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    • Mapped Observation-Based Oceanic Dissolved Inorganic Carbon (DIC), monthly climatology from January to December (based on observations between 2004 and 2017), from the Max-Planck-Institute for Meteorology (MOBO-DIC_MPIM) (NCEI Accession 0221526)

    Metadata Updated: December 1, 2023

    This dataset contains mapped observation-based oceanic dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), monthly climatology from January to December (based on observations between 2004 and 2017), from the Max-Planck-Institute for Meteorology (MOBO-DIC_MPIM). The SOM-FFN approach by Landschützer et al. (2013) was extended and applied to obtain time-varying gap-filled mapped fields of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) in the water column. In the SOM-FFN approach, the first step is to cluster the ocean into regions of similar physical and biogeochemical properties using self-organizing maps (SOM). In the second step, a feed-forward network (FFN) is run in each SOM-cluster to approximate and apply the statistical relationship between the target data (here: DIC), and better constrained predictor data that are available as mapped global fields. The SOM-FFN method was adjusted and in several ways compared to the original method by Landschützer et al. (2013), that mapped oceanic surface pCO2. As we map the DIC in the water column, we extended the mapping grid from three dimensions (latitude, longitude, and time), to four (latitude, longitude, time, and depth), and instead of monthly inter-annual fields, we resolved a monthly climatology based on the period from 2004 through 2017. As different predictors are available and/or meaningful when mapping DIC in the water column, we also have a different set of predictor data compared to the approach used by Landschützer et al. (2013). To overcome potential biases in the random selection of training and internal validation data, a bootstrapping approach was used, running the SOM-FFN method ten times. The mean across this ensemble was taken as the final DIC field. We defined the standard deviation across the ensemble as the uncertainty within the method, and name it ensemble spread.

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    Metadata Date 2023-08-30T13:07:17Z
    Metadata Created Date March 12, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date December 1, 2023
    Reference Date(s) November 6, 2020 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date 2023-08-30T13:07:17Z
    Metadata Created Date March 12, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date December 1, 2023
    Reference Date(s) November 6, 2020 (publication)
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    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:0221526
    Access Constraints Cite as: Keppler, Lydia; Landschützer, Peter; Gruber, Nicolas; Lauvset, Siv K.; Stemmler, Irene (2020). Mapped Observation-Based Oceanic Dissolved Inorganic Carbon (DIC), monthly climatology from January to December (based on observations between 2004 and 2017), from the Max-Planck-Institute for Meteorology (MOBO-DIC_MPIM) (NCEI Accession 0221526). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/yvzj-zx46. Accessed [date]., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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    Licence accessLevel: Public
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    Temporal Extent Begin 2004-01-01
    Temporal Extent End 2017-12-01

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