Table 1.
List of remotely sensed oceanographic variables used in the analysis.
| no | variable | source | spatial resolution | temporal resolution | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | depth | S2004 | 0.017° | static | |
| 2 | ocean bottom slope | S2004 | 0.017° | static | slope of the ocean bottom in degrees calculated using bathymetry data |
| 3 | distance to shelf break | S2004 | 0.017° | static | custom-generated raster of distance to the continental shelf |
| 4 | sea surface temperature (SST) | Pathfinder AVHRR v5 | 0.17° | monthly | monthly mean temperature |
| 5 | SST front probability | Pathfinder AVHRR v5 | 0.17° | monthly | custom-generated images, identifying daily SST fronts (0.5°C), calculating monthly front probabilities and then smoothing probabilities over 10 × 10 pixel window |
| 6 | sea surface height (SSH) | Aviso-merged-delayed time updated MSLA | 0.33° | 7 days | SSH deviation from 7 year mean SSH above the geoid |
| 7 | ocean productivity (VGPM) | Oregon State University | 0.17° | 8 days | derived images obtained from Oregon State University (http://www.science.oregonstate.edu/ocean.productivity/) |