DATASET

EMIS - MODEL Monthly mean Mixed Layer Depth (in m)

Collection: EMIS : Environmental Marine Information System 

Description

Monthly mean Mixed Layer Depth (in m) derived from the different GETM hydrodynamic model implementations for EU regional seas. MLD is computed as the depth where potential seawater density (kg/m3) differs by 0.1 from the surface value. It indicates the fraction of the water column where vertical mixing (either by convection or by turbulent diffusion) is possible.

Contact

Email
jrc-emis (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

  • Adolf Stips

How to cite

Stips, Adolf (2016): EMIS - MODEL Monthly mean Mixed Layer Depth (in m). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/e49afa0b-8c4d-4559-b986-b68b524c6302

Keywords

climate change coastal environment GETM hydrodynamic model marine environment GIS digital format marine monitoring Mixed Layer Depth sea water protection

Data access

EMIS - Download access (EMIS_L_DEPMX)
URL 
  • Direct NetCDF download

Spatial coverage

Type Value
GML
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GML
<gml:Polygon xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml/3.2">  <gml:exterior>    <gml:LinearRing>      <gml:posList>-30 70 42 70 42 10 -30 10 -30 70</gml:posList>    </gml:LinearRing>  </gml:exterior></gml:Polygon>
WKT
POLYGON ((-30 70, 42 70, 42 10, -30 10, -30 70))

Temporal coverage

From date To date
1997-03-01 2012-05-31

Lineage information

General information: Monthly mean Mixed Layer Depth (in m) derived from the GTEM hydrodynamic model results. GETM solves the three-dimensional hydrostatic equations of motion applying the Boussinesq approximation and the eddy viscosity assumption (Burchard and Bolding, 2002). A detailed description of the GETM equations could be found in Stips et al. (2004) and at http://www.getm.eu. GETM has been successfully applied to different EU regional seas including the Baltic (Lessin et al., 2014), North Sea (Stips et al., 2004), Mediterranean (Macias et al., 2013; 2014a and 2014b) and the Black Sea (Miladinova et al., 2015). Other contextual information: The product is stored in NetCDF data and available for download.

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date
2020-11-23
Modified date
2020-11-23
Issued date
2016-08-10
Landing page
http://emis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ 
Language(s)
English
Data theme(s)
Environment
Update frequency
unknown
Identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/e49afa0b-8c4d-4559-b986-b68b524c6302
Popularity