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Seawater temperature records for the UK Shelf - "all" Cefas Seawater Temperature Data 1880 - 2014

Publisher
Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Updated
23 July 2026
Topic
Not set
Licence
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Summary

This dataset combines the 17 Cefas Data Sources described separately into a single file containing over 10 million records. Data sources include the Cefas Coastal Temperature Network, Fishing Survey System, Oceanographic Archive, Plankton Survey System, Ferry Route and Ferry Box data, SmartBuoy & Defra WaveNet data, data from divers and fish tags, the Lowestoft Sample management System, specialist cruises and research projects, ScanFish and deployed equipment mounted CTD loggers. The Main area covered is the UK Continental Shelf with data as far west as Greenland and east as Svalbard.

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
21 June 2024
Harvest GUID
CEFASa4c1c9c0-e681-425b-8d35-946b651d2c01
Extent (Latitude)
90.00° to 30.00°
Extent (Longitude)
-90.00° to 60.00°
Dataset reference date (publication)
2016-09-19
Dataset reference date (revision)
2024-06-21
Dataset reference date (creation)
2016-09-19
Frequency of update
notPlanned
Responsible party
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) (originator, custodian, distributor, owner)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng