spiddal_obs_ctd eng UTF8 dataset service Data Requests Marine Institute Ireland +353 91 387 200 Rinville, Oranmore Galway Galway EIRE Ireland datarequests@marine.ie pointOfContact 2026-04-15 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) 4 column row vertical temporal SmartBay Observatory CTD data 2015-09-30 creation erddap.marine.ie spiddal_obs_ctd Marine Institute Marine Institute http://data.marine.ie/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/ie.marine.data:dataset.2837 information web browser Background Information Background information from the source information originator Alan Berry; Conall O'Malley; Rob Thomas contributor The SmartBay Observatory in Galway Bay is an underwater observatory which uses cameras, probes and sensors to permit continuous and remote live underwater monitoring. It was installed in 2015 on the seafloor 1.5km off the coast of Spiddal, Co. Galway, Ireland at a depth of 20-25m. Underwater observatories allow ocean researchers unique real-time access to monitor ongoing changes in the marine environment. The Galway Bay Observatory is an important contribution by Ireland to the growing global network of real-time data capture systems deployed in the ocean. Data relating to the marine environment at the Galway Observatory site is transferred in real-time through a fibre optic telecommunications cable to the Marine Institute headquarters and then made publically available on the internet. The data includes a live video stream, the depth of the observatory node, the water temperature and salinity, and estimates of the chlorophyll and turbidity levels in the water which give an indication of the volume of phytoplankton and other particles, such as sediment, in the water. Maintenance take place on the observatory every 18 to 24 months. This CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) and Oxygen Dataset comprises of the raw data that is collected from the Galway Observatory site using an Idronaut Ocean-Seven 304 plus Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) sensor probe. The sensor measures the temperature and conductivity of the seawater. The conductivity is used to calculate an estimate of the salinity. The pressure exerted by the seawater above is used to calculate the depth of the sensor, and these parameters are also used to estimate the speed of sound within the sea. The Ocean-Seven 304 Plus CTD has also been equipped with a polarographic IDRONAUT dissolved oxygen sensor which measure the dissolved oxygen concentration of the seawater. The sensor is deployed on the EMSO Smartbay Cable End Equipment Node in Galway Bay in approx. 25m depth of water. The SmartBay Observatory was funded in part by a grant from Science Foundation Ireland under Grant Number 12/RI/2331. Ongoing operation of the observatory is funded by the Marine Institute and Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. Marine Institute Marine Institute http://data.marine.ie/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/ie.marine.data:dataset.2837 information web browser Background Information Background information from the source information pointOfContact Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column Electrical conductivity of the water column Salinity of the water column Sea level Sound velocity and travel time in \nthe water column Temperature of the water column theme Marine Institute project longitude latitude depth time sea_water_electrical_conductivity sea_water_pressure sea_water_salinity speed_of_sound_in_sea_water sea_water_temperature mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water volume_fraction_of_oxygen_in_sea_water theme CF Standard Name Table v72 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Marine Institute largerWorkCitation project Unidata Common Data Model Point largerWorkCitation project eng geoscientificInformation 1 SmartBay Observatory CTD data 2015-09-30 creation Marine Institute Marine Institute http://data.marine.ie/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/ie.marine.data:dataset.2837 information web browser Background Information Background information from the source information originator Alan Berry; Conall O'Malley; Rob Thomas contributor The SmartBay Observatory in Galway Bay is an underwater observatory which uses cameras, probes and sensors to permit continuous and remote live underwater monitoring. It was installed in 2015 on the seafloor 1.5km off the coast of Spiddal, Co. Galway, Ireland at a depth of 20-25m. Underwater observatories allow ocean researchers unique real-time access to monitor ongoing changes in the marine environment. The Galway Bay Observatory is an important contribution by Ireland to the growing global network of real-time data capture systems deployed in the ocean. Data relating to the marine environment at the Galway Observatory site is transferred in real-time through a fibre optic telecommunications cable to the Marine Institute headquarters and then made publically available on the internet. The data includes a live video stream, the depth of the observatory node, the water temperature and salinity, and estimates of the chlorophyll and turbidity levels in the water which give an indication of the volume of phytoplankton and other particles, such as sediment, in the water. Maintenance take place on the observatory every 18 to 24 months. This CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) and Oxygen Dataset comprises of the raw data that is collected from the Galway Observatory site using an Idronaut Ocean-Seven 304 plus Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) sensor probe. The sensor measures the temperature and conductivity of the seawater. The conductivity is used to calculate an estimate of the salinity. The pressure exerted by the seawater above is used to calculate the depth of the sensor, and these parameters are also used to estimate the speed of sound within the sea. The Ocean-Seven 304 Plus CTD has also been equipped with a polarographic IDRONAUT dissolved oxygen sensor which measure the dissolved oxygen concentration of the seawater. The sensor is deployed on the EMSO Smartbay Cable End Equipment Node in Galway Bay in approx. 25m depth of water. ERDDAP tabledap 1 tight ERDDAPtabledapDatasetQueryAndAccess https://erddap.marine.ie/erddap/tabledap/spiddal_obs_ctd ERDDAP:tabledap ERDDAP-tabledap ERDDAP's tabledap service (a flavor of OPeNDAP) for tabular (sequence) data. Add different extensions (e.g., .html, .graph, .das, .dds) to the base URL for different purposes. download SmartBay Observatory CTD data 2015-09-30 creation Marine Institute Marine Institute http://data.marine.ie/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/ie.marine.data:dataset.2837 information web browser Background Information Background information from the source information originator Alan Berry; Conall O'Malley; Rob Thomas contributor The SmartBay Observatory in Galway Bay is an underwater observatory which uses cameras, probes and sensors to permit continuous and remote live underwater monitoring. It was installed in 2015 on the seafloor 1.5km off the coast of Spiddal, Co. Galway, Ireland at a depth of 20-25m. Underwater observatories allow ocean researchers unique real-time access to monitor ongoing changes in the marine environment. The Galway Bay Observatory is an important contribution by Ireland to the growing global network of real-time data capture systems deployed in the ocean. Data relating to the marine environment at the Galway Observatory site is transferred in real-time through a fibre optic telecommunications cable to the Marine Institute headquarters and then made publically available on the internet. The data includes a live video stream, the depth of the observatory node, the water temperature and salinity, and estimates of the chlorophyll and turbidity levels in the water which give an indication of the volume of phytoplankton and other particles, such as sediment, in the water. Maintenance take place on the observatory every 18 to 24 months. This CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) and Oxygen Dataset comprises of the raw data that is collected from the Galway Observatory site using an Idronaut Ocean-Seven 304 plus Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) sensor probe. The sensor measures the temperature and conductivity of the seawater. The conductivity is used to calculate an estimate of the salinity. The pressure exerted by the seawater above is used to calculate the depth of the sensor, and these parameters are also used to estimate the speed of sound within the sea. The Ocean-Seven 304 Plus CTD has also been equipped with a polarographic IDRONAUT dissolved oxygen sensor which measure the dissolved oxygen concentration of the seawater. The sensor is deployed on the EMSO Smartbay Cable End Equipment Node in Galway Bay in approx. 25m depth of water. OPeNDAP 1 tight OPeNDAPDatasetQueryAndAccess https://erddap.marine.ie/erddap/tabledap/spiddal_obs_ctd OPeNDAP:OPeNDAP OPeNDAP An OPeNDAP service for tabular (sequence) data. Add different extensions (e.g., .html, .das, .dds) to the base URL for different purposes. download SmartBay Observatory CTD data 2015-09-30 creation Marine Institute Marine Institute http://data.marine.ie/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/ie.marine.data:dataset.2837 information web browser Background Information Background information from the source information originator Alan Berry; Conall O'Malley; Rob Thomas contributor The SmartBay Observatory in Galway Bay is an underwater observatory which uses cameras, probes and sensors to permit continuous and remote live underwater monitoring. It was installed in 2015 on the seafloor 1.5km off the coast of Spiddal, Co. Galway, Ireland at a depth of 20-25m. Underwater observatories allow ocean researchers unique real-time access to monitor ongoing changes in the marine environment. The Galway Bay Observatory is an important contribution by Ireland to the growing global network of real-time data capture systems deployed in the ocean. Data relating to the marine environment at the Galway Observatory site is transferred in real-time through a fibre optic telecommunications cable to the Marine Institute headquarters and then made publically available on the internet. The data includes a live video stream, the depth of the observatory node, the water temperature and salinity, and estimates of the chlorophyll and turbidity levels in the water which give an indication of the volume of phytoplankton and other particles, such as sediment, in the water. Maintenance take place on the observatory every 18 to 24 months. This CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) and Oxygen Dataset comprises of the raw data that is collected from the Galway Observatory site using an Idronaut Ocean-Seven 304 plus Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) sensor probe. The sensor measures the temperature and conductivity of the seawater. The conductivity is used to calculate an estimate of the salinity. The pressure exerted by the seawater above is used to calculate the depth of the sensor, and these parameters are also used to estimate the speed of sound within the sea. The Ocean-Seven 304 Plus CTD has also been equipped with a polarographic IDRONAUT dissolved oxygen sensor which measure the dissolved oxygen concentration of the seawater. The sensor is deployed on the EMSO Smartbay Cable End Equipment Node in Galway Bay in approx. 25m depth of water. ERDDAP Subset 1 tight ERDDAP_Subset https://erddap.marine.ie/erddap/tabledap/spiddal_obs_ctd.subset search Subset Web page to facilitate selecting subsets of the dataset download physicalMeasurement instrument_id String Instrument Id time double time of measurement cond double conductivity of sea water press double pressure exerted by sea water and overlying atmosphere sal double salinity soundv double sound velocity in sea water temp double Temperature dissolved_oxygen_ppm double dissolved oxygen concentration dissolved_oxygen_sat double dissolved oxygen saturation ttime String Ttime Data Requests Marine Institute Ireland +353 91 387 200 Rinville, Oranmore Galway Galway EIRE Ireland datarequests@marine.ie distributor OPeNDAP DAP/2.0 https://erddap.marine.ie/erddap/tabledap/spiddal_obs_ctd.html order Data Subset Form ERDDAP's version of the OPeNDAP .html web page for this dataset. Specify a subset of the dataset and download the data via OPeNDAP or in many different file types. download https://erddap.marine.ie/erddap/tabledap/spiddal_obs_ctd.graph order Make-A-Graph Form ERDDAP's Make-A-Graph .html web page for this dataset. Create an image with a map or graph of a subset of the data. mapDigital dataset 2020-04-20: Metadata attributes enhanced following OceanSITES and SeaDataNet attribute and vocabulary requirements. 2020-05-13: Metadata attributes enhanced following Copernicus Marine In Situ NetCDF format manual. This record was created from dataset metadata by ERDDAP Version 2.14