Data from the buoys network of Puertos del Estado (since 1998)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Harbours Authority. Physical Environment Department |
| Country | Spain  |
| Time period | 1998 onwards |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Spanish coast |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Wave direction; Vertical velocity of the water column (currents); Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents); Temperature of the water column; Wind strength and direction |
| Description | |
| Summary | The deep sea network is based on 9 Seawatch and 2 WaveScan buoy stations. The instruments are located at points with depths between 200 and 800 m and measure atmospheric and oceanographic parameters. Measurements are transmitted every hour via satellite to Puertos del Estado and directly posted to a web page (http://www.puertos.es/en-us/oceanografia/Pages/portus.aspx). |
| Originators | Harbours Authority. Physical Environment Department |
| Data web site | http://www.puertos.es/en-us/oceanografia/Pages/portus.aspx |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Harbours Authority. Physical Environment Department |
| Availability | Moratorium |
| Contact | ALVAREZ Enrique |
| Address | Harbours Authority. Physical Environment Department |
| Telephone | 91 5245500 |
| Facsimile | +34 915 245504 |
| enrique@puertos.es | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | IEO-CSIC, Spanish Oceanographic Institute |
| Local identifier | 8037005 |
| Global identifier | 2867 |
| Last revised | 2015-09-02 |
