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The Marine Institute’s Ballycotton Climate Station (51.828133°, -8.000802°) hosts a Sea Surface Temperature (SST) time series that began with deployments between 2010 and 2012 but has been in continuous operation since 2016 (there is a gap in the data in 2023/2024 due to sensor f
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SmartBay Observatory Combined Sensor Dataset - 15 minute average (August 2015 - Present)NEWMarine InstituteEnvironment
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
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Mace Head Sentinel Site Met-Ocean Buoy - NRT Data - all sensors (2018 - present)NEWMarine InstituteEnvironment
The Mace Head buoy is located 2 km offshore from the Mace Head atmospheric research station in Connemara, County Galway and is one of the Sentinel sites. Initially installed in May 2018, sensors have been deployed for the measurement of Temperature, Salinity, Dissolved Oxygen, Ni
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Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) - Deployment of weather buoy at M2 (Irish Sea...NEWMarine InstituteEnvironment
Deployment of the weather buoy at site M2 (53° 28.02' N, 5° 25.002' W) from the ILV Granuaile on 14/03/2024. Recovered on 22/02/2025 by the Granuaile. The purpose of this activity is the redeployment of the weather buoy at site M2 for long-term environmental monitoring.
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SmartBay Observatory Combined Sensor Dataset - 1 day average (August 2015 - Present)NEWMarine InstituteEnvironment
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
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SmartBay Observatory Combined Sensor Dataset - 1 hour average (August 2015 - Present)NEWMarine InstituteEnvironment
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
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Lehanagh Sentinel Site Met-Ocean Buoy - NRT Data - all sensors (2024 - present)NEWMarine InstituteEnvironment
The Lehanagh Met-Ocean buoy is part of the Sentinel sites and is located in Bertraghboy bay, Connemara, County Galway. Initially installed in May 2024, sensors have been deployed for the measurement of temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity, total dissolved solids
