Dataset consisting of continuous measurements of temperature and salinity from bottom-moored instruments. The measurements are obtained at fixed depths in varying locations across the Hornsund fjord. The pre-programmed measurement interval varies from 10 seconds to 10 minutes. The files are named with the mooring ID consisting of the measured parameters (CTD for Conductivity-Temperature-Depth, TD for Temperature-Depth, T for Temperature) and a running number followed by the deployment and recovery dates (format YYYYMMDD) as well as the stage of data processing (for this dataset "raw"). However, when observations are made at one of the stations included in the CTD monitoring program, the station name is used instead of a mooring ID.
The header in each file consists of 10 lines and includes information on geographical location (decimal degrees), deployment and recovery dates (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss), bottom and instrument depths, the instrument used for measurements and source of financial support. There are 4-7 data columns. For the T and TD moorings, the columns are Date/Time (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss), Pressure (dbar), Depth (m) and Temperature (°C). For the moorings without pressure sensor (only T), pressure and depth columns are marked as NaN and the average instrument depth can be found in the header. The CTD moorings include additional columns for Conductivity (mS/cm), Practical salinity and Density represented as Sigma-Theta (kg/m**3). Conductivity, Practical salinity and Density are calculated by the software provided by the instrument manufacturer. This is raw data and no quality control is performed. The data columns are tab-delimited and the data stored in ASCII-formatted .txt-files.