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Metadata: Seawater temperature records for the UK Shelf - 11 - Cefas Lowestoft Sample Data Management System
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. The Lowestoft Sample Data Management System (LSDM) was the tool used for tracking the ingestion, processing and analysis of marine water, sediment and radiological samples. It was replaced by the Cefas Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) in 2015. This dataset is an extract from the LSDM for seawater temperature data (other data are in LIMS and the Cefas Data Hub). The Laboratory Sample Data Management system (LSDM) was the primary system used by Cefas (Lowestoft) before and throughout the 1990s (initially known as the Liquid Sample Data Management system). Its function was to provide a vehicle for the management of the ingestion, analysis and recording of measurements on marine samples, ranging from oceanographic water samples through sediments to “environmental materials” and radiological samples (see Sutton (1993) for an example of the supporting role of LSDM in relation to the, usually high level, scientific measurement systems of the day, Sauer et al (2002) for an example of its pivotal role in quality assured processes and analyses. As the work profile for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Directorate of Fisheries Research changed, followed by the creation of Cefas and then Defra, the need for the centralised system for the management of an extensive suite of physical samples decreased. LSDM was closed down in 2015 with chemical data transferred to other systems. The temperature data held included the historical ferry routes and historical CTN data. The remainder, from a variety of programmes and cruises, are presented in this section.
Data holder:
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS)
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 9962 |
| Title | The title is used to provide a brief and precise description of the dataset such as 'Date', 'Originating organisation/programme', 'Location' and 'Type of survey'. All acronyms and abbreviations should be reproduced in full. | Seawater temperature records for the UK Shelf - 11 - Cefas Lowestoft Sample Data Management System |
| File Identifier | The File Identifier is a code, preferably a GUID, that is globally unique and remains with the same metadata record even if the record is edited or transferred between portals or tools. | CEFAS73a6f865-60c6-470f-a2df-b2ff623600fc |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | CEFAS3259 |
| Resource type | The resource type will likely be a dataset but could also be a series (collection of datasets with a common specification) or a service. | dataset |
| Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 1960-01-04 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2009-01-12 |
| Frequency of updates | This describes the frequency with which the resource is modified or updated i.e. a monitoring programme that samples once per year has a frequency that is described as 'annually'. | notPlanned |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | 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. The Lowestoft Sample Data Management System (LSDM) was the tool used for tracking the ingestion, processing and analysis of marine water, sediment and radiological samples. It was replaced by the Cefas Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) in 2015. This dataset is an extract from the LSDM for seawater temperature data (other data are in LIMS and the Cefas Data Hub). The Laboratory Sample Data Management system (LSDM) was the primary system used by Cefas (Lowestoft) before and throughout the 1990s (initially known as the Liquid Sample Data Management system). Its function was to provide a vehicle for the management of the ingestion, analysis and recording of measurements on marine samples, ranging from oceanographic water samples through sediments to “environmental materials” and radiological samples (see Sutton (1993) for an example of the supporting role of LSDM in relation to the, usually high level, scientific measurement systems of the day, Sauer et al (2002) for an example of its pivotal role in quality assured processes and analyses. As the work profile for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Directorate of Fisheries Research changed, followed by the creation of Cefas and then Defra, the need for the centralised system for the management of an extensive suite of physical samples decreased. LSDM was closed down in 2015 with chemical data transferred to other systems. The temperature data held included the historical ferry routes and historical CTN data. The remainder, from a variety of programmes and cruises, are presented in this section. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | This system hosted results from analyses of samples taken on a variety of cruises. The data provided is an extract from the database. Below are references to individual cruises and cruise reports. Additional metadata for these cruises are available on the Cefas Data Hub with links to cruise specific datasets (with additional parameters beyond temperature). Methodological documentation is available from: `The analysis of environmental materials using gamma spectrometry`_. The wide range of samples and the extended time period of operation means there is an extensive body of supporting information. The multiple sources are described in 17 separate metadata entries under the same Title, e.g. Seawater temperature records for the UK Shelf - 15 - RV Cefas Endeavour FerryBox Monitoring System. These data have been described in detail via the following publication. Morris, D. J., Pinnegar, J. K., Maxwell, D. L., Dye, S. R., Fernand, L. J., Flatman, S., Williams, O. J., and Rogers, S. I.: Over 10 million seawater temperature records for the United Kingdom Continental Shelf between 1880 and 2014 from 17 Cefas (United Kingdom government) marine data systems, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 10, 27–51, `https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-10-27-2018`_, 2018. .. _`the analysis of environmental materials using gamma spectrometry`: https://www.cefas.co.uk/publications/aquatic/aepam10.pdf .. _`https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-10-27-2018`: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-10-27-2018 |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Temperature of the water column |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Oceanographic geographical features | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Water column | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine Environmental Data and Information Network | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | data.gov.uk | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 70 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 20 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 40 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -50 |
| Responsible organisations | ||
| Role | The point of contact is person or organisation with responsibility for the creation and maintenance of the metadata for the resource. | pointOfContact |
| Organisation name | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) | |
| Delivery point | Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road | |
| Postal code | NR33 0HT | |
| City | Lowestoft | |
| Administrative area | Suffolk | |
| Country | UK | |
| data.manager@cefas.co.uk | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) | |
| Delivery point | Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road | |
| Postal code | NR33 0HT | |
| City | Lowestoft | |
| Administrative area | Suffolk | |
| Country | UK | |
| data.manager@cefas.co.uk | ||
| Role | The custodian is the person or organisation that accepts responsibility for the resource and ensures appropriate care and maintenance. If a dataset has been lodged with a Data Archive Centre for maintenance then this organisation is be entered here. | custodian |
| Organisation name | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) | |
| Delivery point | Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road | |
| Postal code | NR33 0HT | |
| City | Lowestoft | |
| Administrative area | Suffolk | |
| Country | UK | |
| data.manager@cefas.co.uk | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) | |
| Delivery point | Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road | |
| Postal code | NR33 0HT | |
| City | Lowestoft | |
| Administrative area | Suffolk | |
| Country | UK | |
| data.manager@cefas.co.uk | ||
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) | |
| data.manager@cefas.co.uk | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/3259 |
| Locator name | Name of the web resource | Cefas Data Portal |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 20.1 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 20.2 Limitations on Public Access - Other constraints | noLimitations | |
| 21.1 Conditions for Access and Use - Use constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 21.2 Conditions for Access and Use - Other constraints | http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ | |
| Version info | ||
| Date of publication | The publication date of the resource or if previously unpublished the date that the resource was made publicly available via the MEDIN network. | 2016-06-27 |
| Date of last revision | The most recent date that the resource was revised. | 2025-09-18 |
| Date of creation | The date that the resource was created. | 2015-02-03 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-04-19 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2025-09-18 |
| Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN |
| Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | 3.1.1 |