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Marine Environment Real-time Observation System - MEROS
Data set information
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General | |
Data holding centre | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory |
Country | United Kingdom ![]() |
Time period | 2001 |
Ongoing | Yes |
Geographical area | Liverpool Bay, Southern North Sea |
Observations | |
Parameters | Electrical conductivity of the water column; Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column; Raw fluorometer output; Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies; Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column; Salinity of the water column; Temperature of the water column; Wave height and period statistics; Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column; Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column; Transmittance and attenuance of the water column; Silicate concentration parameters in the water column |
Instruments | Fluorometers; current meters; nutrient analysers; discrete water samplers; CTD; wave recorders |
Description | |
Summary | The aim is to create networks of systems able to readily and rapidly collect, store and exchange environmental data and provide timely public access by end-users attempting to understand and model ecosystem behaviour. In collaboration with private sector partners Cefas has developed a new generation of Smart Mooring Systems. These systems take high-frequency measurements of marine environmental data over extended periods of time. These data provide improved understanding of the physical and biogeochemical processes operating in the marine environment. Currently 3 moorings exist: 1 in Liverpool Bay as part of the Liverpool Coastal Observatory 2 in southern North Sea 'Gabbard' |
Originators | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory |
Data web site | http://map.cefasdirect.co.uk/smartbuoyweb/Advanced.asp |
Availability | |
Organisation | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory |
Availability | Licence |
Contact | Contracts Office, CEFAS, Lowestoft |
Address | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory |
Telephone | +44 1621 562244 |
Facsimile | +44 (0)1502 513865 |
Administration | |
Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
Local identifier | 1029101 |
Global identifier | 484 |
Last revised | 2009-05-22 |