Continental Slope Experiment (CONSLEX) Data Set (1982-1983)

The data set comprises current velocity, hydrographic pressure and sea temperature measurements from the Scottish continental slope between August 1982 and June 1983. The instrument deployments, mainly current meter moorings, were made along a set of lines defined A-G across the Scottish continental slope (51 N - 63 N, 0 - 15 W). Current meters recorded horizontal currents, temperature and pressure, while six bottom-mounted pressure gauges were deployed at either end of each line. Four temporary tide gauges were also installed from Sligo (Ireland) to Shetland. The Continental Slope Experiment (CONSLEX) was designed to study water movements across the Scottish continental slope. CONSLEX was a collaborative exercise between the Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Wormley Laboratory (IOSW) and the Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Bidston Laboratory (IOSB) now collectively known as the National Oceanography Centre (NOC); the Scottish Marine Biological Association (SMBA), now known as the Scottish Marine Institute based at the Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory (DML); the Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department (SOAFD), now known as Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory; and the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Laboratory (MAFF), now known as the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS). The data are held at the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC).

本数据集包含了1982年8月至1983年6月期间，对苏格兰大陆坡的当前流速、水文学压力和海水温度的测量数据。仪器部署主要采用流速计浮标，沿定义的A-G线在苏格兰大陆坡（51°N - 63°N，0°W - 15°W）进行。流速计记录了水平流速、温度和压力，而在每条线的两端部署了六个底部压力计。此外，从爱尔兰的斯利戈到设得兰还安装了四个临时潮位计。大陆坡实验（CONSLEX）旨在研究穿越苏格兰大陆坡的水流运动。CONSLEX是由海洋科学研究所沃姆利实验室（IOSW）与海洋科学研究所比斯顿实验室（IOSB）共同进行的协作项目，这两者现统称为国家海洋中心（NOC）；苏格兰海洋生物协会（SMBA），现更名为位于邓斯塔夫尼格海洋实验室（DML）的苏格兰海洋研究所；苏格兰政府农业与渔业部（SOAFD），现称为阿伯丁海洋实验室的苏格兰海洋局；以及农业、渔业与食品部洛斯托夫特实验室（MAFF），现称为环境、渔业与水产养殖科学中心洛斯托夫特实验室（CEFAS）。数据存储于英国海洋数据中心（BODC）。