Mediterranean Sea Climatic Indices

Climatic indices for the Mediterranean Sea (-6.25W–36.5E, 30N–46N) from 1950 to 2015. The file "Med_Climatic_Indices.tar.gz" contains : a) an ascii file named “inventory.lst” which lists all the available indices, and b) a directory named “Med_Climatic_Indices” with all the available indices under the following structure:

Anomalies/Annual_Decadal/Variable_decade_allmonths_z1_z2.nc

Anomalies/Seasonal_Decadal/Variable_decade_season_z1_z2.nc

ArealDensity/Annual_Decadal/Variable_decade_allmonths_z1z2.nc

ArealDensity/Seasonal_Decadal/ Variable_decade_season_z1z2.nc

Climashift_30yrs/Anomalies/Annual/Variable_decade2_decade1_allmonths_z1_z2.nc

Climashift_30yrs/Anomalies/Seasonal/ Variable_decade2_decade1_season_z1_z2.nc

Climashift_30yrs/Vertical_Averages/Annual/Variable_decade2_decade1_allmonths_z1z2.nc

Climashift_30yrs/Vertical_Averages/Seasonal/Variable_decade2_decade1_season_z1z2.nc

LinearTrends/Annual/Variable_period_allmonths_z1z2.nc

LinearTrends/Seasonal/ Variable_period_season_z1z2.nc

TimeSeries/Annual/Variable_period_allmonths_z1z2.dat

TimeSeries/Seasonal/ Variable_period_season_z1z2.dat

VerticalAverages/Annual_Decadal/Variable_decade_allmonths_z1z2.nc

VerticalAverages/Seasonal_Decadal/ Variable_decade_season_z1z2.nc

The Variable naming is:

Tanom: Temperature anomaly

Sanom: Salinity anomaly

Tanomvavg: Vertically averaged temperature anomaly

Sanomvavg: Vertically averaged salinity anomaly

OHCad: areal density Ocean Heat Content anomaly

OSCad: areal density Ocean Salt Content anomaly

Tanomclimashift: Temperature anomaly difference between decade2 and decade1

Sanomclimashift: Temperature anomaly difference between decade2 and decade1 at

Tclimashift: Vertically averaged temperature anomaly difference between decade2 and decade1

Sclimashift: Vertically averaged salinity anomaly difference between decade2 and decade1

OHCclimashift: Ocean Heat Content anomaly difference between decade2 and decade1

OSCclimashift: Ocean Salt Content anomaly difference between decade2 and decade1

Tlineartrend: Vertically averaged temperature anomaly linear trend

Slineartrend: Vertically averaged salinity anomaly linear trend

OHClineartrends: Ocean Heat Content anomaly linear trend

OSClineartrends: Ocean Salt Content anomaly linear trend

Other naming:

allmonths: 0112 (all months from January to December)

seasons: 0103 for winter, 0406 for spring, 0709for summer, 1012 for autumn

decade1: stands for 19501979

decade2: stands for 19802015

period: stands for 19502015

z1z2: vertical layer between z1 and z2 depths

z1, z2: standard depth levels

Examples:

OHC_19502015_0103_0150.dat, is the winter Ocean Heat Content anomaly for the period 1950 to 2015, at 0-150 m

Tanomvavg_20062015_1012_6004000.nc, is the autumn vertically averaged temperature anomaly, for the decade 2006-2015, at 600 – 4000 m

Sanomclimashift_19802015_19501979_0112_5_4000.nc, is the annual salinity anomaly difference between 1980-2015 and 1950-1970 from 5 to 4000 m.

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本数据集涵盖1950年至2015年地中海区域（西经6.25°~东经36.5°，北纬30°~北纬46°）的气候指数（climatic indices）。压缩文件"Med_Climatic_Indices.tar.gz"包含以下内容：
a) 名为"inventory.lst"的ASCII文件（ASCII file），用于罗列所有可用气候指数；
b) 名为"Med_Climatic_Indices"的目录，其内所有可用气候指数按如下结构存储：

Anomalies/Annual_Decadal/Variable_decade_allmonths_z1_z2.nc
Anomalies/Seasonal_Decadal/Variable_decade_season_z1_z2.nc

ArealDensity/Annual_Decadal/Variable_decade_allmonths_z1z2.nc

ArealDensity/Seasonal_Decadal/Variable_decade_season_z1z2.nc

Climashift_30yrs/Anomalies/Annual/Variable_decade2_decade1_allmonths_z1_z2.nc

Climashift_30yrs/Anomalies/Seasonal/Variable_decade2_decade1_season_z1_z2.nc

Climashift_30yrs/Vertical_Averages/Annual/Variable_decade2_decade1_allmonths_z1z2.nc

Climashift_30yrs/Vertical_Averages/Seasonal/Variable_decade2_decade1_season_z1z2.nc

LinearTrends/Annual/Variable_period_allmonths_z1z2.nc

LinearTrends/Seasonal/Variable_period_season_z1z2.nc

TimeSeries/Annual/Variable_period_allmonths_z1z2.dat

TimeSeries/Seasonal/Variable_period_season_z1z2.dat

VerticalAverages/Annual_Decadal/Variable_decade_allmonths_z1z2.nc

VerticalAverages/Seasonal_Decadal/Variable_decade_season_z1z2.nc

### 变量命名规则
变量的命名格式及含义如下：
- Tanom：温度距平（Temperature anomaly）
- Sanom：盐度距平（Salinity anomaly）
- Tanomvavg：垂直平均温度距平（Vertically averaged temperature anomaly）
- Sanomvavg：垂直平均盐度距平（Vertically averaged salinity anomaly）
- OHCad：面密度海洋热含量距平（areal density Ocean Heat Content anomaly）
- OSCad：面密度海洋盐含量距平（areal density Ocean Salt Content anomaly）
- Tanomclimashift：年代2与年代1的温度距平差值（Temperature anomaly difference between decade2 and decade1）
- Sanomclimashift：年代2与年代1的盐度距平差值（Temperature anomaly difference between decade2 and decade1 at）
- Tclimashift：年代2与年代1的垂直平均温度距平差值（Vertically averaged temperature anomaly difference between decade2 and decade1）
- Sclimashift：年代2与年代1的垂直平均盐度距平差值（Vertically averaged salinity anomaly difference between decade2 and decade1）
- OHCclimashift：年代2与年代1的海洋热含量距平差值（Ocean Heat Content anomaly difference between decade2 and decade1）
- OSCclimashift：年代2与年代1的海洋盐含量距平差值（Ocean Salt Content anomaly difference between decade2 and decade1）
- Tlineartrend：垂直平均温度距平线性趋势（Vertically averaged temperature anomaly linear trend）
- Slineartrend：垂直平均盐度距平线性趋势（Vertically averaged salinity anomaly linear trend）
- OHClineartrends：海洋热含量距平线性趋势（Ocean Heat Content anomaly linear trend）
- OSClineartrends：海洋盐含量距平线性趋势（Ocean Salt Content anomaly linear trend）

### 通用命名规则
- allmonths：指代0112，即1月至12月的全月数据
- seasons：0103代表冬季，0406代表春季，0709代表夏季，1012代表秋季
- decade1：指代1950~1979年时段
- decade2：指代1980~2015年时段
- period：指代1950~2015年时段
- z1z2：代表z1至z2深度的垂直层范围
- z1、z2：为标准深度层级

### 示例
- OHC_19502015_0103_0150.dat：代表1950年至2015年时段、0~150米深度层的冬季海洋热含量距平
- Tanomvavg_20062015_1012_6004000.nc：代表2006~2015年年代时段、600~4000米深度层的秋季垂直平均温度距平
- Sanomclimashift_19802015_19501979_0112_5_4000.nc：代表1980~2015年与1950~1979年时段的年际盐度距平差值，深度范围为5~4000米