Data from a multiparametric buoy network, Portugal (since 2009)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Hydrographic Institute |
| Country | Portugal  |
| Project | IDAMAR - Spatial Data Infrastructure for the Marine Environment(IDAMAR); MONICAN - Monitoring of the Nazaré Canyon(MONICAN); RAIA -Iberian Margin Ocean Observatory(RAIA) |
| Time period | Since 2009 |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Portuguese continental slope |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Quality control flags; Date and time; Atmospheric humidity; Wave direction; Vertical velocity of the water column (currents); Wave height and period statistics; Temperature of the water column; Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies; Solar Radiation; Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column; Transmittance and attenuance of the water column; Air temperature; Air pressure; Wind strength and direction |
| Instruments | Anemometers; wave recorders; current profilers; Global Navigation Satellite System receivers; water temperature sensor; meteorological packages |
| Description | |
| Summary | Data collected from the multiparametric buoys network are transmitted in near real time and included in the Monitoring System (MONIZEE). First multiparametric buoy was launched at Nazare in 2009 and the others in 2010 |
| Originators | Hydrographic Institute |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Hydrographic Institute |
| Availability | Unrestricted |
| Contact | Sara Almeida |
| Address | Hydrographic Institute |
| Telephone | +351 210943000 |
| mail@hidrografico.pt | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Hydrographic Institute |
| Local identifier | 590_IHOC_multiparametric_buoys |
| Global identifier | 6980 |
| Last revised | 2019-12-03 |
