Details of Kinvarra Bay salinity and temperature data set

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Dataset identification

Title of datasetKinvarra Bay salinity and temperature data set
Narrative summary of datasetTemperature and salinity from 4 stations in Kinvarra Bay, near Galway Ireland for April-June 2009. Measurements were made at the surface and bottom of the water column at ~20 minute intervals over 2-3 months in 2009.
Summary of processing methodologyData were downloaded from the instrument. No QC algorithms were applied.
Start date2009-04-08
End date2009-06-05
Frequency of observationsminute to sub-hour

Responsible organisations

CountryIreland
Organisation nameMarine Institute
Role of organisationOriginator of Dataset

Dataset availability

Original dataset download linkhttps://cloud.emodnet-ingestion.eu/index.php/s/pUgK45jjI7B8Ul8
Date of original dataset publication2018-05-22
Dataset formatDelimited
Public accessNo limitations
License for useCC-BY 4.0
TypeDataset

Locations

Map
Latitude north boundary53.16714
Longitude east boundary-8.9363
Latitude south boundary53.14177
Longitude west boundary-8.95706
Coordinate reference systemWorld Geodetic System 84
Sea areaNortheast Atlantic Ocean (40W)
Vertical extent minimum1 Metres
Vertical extent maximum5 Metres

Data types, collection and processing

Observation typeWater column temperature and salinity
ParameterSalinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Instrument typewater temperature sensor
Instrument nameSea-Bird SBE 37 MicroCat IM-CT with optional pressure (submersible) CTD sensor series
Instrument typewater temperature sensor
Instrument nameStar-Oddi DST centi-T Temperature Recorder
Instrument typesalinity sensor
Instrument nameSea-Bird SBE 37 MicroCat IM-CT with optional pressure (submersible) CTD sensor series
Platform typesubsurface mooring
mooring

Process information

Submitting organisationMarine Institute
Submission identifier (UUID)d5993207-9819-4c60-bd28-ddca81e8e60d
Date of dataset creation2009-08-01
Date of dataset revision2009-08-01
Date of metadata creation2018-05-04
Date of metadata latest revision2018-05-18
Date of publishing2018-05-19
Processing data centreMarine Institute
Summary record-ID159