BELGICA CTD data set (since 1984)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Operational Directorate Natural Environment (Ostend) |
| Country | Belgium  |
| Time period | From 1984 onwards |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | North East Atlantic, primarily Southern North Sea |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column; Acoustic backscatter in the water column; Raw temperature and/or salinity instrument output; Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column; Bathymetry and Elevation |
| Description | |
| Summary | The RV Belgica CTD data set comprises all data gathered with the Plessey CTD system (1984-1988) and the Sea-Bird CTD systems (1989-2000) aboard the RV Belgica. The standard data acquisition rate is 2 records per second (for Plessey, SBE19 and for SBE09plus). |
| Originators | Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Management Unit of North Sea and Scheldt Estuary Mathematical Models, Ostend |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Operational Directorate Natural Environment (Ostend) |
| Availability | SeaDataNet licence |
| Contact | Scory Serge (Ir) |
| Address | Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Operational Directorate Natural Environment, Belgian Marine Data Centre |
| Telephone | 02/773.21.11 |
| Facsimile | 02/7706972 |
| bmdc@mumm.ac.be | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) |
| Local identifier | 11010014 |
| Global identifier | 994 |
| Last revised | 2015-07-27 |
