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Metadata: 2006-2012, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, The UK continental shelf, Distribution and variability of internal waves from Earth Observation (EO) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data
Abstract:
This dataset of internal waves for the UK continental shelf (2006-2012) has been produced as part of Fronts for marine Wildlife Assessment for Renewable Developments project funded by the Crown Estate. It contains monthly and monthly climatology maps of internal waves (IW) density distribution within the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) region. It also includes seasonal, 6-month and annual variability maps of internal waves. The maps were generated by automatic processing of the ENVISAT Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR) data archive over the period from Oct. 2006 to Apr. 2012 that included over 3,400 ASAR images covering the area of interest.
Data holder:
The Crown Estate
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 19672 |
| 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. | 2006-2012, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, The UK continental shelf, Distribution and variability of internal waves from Earth Observation (EO) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Distribution and variability of internal waves from Earth Observation (EO) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data |
| 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. | ef4c80ed-cdbf-425f-b9db-498f8daf6d31 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | TCE-4049 |
| 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. | series |
| Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2006-09-30 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2012-04-29 |
| 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 of internal waves for the UK continental shelf (2006-2012) has been produced as part of Fronts for marine Wildlife Assessment for Renewable Developments project funded by the Crown Estate. It contains monthly and monthly climatology maps of internal waves (IW) density distribution within the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) region. It also includes seasonal, 6-month and annual variability maps of internal waves. The maps were generated by automatic processing of the ENVISAT Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR) data archive over the period from Oct. 2006 to Apr. 2012 that included over 3,400 ASAR images covering the area of interest. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | The maps were stored in netCDF4 CF1.4 file format and in the Portable Network Graphic (PNG) image file format. The netCDF4 files can be found in â??gisâ? directory. The composite maps are stored in â??monthlyâ? subdirectory and climatology maps are located in â??climmonthlyâ? subdirectory. Variability maps are located in â??varseasonalâ?, â??var6monthâ? and â??varyearlyâ? subdirectories. The directory â??plotsâ? contains annotated views of internal wave maps in PNG format. PNG maps of IW climatology follow the name pattern â??climmapINTERVALoccurence TYPE.pngâ?, where INTERVAL is the time interval in months or years, TYPE is â??stretch003â? for the map dynamic range stretched from 0 to 0.003. TYPE is â??stretch003bathâ? for the stretched maps and overlaid bathymetry. The bathymetry equal depth lines are colour-coded as: cyan â?? 25 meter depth, orange â?? 50 meters, white â?? 100 meters, yellow â?? 150 meters, then these colours repeat for the depths 200, 500, 1000 and 2000 meters. Monthly density maps follow the pattern â??iwmapINTERVALoccurrenceTYPE.pngâ?. Variability maps use the pattern â??varmapINTERVALvariabilityTYPE.pngâ?. |
| Additional information | This describes relevant references to the data e.g. reports, articles, websites plus other useful information not captured elsewhere. | Kurekin, A.A., Land, P.E. and Miller, P.I. (2020) Internal Waves at the UK Continental Shelf: Automatic Mapping Using the ENVISAT ASAR Sensor, Remote Sensing, 12(15), p. 2476. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12152476 |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Other wave statistics |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Structure and stability of the water column | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Density of the water column | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Research | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Research and Development Activity | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Hydrography | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 65.0042 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 3.9625 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 48.0458 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -24.9958 |
| 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 | Plymouth Marine Laboratory | |
| Individual name | Andrey Kurekin | |
| Position name | Scientist | |
| anku@pml.ac.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 | The Crown Estate | |
| Phone | +44 020 7851 5000 | |
| enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Plymouth Marine Laboratory | |
| Individual name | Andrey Kurekin | |
| Position name | Scientist | |
| anku@pml.ac.uk | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | The Crown Estate | |
| Phone | +44 020 7851 5000 | |
| enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk | ||
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | Plymouth Marine Laboratory | |
| forinfo@pml.ac.uk | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/TCE-4049/summary |
| Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk | |
| 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 | There will be no limitations when published on the Marine Data Exchange | |
| 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 | This states any constraints on use of the data. Multiple conditions can be recorded for different parts of the data resource. If no conditions apply, then `No condtions apply` is recorded. This uses free text. | Data Must be used in accordance to the Marine Data Exchange's Terms of Use: https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/content/info/terms-of-use |
| 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. | 2025-01-15 |
| Date of last revision | The most recent date that the resource was revised. | 2024-10-31 |
| Date of creation | The date that the resource was created. | 2024-10-16 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-09-27 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-07-20 |
| 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 | 3.1.2 |