Table 2 Comparative statistics for comparisons between partial and complete GPE3 data sets for differing data volumes and movement characteristics
Metric | Data, % | Short distance (n = 3) | Long distance (n = 9) |
|---|---|---|---|
Spatial similarity | 5 | 0.8 ± 0.05 | 0.09 ± 0.17 |
10 | 0.85 ± 0.03 | 0.54 ± 0.15 | |
20 | 0.84 ± 0.01 | 0.67 ± 0.09 | |
30 | 0.86 ± 0.02 | 0.79 ± 0.04 | |
40 | 0.87 ± 0.01 | 0.83 ± 0.06 | |
Grand mean (χ2 = 19.4, P ≤ 0.001) |  | 0.84 ± 0.03 | 0.42 ± 0.32 |
12-hourly 99% area (km2) | 5 | 148,069 ± 19,613 | 337,311 ± 44,715 |
10 | 132,179 ± 14,525 | 271,913 ± 35,282 | |
20 | 97,091 ± 11,247 | 189,168 ± 27,064 | |
30 | 81,775 ± 9873 | 131,732 ± 30,656 | |
40 | 71,399 ± 10,639 | 111,589 ± 15,713 | |
Grand mean (t = − 9.9, P ≤ 0.001) |  | 106,265 ± 4010 | 208,343 ± 10,668 |
Distance from complete data location (km; RMSE) | 5 | 267 ± 86 (345 ± 114) | 2,213 ± 647 (2358 ± 633) |
10 | 183 ± 129 (232 ± 176) | 696 ± 526 (947 ± 582) | |
20 | 106 ± 8 (137 ± 9) | 302 ± 109 (471 ± 210) | |
30 | 88 ± 31 (111 ± 44) | 157 ± 15 (221 ± 16) | |
40 | 94 ± 38 (117 ± 51) | 144 ± 6 (205 ± 30) | |
Grand mean (t = − 7.6, P ≤ 0.001) |  | 148 ± 48 (188 ± 100) | 703 ± 303 (840 ± 900) |
SST difference (°C) | 5 | 1.07 ± 1.16 °C | 8.92 ± 3.9 °C |
10 | 0.35 ± 0.11 °C | 1.74 ± 1.95 °C | |
20 | 0.44 ± 0.08 °C | 0.38 ± 0.03 °C | |
30 | 0.37 ± 0.09 °C | 0.3 ± 0.07 °C | |
40 | 0.3 ± 0.01 °C | 0.3 ± 0.07 °C | |
Grand mean (t = − 2.5, P = 0.03) |  | 0.54 ± 0.59 °C | 4.29 ± 4.76 °C |