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The GEOTRACES Intermediate Data Product 2014

  • Mariko Hatta
  • , Kuo-Fang Huang
  • , Yanbin Lu
  • , Paul Quay
  • , Saeed Roshan
  • , Lesley Salt
  • , Géraldine Sarthou
  • , Ursula Schauer
  • , Peter Scott
  • , Peter N. Sedwick
  • , Lijuan Sha
  • , Alan M. Shiller
  • , Daniel M. Sigman
  • , William Smethie
  • , Geoffrey J. Smith
  • , Yoshiki Sohrin
  • , Sabrina Speich
  • , Torben Stichel
  • , Johnny Stutsman
  • , James H. Swift
  • Alessandro Tagliabue, Alexander Thomas, Urumu Tsunogai, Benjamin S. Twining, Hendrik M. Van Aken, Steven Van Heuven, Jan Van Ooijen, Evaline Van Weerlee, Celia Venchiarutti, Antje H.L. Voelker, Bronwyn Wake, Mark J. Warner, E. Malcolm S. Woodward, Jingfeng Wu, Neil Wyatt, Hisayuki Yoshikawa, Xin-Yuan Zheng, Zichen Xue, Moritz Zieringer, Louise A. Zimmer
  • University of Southampton
  • Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)
  • Laboratoire d'Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales
  • MPIC
  • Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
  • MJ University
  • NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
  • Wayne State University
  • Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences
  • Marine Natural Products Chemistry
  • Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
  • Universite de Bretagne Occidentale
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Laboratoire Environnement Profond
  • University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Neuroscience Research Institute
  • Lemar
  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  • Australian Institute of Marine Science
  • Xiamen University
  • Sorbonne Université
  • NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
  • Xi'an Jiaotong University
  • College of Earth, Ocean and Environment
  • University of Chicago
  • University of South Carolina
  • Old Dominion University
  • ETH Zürich
  • Vrije Universiteit Brussel
  • University of Oxford
  • Kyoto University
  • University of Minnesota
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht
  • University of Tokyo
  • Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
  • Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
  • Academia Sinica, Institute of Earth Sciences
  • Japan Agency for Marine Earth Science and Technology
  • University of Southampton
  • Plymouth University
  • University of Hawaii at Manoa
  • University of Otago
  • University of Southern California
  • Commonwealth Scientific Industrial and Research Organization
  • Hokkaido University
  • Gradient Corporation
  • Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
  • Imperial College London
  • University of Bristol
  • Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC
  • University of Miami
  • University of Southern Mississippi
  • University of Washington School of Oceanography
  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography
  • University of Liverpool
  • University of Edinburgh
  • Nagoya University
  • University of Groningen
  • Portuguese Institute of the Ocean and the Atmosphere (IPMA)
  • Plymouth Marine Laboratory

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Abstract

The GEOTRACES Intermediate Data Product 2014 (IDP2014) is the first publicly available data product of the international GEOTRACES programme, and contains data measured and quality controlled before the end of 2013. It consists of two parts: (1) a compilation of digital data for more than 200 trace elements and isotopes (TEIs) as well as classical hydrographic parameters, and (2) the eGEOTRACES Electronic Atlas providing a strongly inter-linked on-line atlas including more than 300 section plots and 90 animated 3D scenes. The IDP2014 covers the Atlantic, Arctic, and Indian oceans, exhibiting highest data density in the Atlantic. The TEI data in the IDP2014 are quality controlled by careful assessment of intercalibration results and multi-laboratory data comparisons at cross-over stations. The digital data are provided in several formats, including ASCII spreadsheet, Excel spreadsheet, netCDF, and Ocean Data View collection. In addition to the actual data values the IDP2014 also contains data quality flags and 1-σ data error values where available. Quality flags and error values are useful for data filtering. Metadata about data originators, analytical methods and original publications related to the data are linked to the data in an easily accessible way. The eGEOTRACES Electronic Atlas is the visual representation of the IDP2014 data providing section plots and a new kind of animated 3D scenes. The basin-wide 3D scenes allow for viewing of data from many cruises at the same time, thereby providing quick overviews of large-scale tracer distributions. In addition, the 3D scenes provide geographical and bathymetric context that is crucial for the interpretation and assessment of observed tracer plumes, as well as for making inferences about controlling processes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-8
Number of pages8
JournalMarine Chemistry
Volume177
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Nov 2014

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water

Keywords

  • Electronic atlas
  • GEOTRACES
  • Isotopes
  • Trace elements

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