SmartBay Observatory Combined Sensor Dataset - 15 minute average (August 2015 - Present)

The SmartBay Observatory in Galway Bay is an underwater observatory which uses cameras, probes and sensors to permit continuous and remote live underwater monitoring. It was installed in 2015 on the seafloor 1.5km off the coast of Spiddal, Co. Galway, Ireland at a depth of 20-25m. Underwater observatories allow ocean researchers unique real-time access to monitor ongoing changes in the marine environment. The SmartBay Observatory is an important contribution by Ireland to the growing global network of real-time data capture systems deployed in the ocean.

Data relating to the marine environment at the SmartBay Observatory site is transferred in real-time through a fibre optic telecommunications cable to the Marine Institute headquarters and then made publicly available on the internet. Included is a live video stream, the depth of the observatory node, the water temperature and salinity, and estimates of the chlorophyll and turbidity levels in the water which give an indication of the volume of phytoplankton and other particles, such as sediment, in the water.

This dataset comprises a summary of numerical data collected from instruments and sensors on the observatory averaged out over a 15-minute period. The data includes temperature, conductivity, pressure, salinity, sound velocity, oxygen concentration, chlorophyll concentration, turbidity, water velocity and sound level measurements of the seawater.

位于爱尔兰戈尔韦湾（Galway Bay）的SmartBay水下观测站（SmartBay Observatory）是一款水下观测平台，配备摄像头、探测仪与各类传感器，可实现持续、远程的水下实时监测。该观测站于2015年部署于爱尔兰戈尔韦郡斯皮德尔（Spiddal）沿岸外1.5公里的海床，布设水深为20至25米。水下观测站可为海洋研究者提供独有的实时访问渠道，以监测海洋环境的动态变化。SmartBay水下观测站是爱尔兰为日益壮大的全球海洋实时数据采集系统网络所贡献的重要节点。

SmartBay观测站站点的海洋环境相关数据，通过光纤通信线缆实时传输至爱尔兰海洋研究所（Marine Institute）总部，随后于互联网面向公众开放。公开数据包含实时视频流、观测站节点水深、海水温度与盐度，以及水体叶绿素与浊度估算值——该指标可反映水体中浮游植物及沉积物等颗粒物的总量。

本数据集汇总了观测站仪器与传感器采集的数值数据，所有数据均为15分钟周期的平均结果。采集指标涵盖海水温度、电导率、压力、盐度、声速、溶解氧浓度、叶绿素浓度、浊度、水流速度与水下声级。