Articles | Volume 9, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-259-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-259-2017
18 Apr 2017
 | 18 Apr 2017

The Sub-Polar Gyre Index – a community data set for application in fisheries and environment research

Barbara Berx and Mark R. Payne

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We present a freely available Sub-Polar Gyre Index, consistent with previous calculation methods, for the use of the wider community in their analyses. The paper describes the methodology and interpretation and includes some sensitivity analysis.
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