This data set comprises the monitoring data collected as part of the Scottish Coastal Observatory. Data used in the report are monthly averages, with full resolution data being published separately in other datasets.
This is a moderately exposed site on the south-west coast of Shetland. The temperature logger is suspended under a floating pontoon at Scalloway Boat Club. Surface nutrient, salinity and phytoplankton samples are collected by staff from North...
Scapa Pier is a fairly sheltered location within Scapa Flow. The temperature logger is suspended from the pier, and surface nutrient, salinity and phytoplankton samples are also taken from the pier. The environmental unit of the Orkney Islands...
Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 12 No 14 The Scottish Coastal Observatory (SCObs) monitors environmental parameters in Scottish coastal waters, generating data to fulfil the Scottish Government’s statutory monitoring obligations under...
The University of Aberdeen runs the Lighthouse Field Station in Cromarty as a base for mammal research. In December 2003, a temperature logger was set up near the lighthouse to measure sea surface temperature