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| Data set name | CTD Profiles in Mellieha and St. Paul's Bay | |||||||||
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| GEMET-INSPIRE themes | Oceanographic geographical features | |||||||||
| Abstract | The data consisting of 179 CTD profiles were collected during 5 surveys in the period 1992-1994. The profiles were collected at different seasons with the intention of studying the water column structure and identifying the physical processes pertaining to this coastal stretch over a range of spatial and temporal scales. The survey in 1992 was the first ever physical oceanographic survey conducted by a CTD profiler in Maltese coastal waters. The survey was conducted under the framework of the nationally funded coastal embayments. This survey was done in the area of Mellieha Bay and St.Pauls Bay. The subsequent surveys covered stations within an area of about 60km2 on the NW coastal area of the Maltese Islands, including measurements within the embayments. | |||||||||
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| Data set creation date | 20150407 | |||||||||
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| Latitude | 36.068330000000003 | |||||||||
| Longitude | 14.43333 | |||||||||
| Datum | World Geodetic System 84 | |||||||||
| Measuring area type | point | |||||||||
| Water depth (m) | 152.05 | |||||||||
| Depth reference | Lowest Astronomical Tide | |||||||||
| Minimum instrument depth (m) | 1 | |||||||||
| Maximum instrument depth (m) | 87 | |||||||||
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| Location qualification | Landward side of the 12 NM boundary | |||||||||
| MSFD areas | Mediterranean Sea | |||||||||
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| Start date | 19930817 | |||||||||
| Start time | 00:00:00 | |||||||||
| End date | 19930817 | |||||||||
| End time | 00:00:00 | |||||||||
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| Horizontal resolution | 0 | |||||||||
| Horizontal resolution | Degrees | |||||||||
| Vertical resolution | 0.01 | |||||||||
| Vertical resolution | Metres | |||||||||
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| Station name | MelPaul CTD cruises | |||||||||
| Alternative station name | MelPaul | |||||||||
| Station start date | 19920816 | |||||||||
| Who? | ||||||||||
| Data originator | Oceanography Malta Research Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta | |||||||||
| Data custodian | Oceanography Malta Research Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta | |||||||||
| How to get data? | ||||||||||
| Data Distributor | Oceanography Malta Research Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta | |||||||||
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| Access/ordering of data | web data access with registration | |||||||||
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| Lineage | The data centres apply standard data quality control procedures on all data that the centres manage. Ask the data centre for details. | |||||||||
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| CDI-record id | 668392 | |||||||||
| Version | 0 | |||||||||
| CDI-record initial import date | 2010-02-12 16:11:21.153 | |||||||||
| CDI-record last update | 2014-12-01 06:33:12.633 | |||||||||
| Point of contact | Oceanography Malta Research Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta |