47eb1060080296c942fc3716eb5af527 English dataset Olga Andres Malago Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory +44 (0)1502 562244 +44 (0)1502 513865 Pakefield Road Lowestoft NR33 OHT olga.andres@cefas.co.uk pointOfContact 2018-12-31 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 The Coastal Temperature Network and Ferry route Programme: Long-term Temperature Observations 2018-12-31 publication 2018-12-31 creation 2018-12-31 revision 28 Offshore and nearshore temperature collected by a variety of means (data loggers, human observers) at a variety of intervals (some regular daily measurements). The Coastal Temperature Network (CTN) exists as a separate data set but is imported into LSDM (Laboratory Sampling Database Management system) via Sapphire user-interface. The LSDM also holds records of offshore temperatures. Includes data provided to Cefas by Port Authorities and power stations. The CTN comprises 38 fixed stations, some of which have records dating back to 1892. Olga Andres Malago Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory +44 (0)1502 562244 +44 (0)1502 513865 Pakefield Road Lowestoft NR33 OHT olga.andres@cefas.co.uk originator Cefas Data Manager Cefas Data Manager datamanager@cefas.co.uk custodian continual Database Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Oceanographic geographical features GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-01-06 revision Raw temperature and/or salinity instrument output SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary 2009-11-16 revision whaling whaling 2020-03-27 creation Open Government Licence (OGL) terms and conditions apply. These datasets are from work funded by Cefas therefore access is public and use will be under Crown Copyright and Open Government Licence otherRestrictions No restrictions to public access English oceans International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation North Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Celtic Sea SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords 2010-01-01 revision water column -19.9698 4.8153 41.5562 56.8837 1892-01-01 2018-12-31 http://file://corp.cefas.co.uk/low/cdr/MarineEnvironment/Coastal_Temperature_Network A link to the web service or dataset http://www.cefas.defra.gov.uk A link to the general host site dataset The Coastal Temperature Network consisted of Cefas (and predecessor) originated data and data from external suppliers, who agreed their data could be published as part of the network. Samples were taken from piers and breakwaters 50-200m from the shore where possible. The network covered the temperature condition of coastal waters around the coast of England and Wales. Sample collectors included individuals on behalf of Cefas, councils, companies and other organisations. Cefas observers recorded coastal sea surface temperature using calibrated thermometers approximately 6 – 14 times per month, usually close to the time of high water. Other organisations recorded sea surface temperature ranging from daily values to monthly means and the final data are published as monthly means by site. The Cefas instruments are calibrated at Lowestoft to an accuracy of ±0.1°C. The accuracy of other instruments is not known, but is thought to be at least to an accuracy of ±0.2°C. Quality assurance checks were applied to the data for each station by comparing the current dataset with either a 5 or 10 year running mean for each month. The data were first tested to see whether they are normally distributed. The standard deviation was calculated to see how tightly the data are clustered around the mean; three standard deviations are then calculated to account for 99% of the data. If the data were outside this range (3 std dev) then the value was flagged and removed from subsequent analysis.