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Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science
Data Manager
+44 (0)1502 562244
Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR33 0HT
UK
data.manager@cefas.co.uk
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2020-09-16T13:06:34
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2004 - 2014 Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) Seawater temperature records for the UK Shelf - 17 - Cefas ESM2 Profiler/mini CTD Logger
ESM2
2020-09-16
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CEFAS9222c9d7-336e-4ea4-b4d9-87d080403a88
http://www.cefas.co.uk/
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. ESM2 is a Cefas developed micro logger for applications
requiring a small low power logger with integrated sensors and battery. It has
standard sensors for conductivity, temperature, depth, optical backscatter and
roll & pitch. Data are saved compact flash cards which are easily removed
for rapid data transfer. It was initially developed to be a handheld profiler
that could be used from small boats and/or when a conventional large rosette
couldn't be used. It is now used routinely in place of traditional CTD
equipment e.g. on SmartBuoy related work and, because it also accommodates
optional sensors, it is widely used on RV Cefas Endeavour research cruises,
providing profiles of the water column for plankton and fisheries work. The
temperature sensor used is an FSI CT model.
Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science
Data Manager
+44 (0)1502 562244
Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR33 0HT
UK
data.manager@cefas.co.uk
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Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science
Data Manager
+44 (0)1502 562244
Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR33 0HT
UK
data.manager@cefas.co.uk
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NDGO0005
Temperature of the water column
SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary
2011-03-25
revision
Oceanographic geographical features
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
2008-06-01
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Public data (Crown Copyright) - Open Government Licence Terms and Conditions apply
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Public data (Crown Copyright) - Open Government Licence Terms and Conditions apply
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SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages
2010-05-18
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Temperature sensors are calibrated annually at Cefas against certified
platinum resistance thermometers. Data are subject to a full quality assurance
procedure which assigns flags to poor quality data (e.g. for sensor
malfunction, drift).