Temperature Data



Data last updated 10/7/2008

Temperature data have been collected using Vemco Minilogs on CPR routes since 1996. The routes are displayed on the map below.

The tables below contain the temperature data for all months that have been processed, however, there are some sampling gaps where a lack of sensors has stopped data from being collected. Each temperature measurement is assigned with a geographic position Click here for an explanation of how positions are assigned. To access the temperature data, click on the route name required (e.g. IB) on the map and then select which year and month is required from the table.

Please acknowledge SAHFOS as the source of the temperature dataset in all presentations and publications arising from its use. Please also provide SAHFOS with an original copy of any publications utilising CPR temperature data.

As of January 2008 the V & LR route data files now include salinity measurements. If you have any queries regarding these new data please email the addresses below.

Contact Dr Tony Walne (anwa[at]sahfos.ac.uk) with any queries about the temperature data.

routemap2 #IBSBroute #PRroute #Rroute #HEroute #INroute #LRroute #Croute #Mroute #aroute #Vroute #Zroute #ZBroute #ZCroute

The data are available as 'comma separated' Excel spreadsheets - see the example below. Column A shows the date (day, month, year) and time (GMT), columns B and C show longitude (north is positive) and latitude (east is positive, west is negative), and column D is the temperature in °Celsius.


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Year A- route (Aberdeen to Shetland Islands)
2001 Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2002 Feb Mar May Jun Jul Aug Sept Nov Dec
2003 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2004 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2005 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Oct Nov Dec
2006 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Aug Sept Nov Dec
2007 Feb Mar Apr Aug Sept Oct
2008 Jan Mar

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Year BA route (Manzanillo, Dom. Rep. to Portsmouth, UK)
2007 Feb Apr May Jun Aug Sept Oct
2008 Feb Mar

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Year BB route (Manzanillo, Dom, Rep. to Portsmouth, UK)
2007 Feb Apr
Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct
2008 Feb Mar

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Year C- route (Immingham, Humber to Hastholm, NW Denmark)
2000 Apr
2001 Dec
2002 Jan Feb Apr
2004 Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2005 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jul Oct Nov Dec
2006 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Aug Sept Oct Dec
2007 Jan Mar May Jun Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2008 Jan Feb

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Year HE route (Cuxhaven, Elbe One light buoy to Humber light float (Immingham))
1996 Sept
1998 Oct Nov
2001 Dec
2002 Dec
2003 Feb Mar Sept Oct
2004 Feb Mar May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2005 Jan Feb Mar Jun Jul Aug Sept Nov Dec
2006 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2007 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Sept Oct Nov
2008

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Year IB route (46° N Lat 8.5° W to off Dublin, Ireland)
SB route (Lisbon, Cabo da Roca to Lexioes (Oporto) thence 46° N Lat. Biscay, 8.5° W long)
1997 Sept Oct Nov Dec
2003 Mar

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Year IN route (Liverpool, UK to Dublin, Ireland)
1996 Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov
1997 Mar Apr May Jul Aug Nov
1998 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Nov
1999 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct
2004 Mar Apr Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2005 Dec
2006 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jul Aug
2007 Jan Feb Mar May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov
2008 Jan Feb

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Year LG route (Rotterdam 52°N 3°26E Gothenburg 57°38N 11°28E )
2004 Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2005 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Nov Dec
2006 Jan Feb Mar Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct
2007 Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2008 Jan Feb

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Year LR route (Humber outer light float to Sule Skerry via the Pentland Firth)
2000 Feb Sept Oct Dec
2001 Jan Feb Mar May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2002 Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2003 Jan Apr May Jun Jul Aug Oct Nov Dec
2004 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2005 Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2006 Jan Mar Apr May Jul Oct Nov Dec
2007 Jan Feb Apr May Jun Sept Oct
2008 Jan Feb

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Year M- route (Aberdeen, Scotland to Tananger, SW Norway)
2002 Jan Feb Mar Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2003 Jul
2004 Jan Feb Mar May Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2005 Jan Mar May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2006 Jan Feb Apr May Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2007 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Sept Oct Nov Dec
2008 Jan Feb

From June 2007 the M route temperature data also includes salinity.

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Year PR route (Plymouth, UK to Roscoff, France)
2003 Nov Dec
2004 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Dec
2005 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jul Aug
2006 Jan Apr May Jul
2007 Jan Feb Apr May Jun Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2008 Jan Feb

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Year R- route (Scheveningen, Netherlands to Shipwash Bank, Felixstowe, UK)
1996 Aug
1997 Aug Oct
1998 Jun Jul Aug
2003 Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Jul Oct Dec
2004 Jan Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2005 Jan Feb Mar May Jun Aug Sept Oct Nov
2008

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Year V- route (Sule Skerry (Faroes) to Iceland)
1998 Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
1999 Feb Mar Apr Aug Sept Nov
2000 Feb Sept Oct Dec
2001 Jan Feb Mar May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2002 Jan Feb Mar Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov
2003 Jan Apr May Jun Jul Aug Oct Nov
2004 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2005 Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2006 Jan Mar Apr May Jul Oct Dec
2007 Jan Feb Apr May Jun Sept Oct
2008 Jan Feb

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Year Z- route
1997 Apr May Jun Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
1998 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Sept Oct Nov
1999 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Oct Nov Dec
2000 Jan Apr May Aug Sept Nov Dec
2001 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2002 Jan Feb Mar Sept Nov Dec
2003 Jan Mar May Jun Sept

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Year ZB route
1997 Apr May Jun Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
1998 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Sept Oct Nov Dec
1999 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Oct Nov Dec
2000 Jan Apr May Aug Sept Nov Dec
2001 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2002 Jan Feb Mar Sept Nov Dec
2003 Jan Mar Apr May Jun Sept

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Year ZC route
1997 Mar Apr May Jun Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
1998 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Sept Oct Nov Dec
1999 Feb Mar May Jun Jul Oct Nov Dec
2000 Jan Mar Apr May Aug Sept Nov Dec
2001 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2002 Jan Feb Mar Sept Nov Dec
2003 Jan Mar Apr May Jun Sept
2008