CEFAS1abbc9be-1014-45ac-a281-808310790c31
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dataset
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS)
Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR33 0HT
UK
data.manager@cefas.co.uk
pointOfContact
2023-01-31T01:33:44
EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry
2022-01-07
revision
WGS 84
SmartBuoy Marine Observational Network
2012-05-14
publication
2023-01-31
revision
2011-10-07
creation
CEFAS66
https://data.cefas.co.uk
This ongoing data set consists of biogeochemical sensor data from the
SmartBuoy moorings and related platforms which use ESM2 and ESMx data-loggers.
SmartBuoys consist of a 4 meter tall stainless steel frame with a fibreglass
torroid for buoyancy. Instruments are attached at a nominal 1 meter depth to
the frame. In-air sensors are mounted to the top of the torroid. The buoys
feature a satellite telemetry system providing near real-time telemetry.The
typical SmartBuoy configuration measures temperature, salinity, dissolved
oxygen, chlorophyll fluorescence, turbidity and photosynthetic active
radiation (PAR) sensors.A "Licor-arm" is also often fitted providing PAR
measurements additionally from 1 and 2 meters.The buoys are also typically
fitted with a water sampler which collects pre-spiked bag samples for later
nutrient (Nitrate and Silicate or phytoplankton analysis.
The NAS-3X in-situ nutrient analyser is also used on some sites which provides
nitrate concentration measurements at a higher freuency than the water
samples.Data are telemetered every two hours using satellite telemetry.
Seabed landers have also been fitted with ESM-2 data loggers and the data
collected is featured here.The mooring consists of a 3 legged stainless steel
"minilander" 1.5 meters high.The biogeochemical sensors are mounted at 1
meter above the seabed.These platforms often also include upward facing
acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) instruments, this data is **not**
held in the SmartBuoy database however.A table of deployment locations as of
July 2017 is given below:
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Deployment |Code |Latitude |Longitude |Date from |Date To |Platform |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|A1221 SmartBuoy |A1221 |53.167 |2.817 |19/01/2000 |10/09/2000 |SmartBuoy |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Shelf Sea |CANDYFLOSS |49.402 |-8.604 |27/03/2014 |24/08/2015 |SmartBuoy |
|Biogeochemistry | | | | | | |
|CANDYFLOSS | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Celtic Deep |CELTDEEP2 |51.138 |-6.562 |15/07/2012 |19/08/2015 |SmartBuoy |
|Site 2 | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Celti Deep Site |CELTDEEP2L |51.136 |-6.573 |20/10/2014 |30/08/2015 |Lander |
|2 Lander | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Celtic Deep |CELTICDEEP |51.250 |-6.082 |05/05/2009 |30/04/2012 |SmartBuoy |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Dowsing |DOWSING |53.531 |1.056 |10/01/2009 |ongoing |SmartBuoy |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|EAOW AWAC 1 |EAOWAWAC1 |52.312 |2.460 |05/01/2011 |29/01/2012 |Lander |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|EAOW AWAC 2 |EAOWAWAC2 |52.143 |2.504 |05/01/2011 |31/01/2012 |Lander |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|EAOW AWAC 3.1 |EAOWAWAC31 |52.556 |2.774 |04/12/2012 |13/12/2013 |Lander |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|EAOW AWAC 4.1 |EAOWAWAC41 |52.873 |2.896 |04/12/2012 |10/12/2013 |Lander |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|East of Celtic |ECELTDEEP |51.126 |-6.177 |18/03/2014 |31/10/2014 |Lander |
|Deep Lander | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|East Of Haig |EHAIGFRAS |50.569 |-7.022 |31/01/2014 |30/08/2015 |Lander |
|Fras Lander | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Gabbard 2000 |GABB2000 |52.000 |2.333 |28/02/2000 |29/06/2000 |SmartBuoy |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Gabbard |GABBARD |52.000 |2.335 |14/12/2000 |29/08/2002 |SmartBuoy |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Hinkley Point |HINKLEYML |51.227 |-3.162 |16/12/2008 |09/04/2009 |Lander |
|Lander | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Liverpool Bay |LIVBAY |53.535 |-3.362 |13/11/2002 |ongoing |SmartBuoy |
|Coastal | | | | | | |
|Observatory | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Liverpool Bay |LIVBAY2 |53.450 |-3.643 |12/05/2005 |21/04/2011 |SmartBuoy |
|Coastal | | | | | | |
|Observatory | | | | | | |
|Site 2 | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Noordwijk 10 |N10 |52.301 |4.303 |07/03/2000 |19/09/2001 |SmartBuoy |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Noordwijk 2 |N2 |52.255 |4.404 |17/09/2001 |09/01/2002 |SmartBuoy |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Noordwijk 5 |N5 |52.276 |4.367 |26/02/2002 |23/04/2002 |SmartBuoy |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|North Dogger |NDOGGERML |55.683 |2.280 |24/02/2007 |15/09/2008 |Lander |
|Lander | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|North Dogger |NTHDOGGER |55.683 |2.280 |24/02/2007 |15/09/2008 |SmartBuoy |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Nymph Bank |NYMPHBANK |51.043 |-6.600 |31/01/2014 |27/08/2014 |Lander |
|Lander | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Oyster Grounds |OYSTER |54.414 |4.039 |14/03/2006 |21/12/2013 |SmartBuoy |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Oyster Grounds |OYSTERML |54.414 |4.042 |19/04/2007 |21/09/2008 |Lander |
|Lander | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Scroby Sands |SCROBY |52.650 |1.759 |09/04/2003 |01/04/2005 |Lander |
|Lander | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Sean Gas Fields |SEANGASML |53.166 |2.808 |14/09/2007 |30/09/2008 |Lander |
|Lander | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Sizewell Lander |SIZEWELLML |52.216 |1.638 |28/11/2008 |08/03/2009 |Lander |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Warp Anchorage |TH1 |51.526 |1.028 |30/11/2000 |ongoing |SmartBuoy |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|West Gabbard |WESTGAB |51.980 |2.083 |28/08/2002 |15/05/2016 |SmartBuoy |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|West Gabbard |WESTGAB2 |51.955 |2.110 |09/05/2016 |ongoing |SmartBuoy |
|Site 2 | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|West Gabbard |WESTGABDWM |51.984 |2.083 |28/08/2002 |26/08/2004 |SmartBuoy |
|DWM Trials | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|West Gabbard |WESTGABTRI |51.982 |2.079 |19/12/2002 |30/06/2003 |SmartBuoy |
|TriAxys Trials | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS)
Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR33 0HT
UK
data.manager@cefas.co.uk
originator
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS)
Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR33 0HT
UK
data.manager@cefas.co.uk
custodian
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS)
Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR33 0HT
UK
data.manager@cefas.co.uk
distributor
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk
owner
continual
Biochemistry
Alga
Algal bloom
Plankton
Chemical in the environment
Remote Sensing
Advice
Aquatic environment
Biodiversity
Catchment area
Climate
Coastal environment
Ecosystem
Estuary
Eutrophication
Sample
Season
Sediment
Species
Taxonomy
GEMET, version 1.0
2008-06-01
publication
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in the water column
Plankton abundance per unit volume of the water column
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Pollution events
Optical backscatter
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
SeaDataNet P02 parameter discovery vocabulary
2011-03-25
revision
Phytoplankton
Nutrients
Suspended particulate material
Anthropogenic contamination
SeaDataNet P03 parameter discovery vocabulary
2011-03-25
revision
Habitats and biotopes
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
2008-06-01
publication
Upper epipelagic
Epipelagic
SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages
2010-05-18
revision
Marine Environmental Data and Information Network
MEDIN metadata record availability
2012-01-11
publication
otherRestrictions
noLimitations
otherRestrictions
Public data - no limitations to reuse
English
environment
-7.00
5.00
51.00
55.75
2000-11-01
2030-12-31
Unknown
https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/66
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dataset
INSPIRE Data Specification on Habitats and Biotopes – Technical Guidelines
2013-12-10
publication
false
See the referenced specification
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
2010-12-08
publication
true
See the referenced specification
These deployments form part of the National Marine Monitoring Programme (NMMP)
funded by the UK Government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural
Affairs (Defra).
SmartBuoy data is primarily used for eutrophication monitoring and feeds into
OSPAR and MSFD assessments.Buoys have also been deployed as part of short
term (up to 3 years) research contracts. Data have been collected using data
buoys since November 2000 at a variety of locations in the North Sea, Irish
Sea and Celtic Sea.
MEDIN
3.1.1