Coastal Sea Surface Temperature Data Set - England and Wales (1963-1990)

This dataset comprises sea surface temperature measurements taken close to the time of high water at intervals of three to four days. The measuring programme consisted of approximately 50 observing sites around the shoreline of England and Wales and the data set spans the time period from 1963 to 1990. A few observing sites were already in existence when the network was established, for example observations at the Seven Stones and Varne Light Vessels go back as far as 1905. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory (MAFF), now known as the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) - part of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), set up a database for these data, supplemented by both the earlier data and also by data from non-MAFF sources. Data from 1963 until 1990 are held at the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC). The time series is ongoing but data later than 1990 are not stored at BODC, these data are available from CEFAS.

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British Oceanographic Data Centre record 1048033
Date (Publication)
2017-10-03
Date (Creation)
2010-09-23
Date (Revision)
2010-09-27
Citation identifier
http://www.bodc.ac.uk/ / EDMED565
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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory

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British Oceanographic Data Centre

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As needed

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Data are freely available for use in teaching and research, providing due acknowledgment in any publication produced, following agreement to the terms and conditions of the British Oceanographic Data Centre Data Licence. The licence terms and conditions are available via https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/documents/nodb/267795/

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English
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  • Oceans
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Begin date
1963
End date
1990
Supplemental Information

Publication year: 1981-01-01

Publication title: Ten years of measurement of coastal sea temperatures.

Publication authors: Jones, S.R.



Publication year: 1991-01-01

Publication title: Near Surface sea temperatures in coastal waters of the North Sea, English Channel and Irish Sea.

Publication authors: Jones, S.R. and Jeffs, T.M.

Publication editors: MAFF Fisheries Research Data Report No. 24 : 71 pages.
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OGP / urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
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    British Oceanographic Data Centre

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    Instrument(s) used to collect data: water body temperature sensor.

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    Metadata language
    English
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    2018-02-06T15:16:39
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    Version 2.3.8
    Metadata author
    Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

    British Oceanographic Data Centre

    Polly Hadžiabdic

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