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. 2022 Jun 16;31(14):3761–3783. doi: 10.1111/mec.16539

TABLE 2.

Parameters, abbreviations, units of measurement and origin with respective references

Environmental parameter Abbreviation Sample unit Program Reference
Temperature T °C SOMLIT https://www.somlit.fr/parametres‐et‐protocoles/
Salinity S SOMLIT https://www.somlit.fr/parametres‐et‐protocoles/
pH pH Calculated Gac et al. (2020)
Air‐sea CO₂ flux FCO₂ mmol C m−2 d−1 Calculated Gac et al. (2020)
Oxygen O ml/l SOMLIT https://www.somlit.fr/parametres‐et‐protocoles/
Ammonium
NH+
μM SOMLIT https://www.somlit.fr/parametres‐et‐protocoles/
Nitrite
NO
μM SOMLIT https://www.somlit.fr/parametres‐et‐protocoles/
Nitrate
NO
μM SOMLIT https://www.somlit.fr/parametres‐et‐protocoles/
Dissolved silicates SiOH₄ μM SOMLIT https://www.somlit.fr/parametres‐et‐protocoles/
Phosphate
PO3
μM SOMLIT https://www.somlit.fr/parametres‐et‐protocoles/
Particulate organic carbon POC μg/l SOMLIT https://www.somlit.fr/parametres‐et‐protocoles/
Particulate organic nitrate PON μg/l SOMLIT https://www.somlit.fr/parametres‐et‐protocoles/
Suspended matter MES mg/l SOMLIT https://www.somlit.fr/parametres‐et‐protocoles/
Chlorophyll‐a Chl‐a μg/l SOMLIT https://www.somlit.fr/parametres‐et‐protocoles/
NOP Isotopes ratio Delta 15 N SOMLIT https://www.somlit.fr/parametres‐et‐protocoles/
Photosinthetic available radiation PAR E m−2 d−1 NASA https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/dataprod/par.php
Coefficient of light attenuation Kd_490 m−1 NASA https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/dataprod/kd_490.php
Tide amplitude m SHOM https://data.shom.fr/
Rainfall height mm Meteo France https://meteofrance.com/
Wind speed m/s Meteo France https://meteofrance.com/
North Atlantic Oscillation Index NAO NOAA https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/teleconnections/nao/