Station positions and data index

Figure 1: Coastal and offshore station positions

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Table 1: Data index

Name of dataset	Type of observation	Where	Status of dataset	Depth	Observations commenced
Coastal temperature network	Sea water temperature	Coastal, England and Wales	38 stations, 25 ongoing	Surface	Most 1960s, Eastbourne 1892

No.	Location / Description	Source	Latitude / Longitude	Start / end (Month / Year)	Observations Available / Status
1	Blyth PS	National Power and CEGB	55.133N 1.533W	1/1978 - 2/2000	Monthly Means / Ended
2	Redcar	Cefas	54.633N 1.083W	1/1966 - 4/2000	Daily / Ended
3	Scarborough	Cefas	54.283N 0.366W	3/1970	Daily / On-going
4	Spurn Point	Cefas	53.583N 0.116E	1/1966	Daily / On-going
5	Brancaster	Cefas	52.966N 0.633E	1/1966	Daily / On-going
6	Blakeney	Cefas	52.966N 1.000E	1/1966	Daily / On-going
7	Cromer	Cefas	52.933N 1.300E	1/1966	Daily / On-going
8	Lowestoft	Cefas	52.450N 1.750E	1/1966 - 7/1992	Daily / Ended
9	Southwold	Cefas	52.316N 1.683E	1/1966	Daily / On-going
10	Sizewell PS	British Energy Generation UK Ltd., BNFL, CEGB	52.216N 1.633E	1/1967	Monthly Means / On-going
11	Bradwell PS	BNFL, CEGB	51.750N 0.900E	1/1964 - 3/2002	Monthly Means / Ended
12	Leigh on Sea	Cefas	51.533N 0.650E	1/1966	Daily / On-going
13	Littlebrook PS	National PC	51.466N 0.250E	4/1964	Monthly Means / On-going
14	West Thurrock PS	CEGB	51.466N 0.300E	1/1964 - 3/1993	Monthly Means / Ended
15	Tilbury PS	National PC	51.450N 0.400E	1/1964	Monthly Means / On-going
16	Kingsnorth PS	Powergen UK, CEGB	51.416N 0.600E	1/1971	Monthly Means / On-going
17	Grain PS	Powergen UK, CEGB	51.433N 0.716E	8/1979 - 12/1996	Monthly Means / Ended
18	Dover	District Council and Cefas	51.116N 1.350E	5/1926	Daily / On-going
19	Dungeness PS	British Energy Generation UK Ltd., BNFL	50.916N 0.966E	1/1968	Monthly Means / On-going
20	Eastbourne	Borough Council	50.766N 0.300E	1/1892	Daily / On-going
21	Shoreham	Cefas	50.833N 0.250W	5/1966 - 7/1999	Daily / Ended
22	Fawley PS	National PC	50.833N 1.333W	1/1984	Monthly Means / On-going
23	Bournemouth	Borough Council	50.733N 1.866W	7/1970	Daily / On-going
24	Weymouth	Cefas	50.616N 2.450W	5/1966	Daily / On-going
25	Plymouth	Plymouth City Council	50.366N 4.166W	1/1957 - 12/1993	Monthly Means / Ended
26	Newlyn	IOS Proudman Laboratory	50.100N 5.533W	1/1984 - 9/1994	Daily / Ended
27	Ilfracombe	Cefas	51.200N 4.133W	4/1992	Daily / On-going
28	Minehead	Cefas	51.216N 3.466W	8/1972 - 4/1998	Daily / Ended
29	Hinkley Point PS	BNFL, CEGB	51.216N 3.116W	10/1976	Monthly Means / On-going
30	Barry	Cefas	51.400N 3.250W	4/1978 - 1/1999	Daily / Ended
31	Swansea	Cefas	51.600N 3.933W	3/1976 - 4/2000	Daily / Ended
32	Angle	Cefas	51.683N 5.083W	11/1990	Daily / On-going
33	Skomer	Cefas and The Wildlife Trust, West Wales	51.733N 5.283W	4/1985	Daily / On-going
34	Wylfa PS	BNFL, CEGB	53.416N 4.483W	8/1967	Monthly Means / On-going
35	Amlwch	Great Lakes UK Ltd., The Associated Octel Co. Ltd.	53.416N 4.333W	1/1964 - 1/2004	Monthly Means / Ended
36	Moelfre	Cefas	53.350N 4.233W	1/1966	Daily / On-going
37	Heysham PS	British Energy Generation UK Ltd., NW and N Wales SFC	54.033N 2.833W	1/1955	Monthly Means / On-going
38	Port Erin	University of Liverpool	54.083N 4.766W	1/1903	Monthly Means / On-going

Name of dataset	Type of observation	Where	Status of dataset	Depth	Observations commenced
Ferry route 52°N	Sea water temperature and salinity	Offshore, open ocean Southern Bight of North Sea	On-going	Surface	1970

No.	Location / Description	Source	Latitude / Longitude	Start / end (Month / Year)	Observations Available / Status
P1 - P9	Harwich to Rotterdam	Cefas	52N 1.416-3.916E	8/1970	Weekly / On-going