RV Corystes 07/2000 Low Resolution CTD Data from the European Shelf

RV Corystes 07/2000 Low Resolution Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) Data was collected by CEFAS (or DFR) research cruises. The data broadly cover the European Shelf with some data from the Iberian Abyssal Plain, collected using a lowered CTD rosette system while the vessel was stationary. Profiles were taken from the surface to near the seabed, with water samples collected on the up cast for calibration.

Use Cases

• Calculate salinity from conductivity data based on the UNESCO 1978/1983 formulations mentioned in the description.
• Analyze vertical profiles of temperature and pressure (depth) from the down cast data described as a clean profile.
• Study potential relationships between physical parameters and biological activity based on the mention of fluorometers and PAR sensors added in later years.
• Calibrate sensor readings using the water bottle samples collected on the up cast, as described in the data collection method.

Strengths

• Data collection follows a standardized oceanographic method using a lowered CTD rosette system.
• The description specifies calibration procedures using water bottle samples fired at particular depths.
• Geographic coverage is specified as the European Shelf and Iberian Abyssal Plain.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

CEFAS (or DFR) research cruises, aggregated by the Government Digital Service on eu_open_data.

Collection Method

Collected using a lowered CTD rosette system while the research vessel was stationary on station.

Time Range

July 2000 (from the title).

Freshness

Data is from a specific cruise in July 2000; temporal coverage is a single point in time.

Geography

European Shelf and Iberian Abyssal Plain.