Swedish Sea Surface Temperature (SST) network, 1973 to present
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute |
| Country | Sweden  |
| Time period | 1973 - (ongoing) |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | The Baltic Sea and the Kattegat |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Raw temperature and/or salinity instrument output |
| Description | |
| Summary | Sea surface temperature measurements started in 1920 at a number of coastal stations. In the late 1950s, the net was expanded with two ferry lines. In 1972, the observation net was greatly expanded to include pilots, light-ships, voluntary observing ships and ships of opportunity. From 1973, charts covering the entire Baltic Sea, the Kattegat, the Skagerrak (to E09) and Lake Vanern are published twice a week. The database contains temperature measurements from 1973 collected on 120 stations with different frequencies and periods. |
| Originators | Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute |
| References | Anon (1974) Sea Surface Temperatures in Waters Surrounding Sweden., SMHI Series Meteorology and Climatology Nr RMK1 |
| Data web site | http://www.smhi.se |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute |
| Availability | Unrestricted |
| Contact | Jorgen Oberg (Data manager) |
| Address | Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute |
| Telephone | +46 (0)11 495 80 00 |
| Facsimile | +46-(0)11-495 80 01 |
| obs-drift@smhi.se | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute |
| Local identifier | 18001035 |
| Global identifier | 44 |
| Last revised | 2017-09-26 |
