Ocean climatology in the Azores region (North Atlantic) and seabed characteristics, links to GIS layers in ArcGIS format

• Main Authors: Amorim, Patricia, Perán, António D, Pham, Christopher Kim, Juliano, Manuela, Cardigos, Frederico, Tempera, Fernando, Morato, Telmo
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2017
• Subjects: ATLAS; A Trans-Atlantic assessment and deep-water ecosystem-based spatial management plan for Europe; azores; File content; File size; Uniform resource locator/link to file; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.872601; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.872601

Obtaining a comprehensive knowledge of the spatial and temporal variations of the environmental factors characterizing the Azores region is essential for conservation and management purposes. Although many studies are available for the region, there is a need for a general overview of the best available information. Here, we assembled a comprehensive collection of environmental data for this region. Data sources used in this study included remote sensing oceanographic data for 2003?2013 (sea surface temperature, chlorophyll-a concentration, particulate inorganic carbon (PIC), and particulate organic carbon (POC)), derived oceanographic data (primary productivity and North Atlantic oscillation index) for 2003?2013, and in situ data (temperature, salinity, oxygen, phosphate, nitrate and silicate) obtained from the World Ocean Atlas 2013.