SCOTIA Datasets
SCOTIA_overturning_diagnostics.nc
Dataset Overview
Project: SCOTIA
Description: Monthly overturning diagnostics of the Scotland-Canada overturning array (SCOTIA), computed in neutral-density space across the subpolar North Atlantic
Source File: SCOTIA_overturning_diagnostics.nc
Data Product: Monthly overturning diagnostics of the Scotland-Canada overturning array in neutral-density (gamma-n) space
License: CC-BY-4.0
Time Coverage: 2004-01-15 to 2024-06-15
Record Length: 246 observations (20.4 years)
Sampling Frequency: monthly
Citation:
Jones, S. C., Fox, A., Burmeister, K., & Fraser, N. (2026). Code and data for “The Scotland-Canada overturning array (SCOTIA)” [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19682610
Acknowledgement:
The authors request that Fox et al. (2026) be cited alongside this dataset.
Dataset Visualization
Time series plot for SCOTIA dataset.
Dataset Statistics
Total Variables: 7
Total Coordinates: 2
Dataset Size: 7.53 MB
Coordinate Information
The following table shows information about the dataset coordinates in the standardised version, including coordinate name remapping from the original, if any:
Coordinate |
Description |
Units |
Size |
Min Value |
Max Value |
Missing % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gamma_n_bin → GAMMA |
neutral density |
kg m-3 |
(2000,) |
10.00 |
29.99 |
0.0% |
time → TIME |
Time |
seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z |
(246,) |
2004-01-15 |
2024-06-15 |
0.0% |
Variable Information
The following table shows the mapping from original variable names to standardized names, along with key statistics for each variable.
Variable |
Description |
Units |
Size |
Min Value |
Max Value |
Missing % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
df → DENSITY_FLUX |
northward density flux across line: Northward density flux across the SCOTIA section (integral of the streamfunction in density) |
Gg s-1 |
(246,) |
-13.94 |
-0.61 |
0.0% |
gamma_moc → GAMMA_MOC |
neutral density at overturning maximum: Neutral density at which the maximum of the overturning streamfunction occurs |
kg m-3 |
(246,) |
27.62 |
27.95 |
0.0% |
ff → MFT |
northward ocean freshwater transport: Northward freshwater flux across the SCOTIA section, referenced to the section-mean salinity |
sverdrup |
(246,) |
-0.63 |
-0.24 |
0.0% |
hf → MHT |
northward ocean heat transport: Northward heat flux across the SCOTIA section |
PW |
(246,) |
0.32 |
0.77 |
0.0% |
moc → MOC_GAMMA |
meridional overturning circulation: Maximum over neutral density of the overturning streamfunction |
sverdrup |
(246,) |
7.18 |
29.44 |
0.0% |
psi → PSI_GAMMA |
ocean meridional overturning streamfunction: Overturning streamfunction across the SCOTIA section, cumulative in neutral density |
sverdrup |
(246, 2000) |
-8.26 |
29.44 |
0.0% |
transport → TRANS_GAMMA |
sea water volume transport across line by neutral density class: Sea water volume transport within each neutral-density class across the SCOTIA section |
sverdrup |
(246, 2000) |
-3.56 |
2.87 |
0.0% |
Metadata (edits applied noted)
The following metadata describes this dataset:
Summary: Monthly overturning diagnostics of the Scotland-Canada overturning array (SCOTIA), computed in neutral-density space across the subpolar North Atlantic
Description*: Monthly overturning diagnostics of the Scotland-Canada overturning array (SCOTIA), computed in neutral-density space across the subpolar North Atlantic
Program*: SCOTIA
Project*: SCOTIA
License*: CC-BY-4.0
Acknowledgment: The authors request that Fox et al. (2026) be cited alongside this dataset.
References*: Fox, A. D., Fraser, N. J., Burmeister, K., Jones, S. C., Cunningham, S. A., Drysdale, L. A., Dilmahamod, A. F., and Karstensen, J. (2026). The Scotland-Canada overturning array (SCOTIA): twenty years of meridional overturning in the subpolar North Atlantic. Ocean Science, 22, 1439-1456. https://doi.org/10.5194/os-22-1439-2026
Weblink*: https://thredds.sams.ac.uk/thredds/catalog/Fox_et_al_2026/catalog.html
Data Product*: Monthly overturning diagnostics of the Scotland-Canada overturning array in neutral-density (gamma-n) space
Time Coverage Start*: 2004-01-15
Time Coverage End*: 2024-06-15
Contributor Name*: Sam Jones, Alan Fox, Kristin Burmeister, Neil Fraser
Contributor Role*: originator, originator, originator, originator
Contributor Role Vocabulary*: https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/G04/current/
Contributor Email: , , ,
Contributor Id: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7371-9014, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9047-1986, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3881-0298, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2171-9060
Contributing Institutions*: Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS)
Contributing Institutions Vocabulary: https://edmo.seadatanet.org/report/44
Contributing Institutions Role:
Conventions*: CF-1.8, ACDD-1.3, OceanSITES-1.5
featureType*: timeSeries
featureType_vocabulary: https://cfconventions.org/cf-conventions/v1.6.0/cf-conventions.html#_features_and_feature_types
Source File*: SCOTIA_overturning_diagnostics.nc
Source Path*: ~/.amocatlas_data/SCOTIA_overturning_diagnostics.nc
Source Url*: https://thredds.sams.ac.uk/thredds/fileServer/Fox_et_al_2026/SCOTIA_overturning_diagnostics.nc
Date Modified: 2026-08-01T00:00:00Z
Processing Software: http://github.com/AMOCcommunity/amocatlas
Processing Version: v0.4.0
Processing Datasource*: scotia
Applied Variable Mapping: [Complex metadata structure - 11 items]
Report Plot Variable*: MOC_GAMMA