ERDDAP > info > ubcSSg3DBiologyFields1moV21-11

Grid DAP Data	Sub- set	Table DAP Data	Make A Graph	W M S	Source Data Files	Title	Sum- mary	FGDC, ISO, Metadata	Back- ground Info	RSS	E mail	Institution	Dataset ID
data			graph			Green, Salish Sea, 3d Biology Fields, Monthly, v21-11		M	background			UBC EOAS	ubcSSg3DBiologyFields1moV21-11

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type	Variable Name	Attribute Name	Data Type	Value
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	acknowledgement	String	MEOPAR, Ocean Networks Canada (ONC), Digital Research Alliance of Canada
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	cdm_data_type	String	Grid
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	comment	String	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. Example wording: 3d SMELT biological model field values from the SalishSeaCast NEMO model (Soontiens et al, 2016; Moore-Maley et al, 2016; Soontiens and Allen, 2017; Olson et al, 2020; Suchy et al, 2023) were downloaded from their ERDDAP server (https://salishsea.eos.ubc.ca/erddap/) on DATE from dataset ubcSSg3DBiologyFields1moV21-11. 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 Moore-Maley, B. L., Allen, S. E., and IansonD., 2016. Locally-driven interannual variability of near-surface pH and ΩA in the Strait of Georgia. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 121(3), 1600ââ,¬"1625. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2015JC011118 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 Olson, E. M., Allen, S. E., Do, Vy, Dunphy, M., and Ianson, D., 2020. Assessment of Nutrient Supply by a Tidal Jet in the Northern Strait of Georgia Based on a Biogeochemical Model. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 125(8). https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JC015766 Suchy, K. D., Olson, E. M., Allen, S. E., Galbraith, M., Herrmann, B., Keister, J.E., Perry, R.I., Sastri, A. R., Young, K., 2023. Seasonal and regional variability of model-based zooplankton biomass in the Salish Sea and evaluation against observations. Progress in Oceanography, 219, 103171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2023.103171
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Conventions	String	CF-1.6, COARDS, ACDD-1.3
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_email	String	sallen at eoas.ubc.ca
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_name	String	SalishSeaCast Project Contributors
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_url	String	https://salishsea-meopar-docs.readthedocs.io/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	description	String	biogeochemical variables
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	drawLandMask	String	over
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	infoUrl	String	https://salishsea.eos.ubc.ca/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	institution	String	UBC EOAS
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	institution_fullname	String	Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords	String	ammonia, ammonium, aquatic, biogenic, biogenic_silicon, biological, biosphere, chemistry, concentration, depth, detritus, diatoms, dissolved, dissolved_organic_nitrogen, Earth Science > Biological Classification > Protists > Diatoms, Earth Science > Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Plankton > Zooplankton, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Ammonia, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Nitrate, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Nitrogen, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Organic Matter, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Silicate, ecosystems, flagellates, marine, mole_concentration_of_ammonium_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_flagellates_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_nitrate_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_silicon_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_particulate_organic_matter_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_silicate_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_z1_zooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_z2_zooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water, n02, nh4, nitrate, nitrogen, no3, ocean, oceans, organic, particulate, particulate_organic_nitrogen, plankton, protists, river, sea, seawater, silicate, silicon, time, tracer, water, zooplankton
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords_vocabulary	String	GCMD Science Keywords
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	license	String	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
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	project	String	SalishSeaCast NEMO Model
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	sourceUrl	String	(local files)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	standard_name_vocabulary	String	CF Standard Name Table v29
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	summary	String	Green, Salish Sea, 3d Biology Fields, Monthly, v21-11 3d SMELT biological model field values averaged over 1 month intervals from SalishSeaCast NEMO model runs with physics, biology and chemistry. 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. They are the centre of the intervals over which the calculated model results are averaged; e.g. the field average values for January 2007 have a time value of 2007-01-16 12:00:00Z. Geo-location and depth data for the SalishSeaCast NEMO model grid are available in the ubcSSnBathymetry21-08 dataset. v17-02: Micromolar concentrations of ammonium, biogenic silicon, ciliates (mesodinium rubrum), diatoms, dissolved organic nitrogen, flagellates (nanophytoplankton), mesozooplankton, microzooplankton, nitrate, particulate organic nitrogen, silicon. Fraser River water turbidity tracer. NEMO-3.6; ubcSSnBathymetryV17-02 bathymetry; see infoUrl link for full details. v18-06: NEMO-3.6 SalishSeaCast-201806 configuration; ubcSSnBathymetryV17-02 bathymetry; see infoUrl link for full details. v18-12: NEMO-3.6 SalishSeaCast-201812 configuration; ubcSSnBathymetryV17-02 bathymetry; see infoUrl link for full details. v19-05: NEMO-3.6 SalishSeaCast-201905 configuration; ubcSSnBathymetryV17-02 bathymetry; see infoUrl link for full details. v21-11: NEMO-3.6 SalishSeaCast-202111 configuration; ubcSSnBathymetryV21-08 bathymetry; see infoUrl link for full details.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	testOutOfDate	String	now-36days
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_end	String	2024-10-15T12:00:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_start	String	2007-01-15T12:00:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	title	String	Green, Salish Sea, 3d Biology Fields, Monthly, v21-11
dimension	time		double	nValues=214, evenlySpaced=false, averageSpacing=30 days 10h 28m 44s
attribute	time	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Time
attribute	time	actual_range	double	1.1688624E9, 1.7289936E9
attribute	time	axis	String	T
attribute	time	calendar	String	proleptic_gregorian
attribute	time	comment	String	time values are UTC at the centre of the intervals over which the calculated model results are averaged; e.g. the field average values for January 2022 have a time value of 2022-01-15 12:00:00Z, and those for April 2022 have a time value of 2022-04-15 00:00:00Z
attribute	time	coverage_content_type	String	modelResult
attribute	time	ioos_category	String	Time
attribute	time	long_name	String	Time Axis
attribute	time	standard_name	String	time
attribute	time	time_origin	String	01-JAN-1970 00:00:00
attribute	time	units	String	seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
dimension	depth		float	nValues=40, evenlySpaced=false, averageSpacing=11.306823069230768
attribute	depth	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Height
attribute	depth	_CoordinateZisPositive	String	down
attribute	depth	_FillValue	float	NaN
attribute	depth	actual_range	float	0.5000003, 441.4661
attribute	depth	axis	String	Z
attribute	depth	coverage_content_type	String	modelResult
attribute	depth	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	depth	long_name	String	Depth
attribute	depth	positive	String	down
attribute	depth	standard_name	String	depth
attribute	depth	units	String	m
dimension	gridY		long	nValues=898, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=1.0
attribute	gridY	_ChunkSizes	int	898
attribute	gridY	actual_range	long	0, 897
attribute	gridY	comment	String	gridY values are grid indices in the model y-direction; geo-location data for the SalishSeaCast NEMO model grid is available in the ubcSSnBathymetryV21-08 dataset.
attribute	gridY	coverage_content_type	String	modelResult
attribute	gridY	ioos_category	String	location
attribute	gridY	long_name	String	Grid Y
attribute	gridY	standard_name	String	y
attribute	gridY	units	String	count
dimension	gridX		long	nValues=398, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=1.0
attribute	gridX	_ChunkSizes	int	398
attribute	gridX	actual_range	long	0, 397
attribute	gridX	comment	String	gridX values are grid indices in the model x-direction; geo-location data for the SalishSeaCast NEMO model grid is available in the ubcSSnBathymetryV21-08 dataset.
attribute	gridX	coverage_content_type	String	modelResult
attribute	gridX	ioos_category	String	location
attribute	gridX	long_name	String	Grid X
attribute	gridX	standard_name	String	x
attribute	gridX	units	String	count
variable	ammonium		float	time, depth, gridY, gridX
attribute	ammonium	_FillValue	float	NaN
attribute	ammonium	colorBarMaximum	double	5.0
attribute	ammonium	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	ammonium	ioos_category	String	dissolved_nutrients
attribute	ammonium	long_name	String	Ammonium Concentration
attribute	ammonium	standard_name	String	mole_concentration_of_ammonium_in_sea_water
attribute	ammonium	units	String	mmol m-3
variable	biogenic_silicon		float	time, depth, gridY, gridX
attribute	biogenic_silicon	_FillValue	float	NaN
attribute	biogenic_silicon	colorBarMaximum	double	70.0
attribute	biogenic_silicon	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	biogenic_silicon	ioos_category	String	dissolved_nutrients
attribute	biogenic_silicon	long_name	String	Biogenic Silicon Concentration
attribute	biogenic_silicon	standard_name	String	mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_silicon_in_sea_water
attribute	biogenic_silicon	units	String	mmol m-3
variable	diatoms		float	time, depth, gridY, gridX
attribute	diatoms	_FillValue	float	NaN
attribute	diatoms	colorBarMaximum	double	20.0
attribute	diatoms	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	diatoms	ioos_category	String	biology
attribute	diatoms	long_name	String	Diatoms Concentration
attribute	diatoms	standard_name	String	mole_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
attribute	diatoms	units	String	mmol m-3
variable	dissolved_organic_nitrogen		float	time, depth, gridY, gridX
attribute	dissolved_organic_nitrogen	_FillValue	float	NaN
attribute	dissolved_organic_nitrogen	ioos_category	String	dissolved_nutrients
attribute	dissolved_organic_nitrogen	long_name	String	Dissolved Organic N Concentration
attribute	dissolved_organic_nitrogen	standard_name	String	mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
attribute	dissolved_organic_nitrogen	units	String	mmol m-3
variable	flagellates		float	time, depth, gridY, gridX
attribute	flagellates	_FillValue	float	NaN
attribute	flagellates	colorBarMaximum	double	128.0
attribute	flagellates	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	flagellates	ioos_category	String	biology
attribute	flagellates	long_name	String	Flagellates Concentration
attribute	flagellates	standard_name	String	mole_concentration_of_flagellates_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
attribute	flagellates	units	String	mmol m-3
variable	z2_zooplankton		float	time, depth, gridY, gridX
attribute	z2_zooplankton	_FillValue	float	NaN
attribute	z2_zooplankton	comment	String	The Z2 zooplankton class is the highest trophic level whose grazing impact is included in the model and represents groups with larger body size, longer life cycles, and slower grazing rates (e.g., diapausing copepod species, euphausiids, amphipods and hydrozoan jellies).
attribute	z2_zooplankton	ioos_category	String	biology
attribute	z2_zooplankton	long_name	String	Z2 Zooplankton Concentration
attribute	z2_zooplankton	standard_name	String	mole_concentration_of_z2_zooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
attribute	z2_zooplankton	units	String	mmol m-3
variable	z1_zooplankton		float	time, depth, gridY, gridX
attribute	z1_zooplankton	_FillValue	float	NaN
attribute	z1_zooplankton	comment	String	The Z1 zooplankton class freely evolves based on model dynamics and includes groups with relatively small body size, short life cycles, high grazing rates, or some combination of the three (e.g., non-diapausing copepods, all copepod nauplii, dinoflagellates, foraminiferans, and larvaceans).
attribute	z1_zooplankton	ioos_category	String	biology
attribute	z1_zooplankton	long_name	String	Z1 Zooplankton Concentration
attribute	z1_zooplankton	standard_name	String	mole_concentration_of_z1_zooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
attribute	z1_zooplankton	units	String	mmol m-3
variable	nitrate		float	time, depth, gridY, gridX
attribute	nitrate	_FillValue	float	NaN
attribute	nitrate	colorBarMaximum	double	40.0
attribute	nitrate	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	nitrate	ioos_category	String	dissolved_nutrients
attribute	nitrate	long_name	String	Nitrate Concentration
attribute	nitrate	standard_name	String	mole_concentration_of_nitrate_in_sea_water
attribute	nitrate	units	String	mmol m-3
variable	particulate_organic_nitrogen		float	time, depth, gridY, gridX
attribute	particulate_organic_nitrogen	_FillValue	float	NaN
attribute	particulate_organic_nitrogen	ioos_category	String	dissolved_nutrients
attribute	particulate_organic_nitrogen	long_name	String	Particulate Organic N Concentration
attribute	particulate_organic_nitrogen	standard_name	String	mole_concentration_of_particulate_organic_matter_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water
attribute	particulate_organic_nitrogen	units	String	mmol m-3
variable	silicon		float	time, depth, gridY, gridX
attribute	silicon	_FillValue	float	NaN
attribute	silicon	colorBarMaximum	double	70.0
attribute	silicon	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	silicon	ioos_category	String	dissolved_nutrients
attribute	silicon	long_name	String	Silicon Concentration
attribute	silicon	standard_name	String	mole_concentration_of_silicate_in_sea_water
attribute	silicon	units	String	mmol m-3

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