Radiocaesium surveys upon the continental shelf west of Scotland (1976-1988)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Scottish Association for Marine Science |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | From 1976 to 1988 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Scottish continental shelf, North Channel, Sea of the Hebrides, Minches |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Electrical conductivity of the water column; Salinity of the water column; Temperature of the water column; Radioactivity in water bodies |
| Instruments | Radiometers; CTD |
| Description | |
| Summary | Water samples for radiocaesium analysis were collected in association with CTD sections upon the western Scottish shelf. The data have been used to obtain travel times within the coastal current system and budgets of ocean/shelf exchange. The radiocaesium samples were analysed at the Scottish Universities Research and Reactor Centre (SURRC), East Kilbride. |
| Originators | Scottish Association for Marine Science |
| References | McKay, W. A.,. Baxter, M.S., Ellett, D. J and Meldrum, D. T. (1986) Radiocaesium and circulation patterns west of Scotland., Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 4(3): 205-232.; Bradley, P.E. et al (1991) In: Radionuclides in the Study of Marine Processes, Elsevier, pp 61-73, Kershaw, P.J. and Woodhead, D.S. |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Scottish Association for Marine Science |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | Steven J Gontarek (Data Information Manager) |
| Address | Scottish Association for Marine Science |
| Telephone | +44 1631 559314 |
| steve.gontarek@sams.ac.uk | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1049003 |
| Global identifier | 642 |
| Last revised | 2009-12-01 |
