GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, VOL. 35, L15601, doi:10.1029/2008GL034238, 2008

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   Caption:   Spatial distribution of 12,000 point sampling grid used in this analysis.

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   Caption:   Salinity transect over predicted boundaries for March 2004 in the NW Atlantic.

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   Caption:   Salinity transect over predicted boundaries in February 2005 in the NW Atlantic.

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   Caption:   Density transect over predicted boundaries in August 2005 in the NW Atlantic.

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   Caption:   Salinity transect over predicted boundaries in August 2005 in the NW Atlantic.

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   Caption:   Density transect over predicted boundaries in December 2003 in the Equatorial Pacific.

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   Caption:   Density transect over predicted boundaries in March 2004 in the Equatorial Pacific.

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   Caption:   Density transect over predicted boundaries in September 2003 in the Mediterranean Sea.

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   Caption:   Salinity transect over predicted boundaries in September 2003 in the Mediterranean Sea.

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   Caption:   Density transect over predicted boundaries in July 2004 in the Mediterranean Sea.

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   Caption:   Salinity transect over predicted boundaries in July 2004 in the Mediterranean Sea.

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   Caption:   Density transect over predicted boundaries in February 2003 in the NE Pacific.

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   Caption:   Salinity transect over predicted boundaries in February 2003 in the NE Pacific.

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   Caption:   Salinity transect over predicted boundaries in May 2004 in the SW Pacific.

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   Caption:   Salinity transect over predicted boundaries in August 2004 in the SW Pacific.

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   Caption:   Density transect over predicted boundaries in January 2005 in the SW Pacific.

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   Caption:  Monthly biogeochemical provinces for January 2003–December 2006 showing the temporal and spatial dynamics of ocean provinces.

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   Caption:  Predictor variables were standardized by subtracting sample means and dividing by sample standard deviations.

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Citation: Oliver, M. J., and A. J. Irwin (2008), Objective global ocean biogeographic provinces, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L15601, doi:10.1029/2008GL034238.