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Dataset Title:	Green, Salish Sea, 2d Depth-averaged Tracer Fields, Seasonal, v17-02
Institution:	UBC EOAS (Dataset ID: ubcSSg2DTracerFieldsSeasonalV17-02)
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Dimensions	Size	Spacing
time (Time Axis, UTC)	12	91 days 9h 49m 5s (uneven)

gridY (count)	898	1.0 (even)

gridX (count)	398	1.0 (even)

Grid Variables (which always also download all of the dimension variables)

salinity (Depth-Averaged Reference Salinity, g kg-1)

temperature (Depth-Averaged Conservative Temperature, degC)

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The Dataset Attribute Structure (.das) for this Dataset

Attributes {
  time {
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Time";
    Float64 actual_range 1.42128e+9, 1.5081552e+9;
    String axis "T";
    String bounds "time_counter_bounds";
    String calendar "gregorian";
    String cell_methods "time_counter: mean";
    String coverage_content_type "modelResult";
    String ioos_category "Time";
    String long_name "Time Axis";
    String standard_name "time";
    String time_origin "01-JAN-1970 00:00:00";
    String units "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z";
  }
  gridY {
    Int16 actual_range 0, 897;
    String comment 
"gridY values are grid indices in the model y-direction;
      geo-location data for the SalishSeaCast NEMO model grid is available in the ubcSSnBathymetry2V17-02 dataset.";
    String coverage_content_type "modelResult";
    String ioos_category "location";
    String long_name "Grid Y";
    String standard_name "y";
    String units "count";
  }
  gridX {
    Int16 actual_range 0, 397;
    String comment 
"gridX values are grid indices in the model x-direction;
      geo-location data for the SalishSeaCast NEMO model grid is available in the ubcSSnBathymetry2V17-02 dataset.";
    String coverage_content_type "modelResult";
    String ioos_category "location";
    String long_name "Grid X";
    String standard_name "x";
    String units "count";
  }
  salinity {
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 34.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.0;
    String coverage_content_type "modelResult";
    String ioos_category "salinity";
    String long_name "Depth-Averaged Reference Salinity";
    String standard_name "sea_water_reference_salinity";
    String units "g kg-1";
  }
  temperature {
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 20.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum 4.0;
    String coverage_content_type "modelResult";
    String ioos_category "temperature";
    String long_name "Depth-Averaged Conservative Temperature";
    String standard_name "sea_water_conservative_temperature";
    String units "degC";
  }
  NC_GLOBAL {
    String acknowledgement "MEOPAR, Ocean Networks Canada (ONC), Digital Research Alliance of Canada";
    String cdm_data_type "Grid";
    String comment 
"If you use this dataset in your research,
please reference it with wording similar to the example below,
and include citations of the publications below.
Inclusion of the date(s) when you downloaded the dataset,
and the dataset id help to ensure reproducibility of your work.

Reference wording:

3 month seasonal-averaged 2d depth-averaged salinity and water temperature fields from the SalishSeaCast model
(Soontiens et al, 2016; Soontiens and Allen, 2017)
were downloaded from their ERDDAP server
(https://salishsea.eos.ubc.ca/erddap/)
on DATE from dataset ubcSSg2DTracerFieldsSeasonalV17-02.

Citations:

Soontiens, N., Allen, S., Latornell, D., Le Souef, K., Machuca, I., Paquin, J.-P., Lu, Y., Thompson, K., Korabel, V., 2016.
Storm surges in the Strait of Georgia simulated with a regional model. Atmosphere-Ocean 54 1-21.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07055900.2015.1108899

Soontiens, N. and Allen, S., 2017.
Modelling sensitivities to mixing and advection in a sill-basin estuarine system. Ocean Modelling, 112, 17-32.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2017.02.008";
    String Conventions "CF-1.6, COARDS, ACDD-1.3";
    String creator_email "sallen@eoas.ubc.ca";
    String creator_name "SalishSeaCast Project Contributors";
    String creator_url "https://salishsea-meopar-docs.readthedocs.io/";
    String description "depth-averaged seasonal average T grid variables";
    String drawLandMask "over";
    String history 
"2024-12-03T17:08:37Z (local files)
2024-12-03T17:08:37Z https://salishsea.eos.ubc.ca/erddap/griddap/ubcSSg2DTracerFieldsSeasonalV17-02.das";
    String infoUrl "https://salishsea.eos.ubc.ca/";
    String institution "UBC EOAS";
    String institution_fullname "Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia";
    String keywords "conservative temperature, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Conservative Temperature, Earth Science > Oceans > Salinity/Density > Salinity, grid, ocean, oceans, reference salinity, sea water, sea_water_conservative_temperature, sea_water_reference_salinity, seawater, time_counter, vosaline, votemper, water";
    String license 
"The SalishSeaCast NEMO model results are copyright
by the SalishSeaCast Project Contributors and The University of British Columbia.

They are licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0";
    Int32 nco_openmp_thread_number 1;
    String project "SalishSeaCast NEMO Model";
    String sourceUrl "(local files)";
    String standard_name_vocabulary "CF Standard Name Table v29";
    String summary 
"Green, Salish Sea, 2d Depth-averaged Tracer Fields, Seasonal, v17-02

2d depth-averaged salinity and water temperature field values
averaged over 3 month seasonal intervals from SalishSeaCast NEMO model nowcast runs.
The values are calculated for the entire model grid that includes the Juan de Fuca Strait,
the Strait of Georgia, Puget Sound,
and Johnstone Strait on the coasts of Washington State and British Columbia.
The time values are UTC.
The variable values are averaged over the upper 22 layers of the model grid,
approximately 0 to 30 metres depth.
Geo-location and depth data for the SalishSeaCast NEMO model grid are available in the ubcSSnBathymetry2V17-02 dataset.

v17-02: NEMO-3.6; ubcSSnBathymetryV17-02 bathymetry; see infoUrl link for full details:
  reference salinity and conservative temperature variables";
    String time_coverage_end "2017-10-16T12:00:00Z";
    String time_coverage_start "2015-01-15T00:00:00Z";
    String timeStamp "2017-Jun-30 16:04:14 GMT";
    String title "Green, Salish Sea, 2d Depth-averaged Tracer Fields, Seasonal, v17-02";
  }
}

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