U.K. Meteorological Office Main Marine Meteorological Data Bank (1854-)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Met Office, Exeter |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | From 1854 onwards |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Global |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Air pressure; Air temperature; Wind strength and direction; Temperature of the water column; Wave height and period statistics |
| Instruments | Anemometers; meteorological packages; wave recorders; sea level recorders; water body temperature sensor |
| Description | |
| Summary | All observations are collected by merchant vessels operating as the international Voluntary Observing Fleet (VOF). Temperatures and pressures are measured; waves are estimated and winds may be either estimated or measured. Data are collected both in real time (for forecasting) and in slower time via the log books. These latter data are exchanged between national meteorological services under a scheme supervised by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). On receipt at Bracknell, the data are subjected to quality control checks to ensure internal consistency, and consistency in space and time. The data are stored in chronological order within ten degree squares. The total database now contains over 70 million observations. |
| Originators | Met Office, Exeter |
| References | R.J. Shearman (1993) Marine Observer Vol. 53, pp 208-217, |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Met Office, Exeter |
| Availability | Licence |
| Contact | Jon Turton |
| Address | Met Office, Exeter |
| Telephone | +44 (0)1392 886478 |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1033001 |
| Global identifier | 1399 |
| Last revised | 2009-05-22 |
