CTD sections upon the continental shelf west of Scotland (1975-1996 )
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Scottish Association for Marine Science |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | From 1975 to 1996 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Scottish continental shelf, North Channel, Sea of the Hebrides, Minches, Outer Firth of Clyde |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Electrical conductivity of the water column; Salinity of the water column; Temperature of the water column |
| Instruments | CTD |
| Description | |
| Summary | A set of standard CTD sections between the North Channel and the North Minch has been repeated partly or completely at irregular intervals (1 - 5 times/year) since 1975. During the 1980s radiocaesium was also sampled for joint programmes with SURRC, East Kilbride. |
| Originators | Scottish Association for Marine Science |
| References | Ellett, D.J. and Edwards, A. (1983) The oceanography and inshore hydrography of the Inner Hebrides., Proceedings of the Royal Society Edinburgh, 83B: 143-160.; Edwards, A., Baxter, M.S., Ellett, D.J., Meldrum, D. and Griffiths, C.R. (1986) Clyde Sea hydrography., Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 90B: 67-83. |
| 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 | 1049004 |
| Global identifier | 643 |
| Last revised | 2009-12-01 |
