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World Ocean Isopycnal-Level Velocity Inverted from GDEM with the P-Vector Method

The World Ocean Isopycnal-Level Velocity (WOIL-V) climatology was derived from the United States Navy's Generalised Digital Environmental Model (GDEM) temperature and salinity profiles, using the P-Vector Method. The absolute velocity data have the same horizontal resolution and temporal variation (annual, monthly) as GDEM (T, S) fields. These data have an horizontal resolution of 0.5 degrees ×0.5 degrees, and 222 isopycnal-levels (sigma theta levels) from sigma theta = 22.200 to 27.725 (kg m-3) with the increment delta sigma theta = 0.025 (kg m-3), however in the equatorial zone (5 degrees S – 5 degrees N) they are questionable due to the geostrophic balance being the theoretical base for the P-vector inverse method. The GDEM model, which served as the base for the calculations includes data from 1920s onwards and the WOIL-V will be updated with the same frequency as the GDEM. The climatological velocity field on isopycnal surface is dynamically compatible to the GDEM (T, S) fields and provides background ocean currents for oceanographic and climatic studies, especially in ocean isopycnal modeling. The climatology was prepared by the Department of Oceanography, Naval Postgraduate School.

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British Oceanographic Data Centre record 1048ISOPYCNAL_GDEM_PVECTOR
Date (Publication)
2017-10-03
Date (Creation)
2018-07-09
Date (Revision)
2018-07-09
Identifier
http://www.bodc.ac.uk/ / EDMED6274
Originator
  Naval Postgraduate School, Department of Oceanography - Unknown ( Unknown )
833 Dyer Road , Monterey , CA , 93943 , United States
+1 (831) 656-2552, 656-2553
+1 (831) 656-2712
http://www.oc.nps.navy.mil/
Custodian
  British Oceanographic Data Centre - Director
Joseph Proudman Building , 6 Brownlow Street , Liverpool , Merseyside , L3 5DA , United Kingdom
http://www.bodc.ac.uk/
Maintenance and update frequency
asNeeded As needed
MEDIN metadata record availability
  • Natural Environment Research Council Designated Data Centres
  • Marine Environmental Data and Information Network
Vertical Coverages
  • unknown
SeaDataNet PDV
  • Vertical velocity of the water column (currents)
  • Density of the water column
  • Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
INSPIRE themes
  • Oceanographic geographical features
Use limitation
No conditions apply
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otherRestrictions Other restrictions
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Data are freely available
Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Topic category
  • Oceans
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Begin date
1900-01-01
End date
2018-09-13 After
Reference system identifier
OGP / urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
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Distributor
  British Oceanographic Data Centre - Director
Joseph Proudman Building , 6 Brownlow Street , Liverpool , Merseyside , L3 5DA , United Kingdom
http://www.bodc.ac.uk/
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dataset Dataset
Statement
This dataset was created by the organisations with the "originator" role in this metadata record following their in-house procedures and model. The data were then provided to the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) for archival and discoverability. This record will include any updates to the data as and when they occur. The originator supplies both documentation and software through the link in this metadata record. No data quality or data processing procedures were applied by BODC.
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Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2018-09-13T06:31:51
Metadata standard name
MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard
Metadata standard version
Version 2.3.8
Point of contact
  British Oceanographic Data Centre - Polly Hadžiabdić ( Head of the BODC Requests Team )
Joseph Proudman Building , 6 Brownlow Street , Liverpool , Merseyside , L3 5DA , United Kingdom
http://www.bodc.ac.uk/
 
 

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