NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) has released their third version of the Greenland, Iceland, and Norwegian Seas (GINS) regional climatology product. ESSIC scientist Alexey Mishonov is first author on the database.
The Greenland, Iceland, and Norwegian Seas region is a crucial gateway for water exchange between the North Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic. This region plays a key role in the global climate system. The presence of oil, fisheries, and other natural and material resources has spurred extensive observation and research in this area.
GINS Version 3 is based on the 2023 release of the World Ocean Database (WOD23). This version uses updated high-resolution temperature and salinity climatologies that provide a more precise assessment of climate variability in this critical region. This higher resolution data can also improve climate models and provide better baseline comparisons for ocean variability researchers and coastal managers. Version 3 includes supplemental data included in the WOD23 update to past decades.
Mishonov is a researcher with extensive experience in various fields of oceanography, including ocean color, water transmissivity and particulate organic carbon study, oceanographic data management, analysis, and climate research.
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