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1 Data and data product catalogue Preliminary version May 2018

2 This document has been produced by the EMODnet Secretariat. All the maps have been extracted from the EMODnet thematic portals.

3 Data Data products pg. 1 pg. 2 pg. 3 pg. 4 pg. 5 pg. 6-7 pg. 9 pg. 10 pg pg. 13 pg. 14 pg. 15

4 Data Parameters and data formats Parameter groups Water temperature ( C) Water salinity (psu) Water conductivity (biogeochemical): dissolved oxygen (kg/m³), fluorescence (S/m), turbidity (ml/l), total chlorophyll a (mg/m³), etc. Currents and winds (m/s): direction River flow (m³/s) Optical properties: light irradiance surface PAR (micromole photon/m².s), turbidity (millif.t.u Formza Turb Unit) Sea level (m) Atmospheric: air temperature ( C), relative humidity (%), atmospheric pressure (decibar, pascal) Underwater noise (db) Variables: time, location, depth* Platform types: argo/profiler, Bathy messages on GTS, drifting buoys, ferrybox/ship, gliders, marine mammal, mini logger, mooring time series, profiling mooring, radar, river station, TESAC messages on GTS, tide gauge, XBT or XCTD profiles. Coverage and resolution Temporal resolution: minutes to seasons Temporal coverage Water temperature 1901 Waves Water salinity 1905 Water conductivity Currents 1949 Atmosphere Winds Sea level Optical properties Underwater noise Spatial coverage

5 Temperature Salinity Aggregated SeaDataNet temperature, DIVA interpolation. Temporal coverage: Temporal resolution*: 1 month Spatial resolution*: 8 22 km Depth coverage = m Aggregated SeaDataNet salinity, DIVA interpolation. Data products Temporal coverage: Temporal resolution*: 1 month Spatial resolution*: 8 22 km Depth coverage = m Sea Level Trends Annual sea level trends per station for a period of time from Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level, expressed in mm/year. Temporal coverage: Temporal resolution*: 1 year *Note that resolutions are basin dependent. 2

6 Data Parameters and data formats Parameter groups Species occurrences: location, date, depth Biological measurements: e.g.: abundance, biomass Sampling information and methodology Specimen characteristics: e.g.: length, lifestage, sex Abiotic parameters: e.g. sediment type, temperature, salinity Data formats: Occurrence data can be downloaded as csv and accessed via WFS web services. Coverage and resolution Taxonomic coverage (per functional group) Temporal coverage Species occurrences from years 1526 to Spatial coverage 3

7 OOPS zooplankton abundances (10 year-average) Gridded abundance maps of the six most abundant copepod species collected with the Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR). Temporal coverage: Temporal resolution: seasonal Spatial resolution: 0.1 degree Web services: WMS, WFS Species gridded abundance (2, 3, 10 year-average) Data products Gridded maps of average abundance of different species of species groups. Temporal coverage: , and Temporal resolution: seasonal, annual or multi-annual Taxonomic coverage: smallest organisms (e.g. diatoms, flagellates) to largest ones (e.g. fish, birds, reptiles, mammals). Spatial resolution: 0.1 degree Web services: WMS, WFS 4

8 Data Parameters and data formats Parameter groups Acidity Antifoulants Chlorophyll Dissolved gasses Fertilisers Heavy metals The parameters might have a depth and time component. Hydrocarbons Organic matter Pesticides and biocides Polychlorinated biphenyls Radionuclides Silicates Data formats The following formats can be downloaded: SeaDataNet ODV4 ASCII, SeaDataNet NetCDF with CF compliance, SeaDataNet MedAtlas, NetCDF with CF compliance. Coverage and resolution Temporal coverage Acidity Antifoulants Chlorophyll Heavy metals Hydrocarbons Organic matter Dissolved gases Pesticides and biocides Polychlorinated biphenyl Radionuclides Silicates Fertilisers Spatial coverage 5

9 Ammonium Chlorophyll-a Combined DIVA 4D 10-year analysis of water body ammonium. Temporal coverage: Temporal resolution: 4 season Spatial resolution: 0.1 degree Depth coverage: m Unit: µmol/l Available to download as: NetCDF Combined DIVA 4D 10-year analysis of water body chlorophyll-a. Data products Dissolved oxygen Silicate Temporal coverage: Temporal resolution: 4 season Spatial resolution: 0.1 degree Depth coverage: m Unit: mg/m³ Available to download as: NetCDF Combined DIVA 4D 10-year analysis of water body dissolved oxygen concentration. Temporal coverage: Temporal resolution: 4 season Spatial resolution: 0.1 degree Depth coverage: m Unit: µmol/l Available to download as: NetCDF Combined DIVA 4D 10-year analysis of water body silicate. Temporal coverage: Temporal resolution: 4 season Spatial resolution: 0.1 degree Depth coverage: m Unit: µmol/l Available to download as: NetCDF 6

10 Data products Phosphate Phosphorus DIVA 4D 10-year analysis of water body phosphorus in North Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Baltic Sea. Temporal coverage: Temporal resolution: 4 season Spatial resolution: degree* Depth coverage: m* Unit: µmol/l Available to download as: NetCDF Combined DIVA 4D 10-year analysis of water body phosphate. Temporal coverage: Temporal resolution: 4 season Spatial resolution: 0.1 degree Depth coverage: m Unit: µmol/l Available to download as: NetCDF Nitrogen DIVA 4D 10-year analysis of water body nitrogen in North Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Baltic Sea. Temporal coverage: Temporal resolution: 4 season Spatial resolution: degree* Depth coverage: m* Unit: µmol/l Available to download as: NetCDF Nitrate DIVA 4D-analysis of water body total nitrate in North Sea, Black Sea, Baltic Sea and Mediterranean Sea. Temporal coverage: * Temporal resolution: 4 season Spatial resolution: degree* Depth coverage: m Unit: µmol/l Available to download as: NetCDF Nitrate plus nitrite DIVA 4D analysis of water body total nitrate plus nitrite in Atlantic Sea, Black Sea, Baltic Sea and Mediterranean Sea. Temporal coverage: * Temporal resolution: 4 season Spatial resolution: degree* Depth: m Unit: µmol/l Available to download as: NetCDF *Depending on sea-basin 7

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12 Data Parameters and data formats Parameter category Bathymetry and elevation Data formats EMO, EMO (without GEBCO data), ESRI ASCII, RGB GeoTiff, NetCDF, SD, XYZ Coverage and resolution Temporal coverage: number of datasets per year Spatial coverage 9

13 Digital Terrain Model (DTM) Survey tracks and source references EMODnet Digital Bathymetry (DTM). Temporal coverage: Spatial resolution: DTM grid 1/8 x 1/8 arc minute (230 x 230 m) Available to download as: ESRI, ASCII, EMODnet CSV, GeoTIFF, NetCDF (CF), XYZ, SD Web services: WMS, WCS, WMTS, REST Data products Layer containing the data sources used for each DTM grid cell. Contains direct link to CDI Data Discovery and Access service, where raw data can be accessed. Web services: WMS, WFS Depth contours Contours based on the average depth. The contours are shown for the following depths: 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, and 5000 meter. Web services: WMS, WFS 10

14 Data products Coastal behaviour Geological event distribution Map of Coastal migration & Coastal migration index. Three coastal migration classes are defined - erosion, stable, and accretion and is accompanied by the level of accuracy (e.g. estimated, confirmed, no information). Web services: WMS, WFS The distribution of geological events such as landslides, fluid emissions, tectonics, tsunamis and volcanoes. Web services: WMS, WFS Mineral occurrences Occurrences of aggregate deposits, cobalt rich ferromanganese crusts, evaporate deposits, gas hydrate deposits, hydrocarbon reservoir, marine placer deposits, phosphorite deposits, polymetallic nodules, polymetallic sulphides. Web services: WMS, WFS Seabed substrates Map of Seabed substrates 1:1M, 1:250k and 1:100k The substrate classes are defined on basis of the modified Folk triangle: mud to muddy sand, sand, coarse substrate, mixed sediment, rock and boulders. Scale: 1/ , 1/ , 1/ Web services: WMS, WFS 11

15 Seafloor (bedrock) Seafloor stratigraphy and Seafloor lithology. Multiresolution scale: 1/ / Web services: WMS, WFS Data products 12

16 Data Parameters and data formats Parameter groups and subcategories Aggregate extraction Aquaculture: finfish, shellfish and freshwater production Cables: telecommunication, landing stations, BSH CONTIS cables, Kis Orca Subsea cables, SIGCables Submarine Cables Routes Cultural heritage: ship wrecks, lighthouses (removed/not removed), submerged prehistoric archaeology and landscape Dredging sites Environment: Natura 2000, nationally designated areas, state of bathing waters Fisheries: ICES statistical areas, FAO fishery statistical area, fish catches by FAO fishery statistical areas, fish sales. Data formats ESRI shapefile, WMS and WFS web services Hydrocarbon extraction: active licences, boreholes, offshore installations Traffic in Main ports Ocean energy facilities: project locations and test sites Other forms of area management / designation: advisory councils, international conventions, maritime boundaries Pipelines (decommissioned, in service, out of use, planned, proposed, under construction) Waste disposal: dredge spoil dumping, dumped munitions Wind farms (authorised, operational, planned, under construction) Coverage and resolution Spatial coverage: the following maps illustrate the distribution of the respective activities. Dredging, aggregate extraction and offshore Energy facilities and wind farms Submarine cables and pipelines Finfish, freshwater and shellfish production 13

17 Vessel density maps In progress and upcoming: Vessel Density Maps. These maps will show vessel movement patterns over EU waters. A preliminary map of the product is shown here: Data products 14

18 Data products Broad-Scale Predictive Habitat Map EUSeaMap2 (2016) Broad-Scale Predictive Habitat Map. Temporal coverage: Spatial resolution: 1/ Available to download as: ESRI shapefile Web services: WMS, WFS, WCS Broad-Scale Predictive Habitat Map MSFD Predominant Habitats EUSeaMap2 (2016) Broad-Scale Predictive Habitat Map MSFD Predominant Habitats. Temporal coverage: Spatial resolution: 1/ Available to download as: ESRI shapefile Web services: WMS, WFS, WCS Broad-Scale Predictive Habitat Map Confidence EUSeaMap2 (2016) Broad-Scale Predictive Habitat Map Confidence. Temporal coverage: Spatial resolution: 1/ Available to download as: ESRI shapefile Web services: WMS, WFS, WCS Other available maps/products: Individual seabed habitat maps and point data from surveys Modelled maps of specific habitats (Kelp, Mäerl, Posidonia and others) Composite data products Environmental variables that influence habitat type (wave, current, energy, light and others). 15

19 16 Alex Mustard

20 The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) is financed by the European Union under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund.

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