Spatio-temporal dynamics of the floating canopy of Macrocystis pyrifera in the Humboldt Current System

The database represents the extent of the floating canopy of M. pyrifera along the Chilean part of the Humboldt Current System and its seasonal variation from summer 2016 to summer 2015. Variable NameDescriptionData TypeUnit/FormatExampleseasonThe season of the year when the observation was recorded.Categorical (Factor)Text (Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer)FallyearThe year when the observation was recorded.IntegerYYYY2021areaA unique code identifying a specific maritime area or zone.Numericmeters^21992ECOREGIONThe marine ecoregion where the observation was recorded, based on the Marine Ecoregions of the World (MEOW) framework.Categorical (Factor)Text (Araucanian, Central Chile, Humboldtian)HumboldtianyearqtrA combined representation of the year and quarter for time series analysis.YearqtrYYYY q%2021 Q2latThe latitude coordinate in WGS 84NumericDecimal degrees (WGS84)-37.2lonThe longitude coordinate in WGS 84NumericDecimal degrees (WGS84)-73.5XThe Easting coordinate in a projected coordinate system (UTM Zone 19S, EPSG:32719).NumericKilometers108.9YThe Northing coordinate in a projected coordinate system (UTM Zone 19S, EPSG:32719).NumericKilometers5859MethodsThe Google Earth Engine code for processing satellite images and recognizing floating canopy can be accessed at the following link: ()-[https://code.earthengine.google.com/b9e498f597356f9094061abd3f5bf094]https://code.earthengine.google.com/b9e498f597356f9094061abd3f5bf094 Data processing were performed using R.  Important Note: This submission has been initially submitted to SEA scieNtific Open data Edition (SEANOE) publication service and received the recorded DOI. The metadata elements have been further processed (refined) in EMODnet Ingestion Service in order to conform with the Data Submission Service specifications.