A gridded dataset of upper ocean hydrographic properties in the Weddell Gyre obtained by objective mapping of Argo float measurements


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The Weddell Gyre plays a crucial role in the modification of climate by advecting heat poleward to the Antarctic ice shelves and by regulating the density of water masses that feed the lowest limb of the global ocean overturning circulation. However, our understanding of Weddell Gyre water mass properties is limited to regions of data availability, primarily along the Prime Meridian. The aim of this paper is to provide a dataset of the upper water column properties of the entire Weddell Gyre. Objective mapping was applied to Argo float data in order to produce spatially gridded, time composite maps of temperature and salinity for fixed pressure levels ranging from 50 to 2000 dbar, as well as temperature, salinity and pressure at the level of the sub-surface temperature maximum. While the data are currently too limited to incorporate time into the gridded structure, the data are extensive enough to produce maps of the entire region across three time composite periods (2001-2005, 2006-2009 and 2010-2013), which can be used to determine how representative conclusions drawn from data collected along general RV transect lines are on a gyre scale perspective. The work presented here represents the technical prerequisite in addressing climatological research questions in forthcoming studies. These data sets are available in netCDF format at http://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.842876.



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DOI 10.5194/essd-8-15-2016

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Reeve, K. , Boebel, O. , Kanzow, T. , Strass, V. , Rohardt, G. and Fahrbach, E. (2016): A gridded dataset of upper ocean hydrographic properties in the Weddell Gyre obtained by objective mapping of Argo float measurements , Earth System Science Data, 8 (1), pp. 15-40 . doi: 10.5194/essd-8-15-2016


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