Coast of Bays seawater vertical and horizontal structure: Hydrographic structure, spatial variability and seasonality, 2009-2013

This dataset was compiled as part of a multiyear effort lead by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) to support sustainable aquaculture regulation in the Coast of Bays, an area of the south coast of Newfoundland. It is the second of a series aiming to provide an oceanographic knowledge baseline of the Coast of Bays.This dataset includes temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen concentration profiles collected during CTD surveys, each survey containing a varying number of casts/profiles taken within the area of interest. In total, 760 profiles from 11 surveys, executed over 276 stations, were collected from June 2009 to November 2013. Data were processed and quality controlled using the instrumentation manufacturer guidelines, custom tools as well as visual inspection. Data are provided in tab-delimited text-based format compatible with most data processing language and tools (e.g. MS. Excel) as well as with the Ocean Data View software (https://odv.awi.de/) for rapid visualisation. A summary of the CTD profiles and stations surveyed is also provided as a comma separated values (CSV) file.A full description of the data and of its use in the context of the motivating project can be found in http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/csas-sccs/Publications/ResDocs-DocRech/2017/2017_077-eng.html. Analyses from this dataset were presented during a Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) meeting which took place in St John’s in March 2015 (http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/csas-sccs/schedule-horraire/2015/03_25-26b-eng.html) and from which a Science Advisory Report (http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/csas-sccs/Publications/SAR-AS/2016/2016_039-eng.html) and Proceedings (http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/csas-sccs/Publications/Pro-Cr/2017/2017_043-eng.html) were published.

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Licence: Open Government Licence 2.0 (Canada)

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Metadata Reference Date(s) May 14, 2021 (Publication)
June 20, 2023 (Revision)
Data Reference Date(s) June 18, 2009 (Creation)
September 16, 2019 (Publication)
Frequency of Update As Needed

Responsible Party 1
Name
Donnet, Sebastien
Affiliation
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Email
sebastien.donnet@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Role
  • Custodian
  • Distributor
  • Owner

Field Value
Ocean Variables
  • Oxygen
  • Sea Surface Height
  • Subsurface Salinity
  • Subsurface Temperature
Climate Variables
  • Sea Level
  • Oxygen
Scope Dataset
Status Completed
Maintenance Note Generated from https://cioos-siooc.github.io/metadata-entry-form
Spatial Extent [[[-56.5, 46.75], [-54.5, 46.75], [-54.5, 48.0], [-56.5, 48.0], [-56.5, 46.75]]]
North Bounding Latitude 48.0
South Bounding Latitude 46.75
East Bounding Longitude -54.5
West Bounding Longitude -56.5
Temporal Extent
Begin
2009-06-18
End
2013-11-03
Vertical Extent
Min
5.0
Max
786.0
Default Locale English
Included in Data Catalogue
Included in Data Catalogue 1
Name
CKAN
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URL
https://catalogue.dev.cioosatlantic.ca