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Fluxes Across Sloping Topography of the North East Atlantic (FASTNEt) Data Set

Data holding centreBritish Oceanographic Data Centre
CountryUnited Kingdom  United Kingdom
ProjectFluxes Across Sloping Topography of the North East Atlantic(FASTNEt)
Time period2011- ongoing
OngoingYes
Geographical area

UK Shelf Edge comprising three main study areas: The Celtic Sea, Malin Shelf and the North Scotland Shelf.

Observations 
Parameters

Air pressure; Atmospheric humidity; Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column; Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies; Turbulence in the water column; Raw fluorometer output; Raw current meter output parameters; Vertical velocity of the water column (currents); Bathymetry and Elevation; Moored instrument depth; Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column; Other meteorological measurements; Optical backscatter; Raw oxygen sensor output; Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column; Uptake of other nutrients in the water column; Primary production in the water column; Ocean colour and earth-leaving visible waveband spectral radiation; Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks; Temperature of the water column; Stable isotopes in water bodies; Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column; Phytoplankton generic abundance in water bodies; Salinity of the water column; Skin temperature of the water column; Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column; Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies; Acoustic backscatter in the water column; Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column; Raw temperature and/or salinity instrument output; Platform or instrument orientation; Concentration of organic matter in water bodies; Electrical conductivity of the water column; Phytoplankton generic biomass in water bodies; Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies; Transmittance and attenuance of the water column; Raw in-situ nutrient analyser output; Air temperature; Concentration of silicon species in the water column; Wind strength and direction; Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)

Instruments

Anemometers; fluorometers; current profilers; lowered current profilers; CTD undulators; thermosalinographs; single-beam echosounders; salinity sensor; ADVs and turbulence probes; autoanalysers; mass spectrometers; bench fluorometers; salinometers; Regional models; Ocean models; Differential Global Positioning System receivers; acoustic backscatter sensors; microstructure sensors; CTD; transmissometers; discrete water samplers; current meters; water temperature sensor; thermistor chains; shipboard incubators; meteorological packages

Description 
Summary

The Fluxes Across Sloping Topography of the North East Atlantic (FASTNEt) data set comprises a diverse collection of oceanographic (largely physical and chemical) observations, together with model simulation output. FASTNEt data were collected from three principal localities in close proximity to the UK’s Shelf Edge – the Celtic Sea, the Malin Shelf and the North Scotland Shelf. Each of these were chosen for contrasting bathymetric properties and associated slope current characteristics. There were two main research cruises associated with FASTNEt. These took place in the summers of 2012 and 2013. The core observations include measurements of temperature, salinity, nutrients, currents and shear harvested from a suite of instrumentation including CTDs, ocean gliders (as well as other Autonomous Underwater Vehicles), drifter buoys and moored sensors. The FASTNEt data set aims to develop new parameterisations of shelf edge exchange processes, which will benefit future ocean modelling and forecasting exercises. Additional observations were made from moored instrumentation and autonomous platforms (including ocean gliders, AUVs and drifter buoys) adding to the temporal and spatial coverage of the core cruise data sets. The FASTNEt data set was compiled in order to improve understanding of the processes of physical and biogeochemical exchange at shelf edge margins. These margins are important gateways for the supply of nutrients to our shallow shelf seas, with implications for biodiversity and fishery resources. The NERC FASTNEt Consortium brings together scientists from various UK research centres including the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and the Universities of Bangor, Liverpool and Plymouth.

OriginatorsScottish Association for Marine Science
Data web sitehttp://www.bodc.ac.uk/projects/uk/fastnet/
Availability 
OrganisationBritish Oceanographic Data Centre
AvailabilityLicence; by negotiation
ContactPolly Hadžiabdić (Head of the BODC Requests Team)
Address

British Oceanographic Data Centre
Joseph Proudman Building 6 Brownlow Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 5DA
United Kingdom

Telephone+44 (0)782 512 0946
Emailenquiries@bodc.ac.uk
Administration 
Collating centreBritish Oceanographic Data Centre
Local identifier1048FASTNET
Global identifier5930
Last revised2021-04-21