Identification

Title

Seawater temperature records for the UK Shelf - 11 - Cefas Lowestoft Sample Data Management System

Abstract

This dataset has been extracted as part of an exercise to assemble "all" Cefas Temperature Data and publish it in a Data paper. It is one of 17 Cefas data sources assembled. The Lowestoft Sample Data Management System (LSDM) was the tool used for tracking the ingestion, processing and analysis of marine water, sediment and radiological samples. It was replaced by the Cefas Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) in 2015. This dataset is an extract from the LSDM for seawater temperature data (other data are in LIMS and the Cefas Data Hub). The Laboratory Sample Data Management system (LSDM) was the primary system used by Cefas (Lowestoft) before and throughout the 1990s (initially known as the Liquid Sample Data Management system). Its function was to provide a vehicle for the management of the ingestion, analysis and recording of measurements on marine samples, ranging from oceanographic water samples through sediments to “environmental materials” and radiological samples (see Sutton (1993) for an example of the supporting role of LSDM in relation to the, usually high level, scientific measurement systems of the day, Sauer et al (2002) for an example of its pivotal role in quality assured processes and analyses. As the work profile for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Directorate of Fisheries Research changed, followed by the creation of Cefas and then Defra, the need for the centralised system for the management of an extensive suite of physical samples decreased. LSDM was closed down in 2015 with chemical data transferred to other systems. The temperature data held included the historical ferry routes and historical CTN data. The remainder, from a variety of programmes and cruises, are presented in this section.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/3259

name: Cefas Data Portal

description: The Cefas Data Portal contains metadata records and data sets available to download and connect to in support of our commitment to open science. Data is available in the following formats: CSV, ESRI Shapefile. The data can also be accessed via the WFS and WMS protocols.

function: download

Unique resource identifier

code

CEFAS3259

codeSpace

https://data.cefas.co.uk

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

oceans

2012-01-11

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-50.00

East bounding longitude

20.00

North bounding latitude

70.00

South bounding latitude

40.00

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1960-01-04

End position

2009-01-12

Dataset reference date

date type

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

This system hosted results from analyses of samples taken on a variety of cruises. The data provided is an extract from the database. Below are references to individual cruises and cruise reports. Additional metadata for these cruises are available on the Cefas Data Hub with links to cruise specific datasets (with additional parameters beyond temperature). Methodological documentation is available from: `https://www.cefas.co.uk/publications/aquatic/aepam10.pdf`_, `http://jerico–fp7.eu/attachments/article/99/Cefas_Analysis%20of%20salinity%20samples%20using%20the%20Portasal.pdf`_ & `https://ec.europa.eu/energy/sites/ener/files/documents/tech_report_dungeness.pdf`_. The wide range of samples and the extended time period of operation means there is an extensive body of supporting information. The multiple sources are described in 17 separate metadata entries under the same Title, e.g. Seawater temperature records for the UK Shelf - 15 - RV Cefas Endeavour FerryBox Monitoring System. These data have been described in detail via the following publication. Morris, D. J., Pinnegar, J. K., Maxwell, D. L., Dye, S. R., Fernand, L. J., Flatman, S., Williams, O. J., and Rogers, S. I.: Over 10 million seawater temperature records for the United Kingdom Continental Shelf between 1880 and 2014 from 17 Cefas (United Kingdom government) marine data systems, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 10, 27–51, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-10-27-2018, 2018. .. _`https://www.cefas.co.uk/publications/aquatic/aepam10.pdf`: https://www.cefas.co.uk/publications/aquatic/aepam10.pdf .. _`http://jerico–fp7.eu/attachments/article/99/cefas_analysis%20of%20salinity%20samples%20using%20the%20portasal.pdf`: http://jerico-fp7.eu/attachments/article/99/Cefas_Analysis%20of%20salinity%20samples%20using%20the%20Portasal.pdf .. _`https://ec.europa.eu/energy/sites/ener/files/documents/tech_report_dungeness.pdf`: https://ec.europa.eu/energy/sites/ener/files/documents/tech_report_dungeness.pdf

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

INSPIRE Data Specification on Oceanographic geographical features – Technical Guidelines

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2013-12-10

degree

false

explanation

See the referenced specification

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

true

explanation

See the referenced specification

Data format

name of format

Unknown

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

responsible party role

distributor

Responsible party

organisation name

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS)

email address

data.manager@cefas.co.uk

responsible party role

owner

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS)

full postal address

Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

NR33 0HT

email address

data.manager@cefas.co.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2025-02-11T11:53:58

Metadata language

eng