Moving 6-year analysis of Water_body_silicate in the Mediterranean Sea for each season:

- winter: January-March,

- spring: April-June,

- summer: July-September,

- autumn: October-December.

Every year of the time dimension corresponds to the 6-year centered average of the season.

6-years periods span from 1965-1970 until 2014-2019.

Observational data span from 1960 to 2019.

Depth range (IODE standard depths): 1500.0, 1400.0, 1300.0, 1200.0, -1100.0, -1000.0, -900.0, -800.0, -700.0, -600.0, -500.0, -400.0, -300.0, -250.0, -200.0, -150.0, -125.0, -100.0, -75.0, -50.0, -30.0, -20.0, -10.0, -5.0, -0.0.

Data Sources: observational data from SeaDataNet/EMODnet Chemistry Data Network.

Description of DIVA analysis: Geostatistical data analysis by DIVA (Data-Interpolating Variational Analysis) tool. Profiles were interpolated at standard depths using weighted parabolic interpolation algorithm (Reiniger and Ross, 1968). GEBCO 1min topography is used for the contouring preparation. Analysed filed masked using relative error threshold 0.3 and 0.5.

DIVA settings: A constant value for signal-to-noise ratio was used equal to 1. Correlation length was optimized and filtered vertically and a seasonally-averaged profile was used.

'log(data)-exp(analysis' transformation applied to the data prior to the analysis.

Background field: the data mean value is subtracted from the data.

Detrending of data: no.

Advection constraint applied: no.

Units: umol/l.

The entire set of related maps can be found in the viewing service: http://ec.oceanbrowser.net/emodnet/ .

Originators of Italian data sets-List of contributors:

- Brunetti Fabio (OGS)

- Cardin Vanessa, Bensi Manuel doi:10.6092/36728450-4296-4e6a-967d-d5b6da55f306

- Cardin Vanessa, Bensi Manuel, Ursella Laura, Siena Giuseppe doi:10.6092/f8e6d18e-f877-4aa5-a983-a03b06ccb987

- Cataletto Bruno (OGS)

- Cinzia Comici Cinzia (OGS)

- Civitarese Giuseppe (OGS)

- DeVittor Cinzia (OGS)

- Giani Michele (OGS)

- Kovacevic Vedrana (OGS)

- Mosetti Renzo (OGS)

- Solidoro C.,Beran A.,Cataletto B.,Celussi M.,Cibic T.,Comici C.,Del Negro P.,De Vittor C.,Minocci M.,Monti M.,Fabbro C.,Falconi C.,Franzo A.,Libralato S.,Lipizer M.,Negussanti J.S.,Russel H.,Valli G., doi:10.6092/e5518899-b914-43b0-8139-023718aa63f5

- Celio Massimo (ARPA FVG)

- Malaguti Antonella (ENEA)

- Fonda Umani Serena (UNITS)

- Bignami Francesco (ISAC/CNR)

- Boldrini Alfredo (ISMAR/CNR)

- Marini Mauro (ISMAR/CNR)

- Miserocchi Stefano (ISMAR/CNR)

- Zaccone Renata (IAMC/CNR)

- Lavezza, R., Dubroca, L. F. C., Ludicone, D., Kress, N., Herut, B., Civitarese, G., Cruzado, A., Lefèvre, D., Souvermezoglou, E., Yilmaz, A., Tugrul, S., and Ribera d'Alcala, M.: Compilation of quality controlled nutrient profiles from the Mediterranean Sea, doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.771907, 2011.