This ongoing data set consists of biogeochemical sensor data from the
SmartBuoy moorings and related platforms which use ESM2 and ESMx data-loggers.
SmartBuoys consist of a 4 meter tall stainless steel frame with a fibreglass
torroid for buoyancy. Instruments are attached at a nominal 1 meter depth to
the frame. In-air sensors are mounted to the top of the torroid. The buoys
feature a satellite telemetry system providing near real-time telemetry.The
typical SmartBuoy configuration measures temperature, salinity, dissolved
oxygen, chlorophyll fluorescence, turbidity and photosynthetic active
radiation (PAR) sensors.A "Licor-arm" is also often fitted providing PAR
measurements additionally from 1 and 2 meters.The buoys are also typically
fitted with a water sampler which collects pre-spiked bag samples for later
nutrient (Nitrate and Silicate or phytoplankton analysis.
The NAS-3X in-situ nutrient analyser is also used on some sites which provides
nitrate concentration measurements at a higher freuency than the water
samples.Data are telemetered every two hours using satellite telemetry.
Seabed landers have also been fitted with ESM-2 data loggers and the data
collected is featured here.The mooring consists of a 3 legged stainless steel
"minilander" 1.5 meters high.The biogeochemical sensors are mounted at 1
meter above the seabed.These platforms often also include upward facing
acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) instruments, this data is not
held in the SmartBuoy database however.A table of deployment locations as of
July 2017 is given below:
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Deployment |Code |Latitude |Longitude |Date from |Date To |Platform |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|A1221 SmartBuoy |A1221 |53.167 |2.817 |19/01/2000 |10/09/2000 |SmartBuoy |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Shelf Sea |CANDYFLOSS |49.402 |-8.604 |27/03/2014 |24/08/2015 |SmartBuoy |
|Biogeochemistry | | | | | | |
|CANDYFLOSS | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Celtic Deep |CELTDEEP2 |51.138 |-6.562 |15/07/2012 |19/08/2015 |SmartBuoy |
|Site 2 | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Celti Deep Site |CELTDEEP2L |51.136 |-6.573 |20/10/2014 |30/08/2015 |Lander |
|2 Lander | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Celtic Deep |CELTICDEEP |51.250 |-6.082 |05/05/2009 |30/04/2012 |SmartBuoy |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Dowsing |DOWSING |53.531 |1.056 |10/01/2009 |ongoing |SmartBuoy |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|EAOW AWAC 1 |EAOWAWAC1 |52.312 |2.460 |05/01/2011 |29/01/2012 |Lander |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|EAOW AWAC 2 |EAOWAWAC2 |52.143 |2.504 |05/01/2011 |31/01/2012 |Lander |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|EAOW AWAC 3.1 |EAOWAWAC31 |52.556 |2.774 |04/12/2012 |13/12/2013 |Lander |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|EAOW AWAC 4.1 |EAOWAWAC41 |52.873 |2.896 |04/12/2012 |10/12/2013 |Lander |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|East of Celtic |ECELTDEEP |51.126 |-6.177 |18/03/2014 |31/10/2014 |Lander |
|Deep Lander | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|East Of Haig |EHAIGFRAS |50.569 |-7.022 |31/01/2014 |30/08/2015 |Lander |
|Fras Lander | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Gabbard 2000 |GABB2000 |52.000 |2.333 |28/02/2000 |29/06/2000 |SmartBuoy |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Gabbard |GABBARD |52.000 |2.335 |14/12/2000 |29/08/2002 |SmartBuoy |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Hinkley Point |HINKLEYML |51.227 |-3.162 |16/12/2008 |09/04/2009 |Lander |
|Lander | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Liverpool Bay |LIVBAY |53.535 |-3.362 |13/11/2002 |ongoing |SmartBuoy |
|Coastal | | | | | | |
|Observatory | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Liverpool Bay |LIVBAY2 |53.450 |-3.643 |12/05/2005 |21/04/2011 |SmartBuoy |
|Coastal | | | | | | |
|Observatory | | | | | | |
|Site 2 | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Noordwijk 10 |N10 |52.301 |4.303 |07/03/2000 |19/09/2001 |SmartBuoy |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Noordwijk 2 |N2 |52.255 |4.404 |17/09/2001 |09/01/2002 |SmartBuoy |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Noordwijk 5 |N5 |52.276 |4.367 |26/02/2002 |23/04/2002 |SmartBuoy |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|North Dogger |NDOGGERML |55.683 |2.280 |24/02/2007 |15/09/2008 |Lander |
|Lander | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|North Dogger |NTHDOGGER |55.683 |2.280 |24/02/2007 |15/09/2008 |SmartBuoy |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Nymph Bank |NYMPHBANK |51.043 |-6.600 |31/01/2014 |27/08/2014 |Lander |
|Lander | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Oyster Grounds |OYSTER |54.414 |4.039 |14/03/2006 |21/12/2013 |SmartBuoy |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Oyster Grounds |OYSTERML |54.414 |4.042 |19/04/2007 |21/09/2008 |Lander |
|Lander | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Scroby Sands |SCROBY |52.650 |1.759 |09/04/2003 |01/04/2005 |Lander |
|Lander | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Sean Gas Fields |SEANGASML |53.166 |2.808 |14/09/2007 |30/09/2008 |Lander |
|Lander | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Sizewell Lander |SIZEWELLML |52.216 |1.638 |28/11/2008 |08/03/2009 |Lander |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|Warp Anchorage |TH1 |51.526 |1.028 |30/11/2000 |ongoing |SmartBuoy |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|West Gabbard |WESTGAB |51.980 |2.083 |28/08/2002 |15/05/2016 |SmartBuoy |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|West Gabbard |WESTGAB2 |51.955 |2.110 |09/05/2016 |ongoing |SmartBuoy |
|Site 2 | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|West Gabbard |WESTGABDWM |51.984 |2.083 |28/08/2002 |26/08/2004 |SmartBuoy |
|DWM Trials | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+
|West Gabbard |WESTGABTRI |51.982 |2.079 |19/12/2002 |30/06/2003 |SmartBuoy |
|TriAxys Trials | | | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+