North Sea CTD Data for Multibeam Sonar Correction, April 2008

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) gathered Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth (CTD) data in the Dogger Bank area of the North Sea. The data collection occurred from April 2nd to 20th, 2008, aboard the RV Endeavour. The primary purpose was to support multibeam sonar correction.

Use Cases

• Calibrating multibeam sonar systems based on the described purpose of the data collection.
• Analyzing water column structure in the Dogger Bank area based on the described CTD measurements.
• Modeling oceanographic conditions in the North Sea for a specific time period based on the stated collection dates.

Strengths

• Data was collected by a named government science agency (Cefas).
• The collection period is precisely defined as April 2-20, 2008.
• The geographic scope is specified as the Dogger Bank area of the North Sea.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas)

Collection Method

Gathered via Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) instrument from the RV Endeavour.

Time Range

April 2-20, 2008

Freshness

Data is from a specific historical period in 2008.

Geography

Dogger Bank area, North Sea