Seawater temperature records for the UK Shelf - all Cefas Seawater Temperature Data 1880 - 2014

This dataset combines the 17 Cefas Data Sources described separately into a single file containing over 10 million records. Data sources include the Cefas Coastal Temperature Network, Fishing Survey System, Oceanographic Archive, Plankton Survey System, Ferry Route and Ferry Box data, SmartBuoy & Defra WaveNet data, data from divers and fish tags, the Lowestoft Sample management System, specialist cruises and research projects, ScanFish and deployed equipment mounted CTD loggers. The Main area covered is the UK Continental Shelf with data as far west as Greenland and east as Svalbard.

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, 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.