Citation
Ocean Networks Canada Society. 2022. Collection: Ocean Networks Canada datasets related to deep-water renewal processes in the Strait of Georgia from 2008-2021. Ocean Networks Canada Society. https://www.doi.org/10.26152/G315-PH34
Title
Collection: Ocean Networks Canada datasets related to deep-water renewal processes in the Strait of Georgia from 2008-2021
DOI
Abstract
This collection contains datasets produced by Ocean Networks Canada between 2008-09 to 2021-12 from the Strait of Georgia (SOG) at the Central Node, and from the West Coast of Vancouver Island at the Folger Node, used in the publication “A Predictably Intermittent Rotationally Modified Gravity Current in the Strait of Georgia” by Masoud, M., Pawlowicz, R., and Dewey, R., (2022). The SOG Central Node, located in the south-central part of the Strait of Georgia (300 m), is located near the deepest part of the Strait’s cross-section and was designed in part to measure deep-water renewal processes which replace the bottom water of the Strait. These processes involve the downslope flow of dense water from the Boundary Pass area to the SE to the deepest parts of the Strait off Nanaimo to the NW. These downslope flows occur at monthly or biweekly intervals, and are often associated with a rise in turbidity near the bottom. There are also strong tidal currents. The Folger Node is at the mouth of Barkley Sound, and measurements of the density of bottom water can be used to deduce the timing of coastal upwelling processes on the West Coast.
These datasets include (1) water column currents at the Central Node, (2) the combined “State of the Ocean” datasets for the SOG Central Node and Folger Node which contain temperature, salinity, and density measurements, (3) turbidity measurements at the SOG Central Node, (4) water column currents and density measurements at an autonomous mooring placed near the SOG Central Node in 2018. Turbidity and water column current measurements in particular were subject to extensive post-processing and error correction. For full details on the quality control and processing of this data please see Masoud et al., (2022).
Creator
Date Created
2022-02-07
Funding References
Not listed
Publisher
Publication Year
2022
Resource Type
Collection
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
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Formats
Multiple
Geolocations - Bounding Box
West Longitude: -125.2809833
East Longitude: -123.41666
South: Latitude: 48.8136667
North Latitude: 49.04068317
Contributors
| Data Manager | Ocean Networks Canada Society | https://ror.org/05gknh003 |
| Distributor | Ocean Networks Canada Society | https://ror.org/05gknh003 |
| Researcher | Richard Pawlowicz | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2439-963X |
| Researcher | Mina Masoud | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-0471 |
| Project Member | Katia Stankov | N/A |
Individual Component Datasets
State of the Ocean Strait of Georgia Central CTDs for this Collection
State of the Ocean Folger Deep CTDs for this Collection
Version History
Version | DOI | Reason | Date Created |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 10.26152/G315-PH34 | Created | 2022-02-07 |