SmartBuoy Marine Observational Network

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  |           |         |          |           |           |          |
+----------------+-----------+---------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network