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Climatology of the sea temperature from long-term in situ observations: Northern Chilean Patagonia
GeoHydrodynamics and Environment Research, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
Alexander Barth
GeoHydrodynamics and Environment Research, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
Iván Pérez-Santos
Centro de investigación i˜mar, Universidad de Los Lagos, Puerto Montt, Chile
Centro de Investigación Oceanográfica en el Pacífico Sur-Oriental COPAS COASTAL, Departamento de Oceanografía, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
Pamela Linford
Centro de Investigación Oceanográfica en el Pacífico Sur-Oriental COPAS COASTAL, Departamento de Oceanografía, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
Aida Alvera-Azcárate
GeoHydrodynamics and Environment Research, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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In this study, we present the first high-resolution, four-dimensional temperature climatology for Northern Chilean Patagonia, a region characterised by a complex network of fjords and channels. The climatology is based on approximately three million in situ observations collected over the past 75 years and interpolated into continuous temperature fields with a horizontal resolution of about 900 m and 32 vertical levels, providing monthly and daily fields from the surface to 400 m depth.
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