Inner Sound, Pentland Firth

Vertical velocity of the water column (currents); Temperature of the water column; Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)

Current profilers

The dataset comprises current profiles and temperature data from 9 half-day survey cruises in the Pentland Firth during April, June, July and October 2009. The data were collected using an acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) mounted on the Aurora, the Environmental Research Institute (ERI) survey vessel, and have been fully processed and calibrated by Dr Lonneke Goddijn-Murphy from the Environmental Research Institute, University of the Highlands and Islands prior to submission to the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC). The circulation patterns of the inner sound, Pentland Firth were studied. The purpose of the study was to improve knowledge and capabilities for understanding wave and tidal renewable energy devices and predicting environmental impacts of renewable energy development. The data are available on request from BODC.

Goddijn-Murphy, L.M. (2011) Current patterns in the Inner Sound (Pentland Firth) from underway ADCP data., J Atmos Ocean Tech

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