RV CORYSTES 03/2000 High Resolution CTD Data from the European Shelf

The European Shelf and Iberian Abyssal Plain are covered by this oceanographic data. It was collected by CEFAS research vessels using a lowered CTD rosette system while stationary, capturing profiles from the surface to near the seabed. The data includes core parameters like pressure, temperature, and conductivity, with later cruises potentially adding sensors for fluorometry and light measurement.

Use Cases

• Calculate water salinity based on conductivity data using UNESCO formulations.
• Analyze vertical oceanographic profiles based on high-resolution downcast data.
• Calibrate biological or optical sensors based on bottle sample data collected on the upcast.
• Study temporal changes in shelf sea properties based on data from multiple research cruises.

Strengths

• Data collection follows a standardized oceanographic method using a lowered CTD rosette system.
• Core parameters allow for the calculation of fundamental properties like salinity.
• The description specifies the geographic scope as the European Shelf and Iberian Abyssal Plain.

Limitations

• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The exact sensor configuration and available parameters vary between cruises.

Provenance

Source

CEFAS (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science) research cruises.

Collection Method

Collected from research vessels on station using a lowered CTD rosette system, with water samples taken for calibration.

Time Range

Cruise dated March 2000; overall temporal coverage of the archive is unspecified.

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Broadly covers the European Shelf with some data from the Iberian Abyssal Plain.