Sea Bottom Temperature

General Information

North Sea

Baltic Sea

Clyde Marine Region

Adriatic Sea

Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Sea Bottom Temperature

Layer Info
Category	Management
Sub-category	Environmental conditions

Description

Average water temperature at sea bottom.

MSP Challenge

This layer is for visualization purposes only.

Return to environmental conditions.

Not applicable.

This layer is not available in the North Sea Edition.

Types

• < 3 °C
• 3 - 6°C
• 6°- 9 C
• 9 °-12 C
• 12 - 15 C
• 15 - 18 C

Metadata

Data Source

BALANCE project, retrieved from HELCOM, on 2018-05-01

Original Title

Modelled growth season bottom temp (BALANCE).

Description

"This dataset shows model results for the average bottom temperature in the Baltic region in the plant growth season from April to September.

This dataset shows model results for the average bottom temperature in the Baltic region in the plant growth season from April to September. The map was developed by NERI/Denmark for the BSR INTERREG IIIB project BALANCE.

The salinity and temperature data cover stations from the Bothnian Bay to the Baltic Proper, including the Gulf of Finland and the Gulf of Riga. Also stations in the Danish straits, the Kattegat, the Skagerrak and the German Bight were included in the analysis. Throughout the calculations the modelled temperature was adjusted towards observed average temperature (April-August) and salinity (January-December) values from 1999-2004.

For details on the model and the data sources, please refer to Bendtsen, J., Söderkvist, J., Dahl, K., Hansen, J.L.S. & Reker, J. (2007): Model simulations of blue corridors in the Baltic Sea. BALANCE Interim Report no. 9. Available at http://balance-eu.org/xpdf/balance-interim-report-no-9.pdf."

Information retrieved from HELCOM's metadata page for this resource (2021-07-20).

Creation Date

Not available. Publication date: 2008-01-01

Methodology

This layer was integrated into the MSP Challenge to display temperatures between less than 5°C to more than 12°C.

Western Baltic Sea

The Sea Bottom Temperature layer in the Western Baltic Sea Edition remains consistent with that featured in the Baltic Sea edition.

Not applicable.

This layer is not available in the Clyde Marine Region Edition.

Not applicable.

This layer is not available in the Adriatic Sea Edition.

Not applicable.

This layer is not present in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.