SeaDataCloud Temperature and Salinity Historical Data Collections for the North Sea (Version 1)

The SeaDataCloud Temperature and Salinity Historical Data Collection for the North Sea includes open access in situ data on temperature and salinity for the period 1893 – 2017. The data were retrieved from the SeaDataNet infrastructure at the end of October 2017. The dataset format is ODV binary collections [3]. The quality control of the data has been performed with the help of ODV software. Data Quality Flags have been revised following common recommended procedures defined under SeaDataNet 2 project [2] in conjunction with visual expert check. Trajectories (“underway” data) and “discrete” data (CTD, XBT, discrete water samplers) have been handled separately