT
  • bottle
  • buoy - drifting buoy
  • buoy - moored buoy
  • CTD
  • profiling float
  • undulating towed profiler
Platform
  • MULTIPLE SHIPS OF GERMANY
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