Details of Current Profiler Marsaxlokk Malta

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Dataset identification

Title of datasetCurrent Profiler Marsaxlokk Malta
Narrative summary of datasetA Nortek AquaDopp ® 400kHz current profiler deployed within a shallow bay in Malta. The deployment was conducted for the EU Horizon 2020 research project ‘Tools for Assessment and Planning of Aquaculture Sustainability’ (TAPAS) and its aim was to produce scientific research data to support the sustainable expansion of coastal aquaculture systems. The current profiler was deployed for 16 months to help model the hydrodynamic activity, and to complement the on-going integrated multitrophic aquaculture (IMTA) study. The collected data was input into nutrient dispersion modelling software to illustrate the movement of nutrients. The current profiler collected current speed and direction by 1-meter increments from the sensor. The profiler system was re-positioned periodically. All specific data set pertaining to each deployment is in the metadata file.
Summary of processing methodologyData was extracted from the AquaDopp Profiler and the large project file was converted to working data files using AquaPro
Supporting documentationABTG~TPS~AquaDoppDeployment~MetaData.csv
Project/programmeTAPAS - Tools for Assessment and Planning of Aquaculture Sustainability
Start date2018-04-12
End date2019-08-20
Frequency of observationsminute to sub-hour

Responsible organisations

CountryMalta
Organisation nameAquaBioTech Group
Role of organisationOriginator of Dataset
CountryMalta
Organisation nameOceanography Malta Research Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta
Role of organisationDataset Holding Organisation

Dataset availability

Original dataset download linkhttps://cloud.emodnet-ingestion.eu/index.php/s/SWcTjJVuw1iKH9O
Dataset formatcsv
Public accessNo limitations
License for useODC-ODbL
TypeDataset

Locations

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Latitude north boundary35.834819821803
Longitude east boundary14.561863598774
Latitude south boundary35.813106755752
Longitude west boundary14.531994519184
Coordinate reference systemWorld Geodetic System 84
Sea areaMediterranean Region
Mediterranean Sea
Vertical extent minimum0.24 Metres
Vertical extent maximum10.24 Metres
Vertical extent unit1 Metres

Data types, collection and processing

Observation typeCurrents
ParameterHorizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
Instrument typecurrent profilers
Instrument nameNortek Aquadopp 400 kHz Doppler current profiler
Platform typesubsurface mooring
Data quality processing informationData quality was processed using Nortek Surge software. Values for roll and pitch were filtered if higher than 10 degrees. Data collected during deployment and retrieval also removed in the filtering process. Water depth of actual data points was calculated with mount offsets, cell sizes and water depth of the deployment area. Data is good quality.

Process information

Submitting organisationAquaBioTech Group
Submission identifier (UUID)37aee3e8-fd7f-4813-81a3-bbcb76c6c02b
Date of dataset creation2018-04-12
Date of metadata creation2019-09-12
Date of metadata latest revision2019-09-27
Date of publishing2019-09-27
Processing data centreOceanography Malta Research Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta
Summary record-ID550