Table 1. Environmental parameters.
| Acronym | Parameter | Units | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| depth | Bathymetry | meters | GEBCO URL: http://gebco.net Bathymetry URL: http://www.emodnet-bathymetry.eu/ |
| chla | Chlorophyll concentration | mg/m2 | Global Ocean Biogeochemistry NON ASSIMILATIVE Hindcast (PISCES) URL: http://marine.copernicus.eu/ |
| vel | Current velocity | m/s | Global Ocean Physics Reanalysis ECMWF ORAP5.0 (1979–2013) URL: http://marine.copernicus.eu/ |
| dO2 | Dissolved oxygen concentration | µmol/m2 | Global Ocean Biogeochemistry NON ASSIMILATIVE Hindcast (PISCES) URL: http://marine.copernicus.eu/ |
| dFe | Dissolved iron concentration | µmol/m2 | Global Ocean Biogeochemistry NON ASSIMILATIVE Hindcast (PISCES) URL: http://marine.copernicus.eu/ |
| dP | Phosphate concentration | µmol/m2 | Global Ocean Biogeochemistry NON ASSIMILATIVE Hindcast (PISCES) URL: http://marine.copernicus.eu/ |
| dNO3 | Nitrate concentration | µmol/m2 | Global Ocean Biogeochemistry NON ASSIMILATIVE Hindcast (PISCES) URL: http://marine.copernicus.eu/ |
| temp | Sea water temperature | degrees Celcius | Global Ocean Physics Reanalysis ECMWF ORAP5.0 (1979–2013) URL: http://marine.copernicus.eu/ |
| phybio | Carbon phytoplankton biomass | µmol/m2 | Global Ocean Biogeochemistry NON ASSIMILATIVE Hindcast (PISCES) URL: http://marine.copernicus.eu/ |
| prod | Primary production | g/m2/day | Global Ocean Biogeochemistry NON ASSIMILATIVE Hindcast (PISCES) URL: http://marine.copernicus.eu/ |
| Salinity | Sea water salinity | PSS | Global Ocean Physics Reanalysis ECMWF ORAP5.0 (1979–2013) URL: http://marine.copernicus.eu/ |
| SiO4 | Silicate concentration | µmol/m2 | Global Ocean Biogeochemistry NON ASSIMILATIVE Hindcast (PISCES) URL: http://marine.copernicus.eu/ |
Note:
Environmental parameters initially extracted from the BIO-ORACLE 2.0 database. All parameters are long-term maxima at minimum depth, except bathymetry, which represents the deepest (=minimum) depth measured.