Identification

Title

1998 - 2003 Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) Seawater temperature records for the UK Shelf - 16 - Cefas ScanFish - North & Celtic Seas

Alternative title(s)

Scanfish temperature data

Abstract

This dataset has been extracted as part of an exercise to assemble "all" Cefas Temperature Data and publish it in a Data paper. It is one of 17 Cefas data sources assembled. ScanFish is a high performance towed undulating CTD which was deployed by Cefas, initially, to aid the understanding of the coupling between physical and biological processes (Brown et al., 1996). It was towed behind the vessel at approximately 8 knots and undulated from the near surface (~4m) to within a few meters (~5m) of the bed, down to water depths of 135m. The vertical ascent rate was controlled so that each undulation covered a horizontal distance of 1km, regardless of water depth.

Resource type

series

Resource locator

http://data.cefas.co.uk/#/View/3521/

function: order

Unique resource identifier

code

CEFAS7d81420f-551d-4854-ba6c-0484b3e14077

codeSpace

http://www.cefas.co.uk/

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

authority code

OGP

code identifying the spatial reference system

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326

Additional information source

Brown, J., Brander, K., Fernand, L. and Hill A.E., 1996. Scanfish: High performance Towed undulator. Sea Technology (9), 23-27. `https://www.cefas.co.uk/publications/posters/26381.pdf`_ .. _`https://www.cefas.co.uk/publications/posters/26381.pdf`: https://www.cefas.co.uk/publications/posters/26381.pdf

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

oceans

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2011-03-25

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-13

East bounding longitude

14

North bounding latitude

62.5

South bounding latitude

47.5

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-05-18

code identifying the extent

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1998-02-09T00:00:00.000Z

End position

2003-08-25T00:00:00.000Z

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2020-09-16

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Undulating profile data for temperature, salinity, fluorescence, ambient light, turbidity data for the top 120 m (approx.) of the water column. Accumulated data from a series of contracts looking at properties of seawater, investigating the extent of primary production and the existance of stratification and thermoclynes. Two cruises per year for 10 years. Data storage & processing constraints at the time of collection means that locations (individual records are notionally 4m apart horizontally) are likely to be accurate to the order of meters (this includes the assumptions of constant towing speed). Timings are based on an accurate start time and the recording of data at 1s intervals.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Public data (Crown Copyright) - Open Government Licence Terms and Conditions apply

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Public data (Crown Copyright) - Open Government Licence Terms and Conditions apply

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science

full postal address

Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

NR33 0HT

UK

telephone number

+44 (0)1502 562244

email address

data.manager@cefas.co.uk

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science

full postal address

Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

NR33 0HT

UK

telephone number

+44 (0)1502 562244

email address

data.manager@cefas.co.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science

full postal address

Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

NR33 0HT

UK

telephone number

+44 (0)1502 562244

email address

data.manager@cefas.co.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2020-09-16T13:04:59

Metadata language