Harmfull algae bloom monitoring program dataset; ERDDAP, ERA5 and ONI datasets; and R script for multicriteria analisys in Santa Catarina coastal zone, Brazil.

Project Harmful Algae Bloom (HAB) Monitoring Network in Santa Catarina, Brazil - Database and R script with data analysis. This project was funded by the Foundation for Research Support of the State of Santa Catarina – FAPESC and generated a database combining a HAB monitoring dataset with oceanographic (from ERDDAP) and climatic (from ERA5 and ONI) data which was submitted to multicriteria analysis using R. The HAB monitoring dataset was obtained from Cidasc/SC State Government (http://www.cidasc.sc.gov.br/defesasanitariaanimal/monitoramento-de-algas-nocivas/) and contains results of phytoplankton counts in water samples and toxin levels in shellfish samples obtained from 39 points located in shellfish farms distributed along the SC coastline. Oceanographic data were obtained from the ERDDAP/NOAA website (https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/index.html), including the variables mean chlorophyll concentration (mg.m-3) and mean sea surface temperature (ºC); Climate data were obtained from Copernicus/ERA5 (https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/) including the variables mean air temperature (ºC), mean pressure (Pasc.), mean cloud cover (%), mean precipitation (kg.m-2), radiation (Einsteins.m-2.day-1), mean U wind (m.s-1), and mean V wind (m.s-1).; Oceanic Niño Index (ONI) data were obtained from the NOAA website (https://origin.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/ensostuff/ONI_v5.php); The R script involves a pre-processing routine aimed at summarizing and integrating all datasets and the subsequent data analyses carried out to evidence temporal patterns related to different type of algal blooms. Detailed methods will be provided in a scientific article.