Seawater Temperature Records for the UK Shelf from Cefas SmartBuoys

One of 17 assembled Cefas data sources, this dataset contains high-frequency marine measurements from autonomous SmartBuoy systems. The SmartBuoys monitor physical, chemical, and biological parameters as part of the UK marine eutrophication monitoring programme. Data was published by the Marine Environmental Data & Information Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze seawater temperature trends based on high-frequency autonomous monitoring data.
• Model marine eutrophication processes based on concurrent physical, chemical, and biological parameter measurements.
• Validate satellite-derived sea surface temperature data based on in-situ buoy records.
• Assess climate change impacts on UK shelf seas based on long-term temperature time series.

Strengths

• Data originates from autonomous SmartBuoy systems designed for high-frequency marine monitoring.
• It is part of a larger assembly of 17 distinct Cefas data sources, suggesting a systematic collection effort.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Marine Environmental Data & Information Network

Collection Method

Extracted from Cefas SmartBuoy autonomous monitoring network.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-11 08:09:45.947009; freshness should be verified.

Geography

UK Shelf seas