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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- Alternate title
- 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
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Unknown
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+1 (831) 656-2712
http://www.oc.nps.navy.mil/
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
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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
- Vertical Coverages
- SeaDataNet PDV
- INSPIRE themes
- Use limitation
- No conditions apply
- Access constraints
- otherRestrictions Other restrictions
- Other constraints
- Data are freely available
- Metadata language
- EnglishEnglish
- Topic category
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- Oceans
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S
E
W
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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
- Distribution format
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Distributor
British Oceanographic Data Centre
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Director
Joseph Proudman Building
,
6 Brownlow Street
,
Liverpool
,
Merseyside
,
L3 5DA
,
United Kingdom
http://www.bodc.ac.uk/
- Hierarchy level
- 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.
- File identifier
- 5996554af6f65af79cf9dae0e871b6a8 XML
- 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
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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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