Metadata Report for BODC Series Reference Number 1022042
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Problem Reports
No Problem Report Found in the Database
Data Access Policy
Public domain data
These data have no specific confidentiality restrictions for users. However, users must acknowledge data sources as it is not ethical to publish data without proper attribution. Any publication or other output resulting from usage of the data should include an acknowledgment.
The recommended acknowledgment is
"This study uses data from the data source/organisation/programme, provided by the British Oceanographic Data Centre and funded by the funding body."
Narrative Documents
Instrument Description
A 75 kHz Teledyne RDI Ocean Surveyor Vessel Mount Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP). The instrument is located on the RRS James Cook port side retractable drop keel. When extended, the transducer depth is approximately 9.7 m below sea level.
RD Instruments- Ocean Surveyor 75kHz Vessel mounted ADCP.
| Long-Range Mode | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vertical Resolution Cell Size3 | Max. Range (m)1 | Precision (cm/s)2 |
| 8m | 520 - 650 | 30 |
| 16m | 560 - 700 | 17 |
| High-Precision Mode | ||
| Vertical Resolution Cell Size3 | Max. Range (m)1 | Precision (cm/s)2 |
| 8m | 310 - 430 | 12 |
| 16m | 350 - 450 | 9 |
1 Ranges at 1 to 5 knots ship speed are typical and vary with situation.
2 Single-ping standard deviation.
3 User's choice of depth cell size is not limited to the typical values specified.
Profile Parameters
- Velocity long-term accuracy (typical): ±1.0%, ±0.5cm/s
- Velocity range: -5 to 9m/s
- # of depth cells: 1 - 128
- Max ping rate: 0.7
Bottom Track
Maximum altitude (precision <2cm/s): 950m
Echo Intensity Profile
Dynamic range: 80dB
Precision: ±1.5dB
Transducer and Hardware
Beam angle: 30°
Configuration: 4-beam phased array
Communications: RS-232 or RS-422 hex-ASCII or binary output at 1200 - 115,200 baud
Output power: 1000W
Standard Sensors
Temperature (mounted on transducer)
- Range: -5° to 45°C
- Precision: ±0.1°C
- Resolution: 0.03°
Environmental
Operating temperature: -5° to 40°C (-5° to 45°C)*
Storage temperature: -30° to 50°C (-30° to 60°C)*
*later instruments have greater range.
Web Page
Further details can be found on the manufacturer's website or in the specification sheet
Originator's Data Processing
ADCP Configuration
The 75 kHz Teledyne RDI Ocean Surveyor Vessel Mount ADCP was run in low resolution, long-range mode (narrowband) with 60 x 16 m bins (8 m blanking distance). For more information on configuration, see the cruise report, pages 90-91.
Data Processing
Data acquisition was performed in the Teledyne RDI WindowsTM-based software, VMDAS (Vessel-mount data acquisition system). Resulting binary ADCP data were processed and edited in University of Hawaii CODAS ADCP processing software. Further examination was performed using the NOCS-generated MEXEC processing suite of programs. Only data corresponding to when the drop keel was down were analysed. For more detailed information on processing, see the cruise report, pages 92-96.
Calibration
Calibration data were calculated using data from when bottom tracking was enabled and the drop keel was extended, and applied to all data where the drop keel was extended. The calibration data are shown below. For more detailed information on calibration see the cruise report, pages 97-100.
| Sequence number | Start time | End time | Angular correction (°) | Amplitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 05/02/2009 14:54:23 | 06/02/2009 00:56:06 | -0.1325 | 1.0042 |
| 3 | 06/02/2009 00:57:21 | 06/02/2009 12:48:45 | -0.1325 | 1.0042 |
| 4 | 06/02/2009 12:49:57 | 08/02/2009 06:47:36 | -0.1325 | 1.0042 |
| 5 | 08/02/2009 06:48:54 | 11/02/2009 19:38:25 | -0.1325 | 1.0042 |
| 6 | 11/02/2009 19:40:00 | 13/02/2009 19:43:19 | -0.1325 | 1.0042 |
| 7 | 13/02/2009 19:44:47 | 16/02/2009 21:49:14 | -0.1325 | 1.0042 |
| 8 | 16/02/2009 21:50:27 | 18/02/2009 04:40:45 | -0.1325 | 1.0042 |
| 9 | 18/02/2009 04:42:49 | 18/02/2009 19:54:30 | -0.1325 | 1.0042 |
| 11 | 20/02/2009 02:00:48 | 20/02/2009 07:25:12 | -0.0493 | 1.0153 |
| 12 | 20/02/2009 07:26:28 | 23/02/2009 00:57:24 | -0.0493 | 1.0153 |
| 13 | 23/02/2009 00:58:35 | 23/02/2009 22:56:31 | -0.0493 | 1.0153 |
| 14 | 23/02/2009 22:58:37 | 25/02/2009 21:40:56 | -0.3717 | 1.0063 |
| 15 | 25/02/2009 21:43:01 | 26/02/2009 07:20:32 | -0.3717 | 1.0063 |
| 16 | 26/02/2009 07:21:51 | 27/02/2009 00:48:01 | -0.3717 | 1.0063 |
Processing at BODC
Data obtained using the 75 kHz Teledyne RDI Ocean Surveyor Vessel Mount Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) were received at BODC in NetCDF MSTAR format files. The data covered the span of the SR1 and SR1b transects through the Drake Passage in the Southern Ocean. The data received were processed in two different ways. Data were either calibrated and averaged into 5 min profiles covering the whole of each transect. This resulted in 2 NetCDF files - one for each transect. Alternatively, data were calibrated, split and averaged over each on/off CTD section. This resulted in 160 NetCDF files (1 file per section, 80 for each transect). After consulting the originators, it was decided that the 5 min profiled sections should be transferred into the BODC database because they provided the highest sampling resolution of each transect. However, on/off CTD section files will still be available in originators format upon requests.
The 5 min profile data were reformatted to the internal NetCDF format using BODC-generated Matlab code. The following table shows how the variables within the files were mapped to appropriate BODC parameter codes:
| Originator's variable | Units | Description | BODC Code | Units | Comments |
| uabs | cm s-1 | Absolute eastward water velocity (Eulerian) by ADCP | LCEWAS01 | cm s-1 | |
| vabs | cm s-1 | Absolute northward water velocity (Eulerian) by ADCP | LCNSAS01 | cm s-1 | |
| lon | decimal degrees (0-360°) | Longitude by Position and Orientation Systems for Marine Vessels (POS MV) GPS | ALONPM01 | decimal degrees (+ve E) | if x <=180° then x + 0 if x > 180° then x - 360 |
| lat | decimal degrees (+ve N) | Latitude north by Position and Orientation Systems for Marine Vessels (POS MV) GPS | ALATPM01 | decimal degrees (+ve N) | |
| uship | m s-1 | Eastward ship's velocity (derived from lat and lon) | APEWZZ01 | cm s-1 | cm s-1 = x x 100 |
| vship | m s-1 | Northward ship's velocity (derived from lat and lon) | APNSZZ01 | cm s-1 | cm s-1 = x x 100 |
| depth | metres | ADCP bin depth (bottom of bin) | DBINAA01 | metres | corrected to centre of bin (x - 8) |
| speed | cm s-1 | Absolute water speed (Eulerian) by ADCP (derived from uabs and vabs) | LCSAAS01 | cm s-1 | |
| shipspd | m s-1 | Ship speed over the ground (derived from uship and vship) | APSAZZ01 | m s-1 |
The reformatted data were visualised using the in-house EDSERPLO software. Suspect data were marked by adding an appropriate quality control flag, missing data by both setting the data to an appropriate value and setting the quality control flag.
Project Information
Climate Variability and Predictability (CLIVAR)
CLIVAR is an international research programme investigating climate variability and predictability on different time-scales and the response of the climate system to anthropogenic forcing. Climate variability, its extremes and possible future changes, has a strong impact on mankind. CLIVAR seeks to better understand and predict our climate in order to take precautions and to reduce impacts of climate variability and change on our planet. CLIVAR is one of the major components of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP). It started in 1995 and will have a lifetime of 15 years.
The specific objectives of CLIVAR are:
- To describe and understand the physical processes responsible for climate variability and predictability on seasonal, interannual, decadal, and centennial time-scales
- To coordinate the collection and analysis of observations and the development and application of models of the coupled climate system, in cooperation with other relevant climate-research and observing programmes
- To extend the record of climate variability over the time-scales of interest through the assembly of quality controlled palaeoclimatic and instrumental data sets
- To extend the range and accuracy of seasonal to interannual climate prediction through the development of global coupled predictive models
- To understand and predict the response of the climate system to increases of radiatively active gases and aerosols and to compare these predictions to the observed climate record in order to detect the anthropogenic modification of the natural climate signal
Further information may be obtained from the Official CLIVAR Project web site and theBODC web site
Oceans 2025 - The NERC Marine Centres' Strategic Research Programme 2007-2012
Who funds the programme?
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funds the Oceans 2025 programme, which was originally planned in the context of NERC's 2002-2007 strategy and later realigned to NERC's subsequent strategy (Next Generation Science for Planet Earth; NERC 2007).
Who is involved in the programme?
The Oceans 2025 programme was designed by and is to be implemented through seven leading UK marine centres. The marine centres work together in coordination and are also supported by cooperation and input from government bodies, universities and other partners. The seven marine centres are:
- National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS)
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML)
- Marine Biological Association (MBA)
- Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Marine Science (SAHFOS)
- Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory (POL)
- Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS)
- Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU)
Oceans2025 provides funding to three national marine facilities, which provide services to the wider UK marine community, in addition to the Oceans 2025 community. These facilities are:
- British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC), hosted at POL
- Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL), hosted at POL
- Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa (CCAP), hosted at SAMS
The NERC-run Strategic Ocean Funding Initiative (SOFI) provides additional support to the programme by funding additional research projects and studentships that closely complement the Oceans 2025 programme, primarily through universities.
What is the programme about?
Oceans 2025 sets out to address some key challenges that face the UK as a result of a changing marine environment. The research funded through the programme sets out to increase understanding of the size, nature and impacts of these changes, with the aim to:
- improve knowledge of how the seas behave, not just now but in the future;
- help assess what that might mean for the Earth system and for society;
- assist in developing sustainable solutions for the management of marine resources for future generations;
- enhance the research capabilities and facilities available for UK marine science.
In order to address these aims there are nine science themes supported by the Oceans 2025 programme:
- Climate, circulation and sea level (Theme 1)
- Marine biogeochemical cycles (Theme 2)
- Shelf and coastal processes (Theme 3)
- Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (Theme 4)
- Continental margins and deep ocean (Theme 5)
- Sustainable marine resources (Theme 6)
- Technology development (Theme 8)
- Next generation ocean prediction (Theme 9)
- Integration of sustained observations in the marine environment (Theme 10)
In the original programme proposal there was a theme on health and human impacts (Theme 7). The elements of this Theme have subsequently been included in Themes 3 and 9.
When is the programme active?
The programme started in April 2007 with funding for 5 years.
Brief summary of the programme fieldwork/data
Programme fieldwork and data collection are to be achieved through:
- physical, biological and chemical parameters sampling throughout the North and South Atlantic during collaborative research cruises aboard NERC's research vessels RRS Discovery, RRS James Cook and RRS James Clark Ross;
- the Continuous Plankton Recorder being deployed by SAHFOS in the North Atlantic and North Pacific on 'ships of opportunity';
- physical parameters measured and relayed in near real-time by fixed moorings and ARGO floats;
- coastal and shelf sea observatory data (Liverpool Bay Coastal Observatory (LBCO) and Western Channel Observatory (WCO)) using the RV Prince Madog and RV Quest.
The data is to be fed into models for validation and future projections. Greater detail can be found in the Theme documents.
Oceans 2025 Theme 1: Climate, Ocean Circulation and Sea Level
Through fieldwork, analysis and modelling, Theme 1 will provide detailed knowledge of how the Atlantic, Arctic and Southern Oceans are responding to, and driving, climate change. In combination with geodetic studies, it will also improve our ability to predict global sea level and UK land movements in the century ahead.
The official Oceans 2025 documentation for this Theme is available from the following link: Oceans 2025 Theme 1
Weblink: http://www.oceans2025.org/
Oceans 2025 Theme 1, Work Package 1.3: Physical-biogeochemical budgets and mixing in the Southern Ocean
This Work Package is run by the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS) and aims to establish regional budgets of heat, freshwater and carbon, and to develop more accurate parameterisations for predictive ocean models by quantitatively investigating diapycnal and isopycnal transport processes using observations.
Vast, though poorly quantified, amounts of anthropogenic CO2 (~20 Pg) are believed to have been absorbed into the Antarctic mode and intermediate waters. Much of this uptake is achieved in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), involving the upwelling of North Atlantic Deep Water, its northward transport by a delicate balance between Ekman drift and eddies, followed by subduction as mode waters. Models suggest that the rate of CO2 uptake is sensitive to changes in the wind and to changes to the eddy fluxes (Mignone et al., 2005).
To predict climate change, it is essential that the size of this carbon sink be known, and the processes that control it be understood. Even the exchanges of heat and freshwater between the Atlantic and Southern Oceans are poorly known. NOCS will combine observations and modelling to quantify and understand the processes controlling property fluxes and trends in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean, where the Atlantic overturning circulation is partially closed as it meets the ACC. The observational effort will be fully integrated with the international Climate Variability and Predictability (CLIVAR)/Carbon repeat hydrography program, and with the Diapycnal and Isopycnal Mixing Experiment in the Southern Ocean (DIMES) initiative to study mixing rates and processes; this work has been accepted as a contribution to the International Polar Year. The budgets and mixing rates inferred from field measurements will be used to both evaluate and improve numerical models.
More detailed information on this Work Package is available at pages 10 - 11 of the official Oceans 2025 Theme 1 document: Oceans 2025 Theme 1
Weblink: http://www.oceans2025.org/
References
Mignone B., Gnanadesikan A., Sarmiento JL., and Slater RD., 2005. Central role of Southern Hemisphere winds and eddies in modulating the oceanic uptake of anthropogenic carbon, Geophys Res Lett, 32 doi:101029/2005Gl024464
Data Activity or Cruise Information
Cruise
| Cruise Name | JC031 |
| Departure Date | 2009-02-03 |
| Arrival Date | 2009-03-03 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | Elaine McDonagh (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton) |
| Ship | RRS James Cook |
Complete Cruise Metadata Report is available here
Fixed Station Information
Fixed Station Information
| Station Name | Drake Passage - WOCE SR1b |
| Category | Offshore route/traverse |
World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) Southern Repeat Section 1B - Falkland Islands to Elephant Island
WOCE Southern Repeat Section 1B is a section across Drake Passage in the South Atlantic Ocean. The nominal end points of the section (to date) are at 52° 55.74' S, 58° 00.00' W (at the south of the Falkland Islands) and 61° 03.05' S, 54° 33.10' W (off Elephant Island at the north end of the Antarctic Peninsula).
The section was first occupied by the R/V Polarstern in 1992 (Gersonde, 1993). The first UK occupation of SR1b followed on RRS Discovery later the same year. The National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (formerly known as Southampton Oceanography Centre), in collaboration with the British Antarctic Survey, have occupied the section most years since 1993 on the RRS James Clark Ross. Additionally, there were three Spanish occupations on R/V Hespérides in February 1995, 1996 and 1998 (Garcia et al., 2002). A Drake Passage summary report for RRS James Clark Ross cruises between 1993 - 2000 has been produced.
A table of cruises which occupied SR1b is presented below with links to the relevant cruise reports (were available).
| Cruise | Country | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| R/V Polarstern ANT 10-5 | Germany | 08-08-1992 | 26-09-1992 |
| RRS Discovery D198 | United Kingdom | 11-11-1992 | 17-12-1992 |
| RRS James Clark Ross JR0a | United Kingdom | 20-11-1993 | 18-12-1993 |
| RRS James Clark Ross JR0b | United Kingdom | 13-11-1994 | 30-11-1994 |
| R/V Hespérides 29HE19951203 | Spain | 03-12-1995 | 06-01-1996 |
| R/V Hespérides 29HE19960117 | Spain | 17-01-1996 | 05-02-1996 |
| RRS James Clark Ross JR16 | United Kingdom | 13-11-1996 | 07-12-1996 |
| RRS James Clark Ross JR27 | United Kingdom | 17-12-1997 | 08-01-1998 |
| R/V Hespérides 29HE19980730 | Spain | 27-07-1998 | 27-08-1998 |
| RRS James Clark Ross JR47 | United Kingdom | 13-01-2000 | 17-02-2000 |
| RRS James Clark Ross JR55 | United Kingdom | 21-11-2000 | 14-12-2000 |
| RRS James Clark Ross JR67 | United Kingdom | 19-11-2001 | 17-12-2001 |
| RRS James Clark Ross JR81 | United Kingdom | 18-12-2002 | 02-01-2003 |
| RRS James Clark Ross JR94 | United Kingdom | 28-11-2003 | 16-12-2003 |
| RRS James Clark Ross JR115 | United Kingdom | 01-12-2004 | 19-12-2004 |
| RRS James Clark Ross JR139 | United Kingdom | 05-12-2005 | 12-12-2005 |
| RRS James Clark Ross JR163 | United Kingdom | 06-12-2006 | 15-12-2006 |
| RRS James Clark Ross JR193 | United Kingdom | 29-11-2007 | 08-12-2007 |
| RRS James Clark Ross JR194 | United Kingdom | 12-12-2008 | 20-12-2008 |
| RRS James Cook JC031 | United Kingdom | 03-02-2009 | 03-03-2009 |
| RRS James Clark Ross JR195 | United Kingdom | 19-11-2009 | 26-11-2009 |
| RRS James Clark Ross JR242 | United Kingdom | 06-12-2010 | 18-12-2000 |
| RRS James Clark Ross JR276 | United Kingdom | 09-04-2011 | 26-04-2011 |
| RRS James Clark Ross JR265 and JR254D | United Kingdom | 27-11-2011 | 24-12-2011 |
References
García, M. A., I. Bladé, A. Cruzado, Z. Velásquez, H. García, J. Puigdefàbregas and J. Sospedra, 2002: Observed variability of water properties and transports on the World Ocean Circulation Experiment SR1b section across the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. J. Geophys. Res. 107 (C10) 3162, 10.1029/2000JC000277.
Gersonde, R., 1993: The Expedition Antarktis X/5 of RV Polarstern in 1992. Berichte zur Polarforschung, 131, 167 pp.
Other Series linked to this Fixed Station for this cruise - 912601 912613 912625 912637 912649 912650 912662 912674 912686 912698 912705 912717 912729 912730 912742 912754 912766 912778 912791 912809 912810 912822 912834 912846 912858 912871 912883 912895 912902 912914 912926 912938 912951 912963 913493 913500 913512 913524 913536 913548 913561 913573 913585 913597 913604 913616 913628 913641 913653 913665 913677 913689 913690 913708 913721 913733 913745 913757 913769 913770 913782 913794 913801 913813 913825 913837 913849 913850 936295 936302 936314 936326 936338 936351 936363 936375 936387 936399 936406 936418 936431 936443 936455 936467 936479 936480 936492 936511 936523 936535 936547 936559 936560 936572 936584 936596 936603 936615 936627 936639 936640 936652 936664 1022029
Other Cruises linked to this Fixed Station (with the number of series) - JC031 (104) JR19931120 (JR00a) (30) JR19941113 (JR0B) (29) JR19961128 (JR16) (29) JR19971217 (JR27) (54) JR20000113 (JR47) (29) JR20001121 (JR55) (31) JR20021224 (JR81) (32) JR20031211 (JR94) (30) JR20041201 (JR111, JR115) (35) JR20071129 (JR171, JR193, JR196, JR212) (32) JR20081212 (JR194, JR197) (30) JR20091118 (JR195, JR198) (33) JR20101205 (JR242) (9) JR20110409 (JR276) (15)
Fixed Station Information
| Station Name | Drake Passage |
| Category | Offshore area |
| Latitude | 59° 0.00' S |
| Longitude | 62° 0.00' W |
| Water depth below MSL |
Drake Passage
The World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE, 1990-1998) was a major international experiment which made measurements and undertook modelling studies of the deep oceans in order to provide a much improved understanding of the role of ocean circulation in changing and ameliorating the Earth's climate.
The Drake Passage is the narrowest constriction of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) - the largest current in the world and connects all three major oceanic basins both horizontally and vertically, thus being a key control in the global overturning circulation.Within the Drake Passage, two repeat hydrographic sections (SR1 and SR1b) were established by WOCE. These were designed to extend measurements collected earlier by the International Southern Ocean Studies (ISOS) programme and have continued beyond the WOCE time-frame.
The original section was SR1 (which also covers part of the A21 one time survey track). Subsequently, the section was shifted to the east (and designated SR1b) in order for it to lie on a satellite ground track as illustrated in the image below.
In addition to the hydrographic measurements, UK research in Drake Passage also includes a network of coastal and deep tide gauges, analysis of satellite altimeter data, and state-of-the-art global numerical modeling.
Other Series linked to this Fixed Station for this cruise - 912096 912103 912115 912127 912139 912140 912152 912164 912176 912188 912207 912219 912220 912232 912244 912256 912268 912281 912293 912300 912312 912324 912336 912348 912361 912373 912385 912397 912404 912416 912428 912441 912453 912465 912477 912489 912490 912508 912521 912533 912545 912557 912569 912570 912582 912594 912601 912613 912625 912637 912649 912650 912662 912674 912686 912698 912705 912717 912729 912730 912742 912754 912766 912778 912791 912809 912810 912822 912834 912846 912858 912871 912883 912895 912902 912914 912926 912938 912951 912963 912987 912999 913002 913014 913026 913038 913051 913063 913075 913087 913099 913106 913118 913131 913143 913155 913167 913179 913180 913192 913211 913223 913235 913247 913259 913260 913272 913284 913296 913303 913315 913327 913339 913340 913352 913364 913376 913388 913407 913419 913420 913432 913444 913456 913468 913481 913493 913500 913512 913524 913536 913548 913561 913573 913585 913597 913604 913616 913628 913641 913653 913665 913677 913689 913690 913708 913721 913733 913745 913757 913769 913770 913782 913794 913801 913813 913825 913837 913849 913850 935789 935790 935808 935821 935833 935845 935857 935869 935870 935882 935894 935901 935913 935925 935937 935949 935950 935962 935974 935986 935998 936001 936013 936025 936037 936049 936050 936062 936074 936086 936098 936105 936117 936129 936130 936142 936154 936166 936178 936191 936209 936210 936222 936234 936246 936258 936271 936283 936295 936302 936314 936326 936338 936351 936363 936375 936387 936399 936406 936418 936431 936443 936455 936467 936479 936480 936492 936511 936523 936535 936547 936559 936560 936572 936584 936596 936603 936615 936627 936639 936640 936652 936664 1022017 1022029 1022030
Other Cruises linked to this Fixed Station (with the number of series) - JC031 (246) JC054 (18) JR19931120 (JR00a) (30) JR19941113 (JR0B) (29) JR19961128 (JR16) (29) JR20000113 (JR47) (29) JR20001121 (JR55) (32) JR20021224 (JR81) (32) JR20031211 (JR94) (30) JR20041201 (JR111, JR115) (35) JR20050124 (JR112, JR113) (13) JR20060216 (JR136, JR137) (6) JR20071129 (JR171, JR193, JR196, JR212) (32) JR20091118 (JR195, JR198) (33) JR20101205 (JR242) (9) JR20110409 (JR276) (15) RATS/CTD100 (1) RATS/CTD103 (1) RATS/CTD106 (1) RATS/CTD108 (1) RATS/CTD111 (1) RATS/CTD113 (1) RATS/CTD115 (1) RATS/CTD120 (1) RATS/CTD122 (1) RATS/CTD124 (1) RATS/CTD126 (1) RATS/CTD129 (1) RATS/CTD131 (1) RATS/CTD133 (1) RATS/CTD136 (1) RATS/CTD138 (1) RATS/CTD140 (1) RATS/CTD142 (1) RATS/CTD145 (1) RATS/CTD147 (1) RATS/CTD150 (1) RATS/CTD151 (1) RATS/CTD153 (1) RATS/CTD154 (1) RATS/CTD156 (1) RATS/CTD157 (1) RATS/CTD160 (1) RATS/CTD163 (1) RATS/CTD164 (1) RATS/CTD166 (1) RATS/CTD167 (1) RATS/CTD169 (1) RATS/CTD170 (1) RATS/CTD173 (1) RATS/CTD175 (1) RATS/CTD177 (1) RATS/CTD180 (1) RATS/CTD182 (1) RATS/CTD184 (1) RATS/CTD186 (1) RATS/CTD189 (1) RATS/CTD191 (1) RATS/CTD193 (1) RATS/CTD195 (1) RATS/CTD198 (1) RATS/CTD200 (1) RATS/CTD202 (1) RATS/CTD204 (1) RATS/CTD206 (1) RATS/CTD208 (1) RATS/CTD210 (1) RATS/CTD214 (1) RATS/CTD217 (1) RATS/CTD219 (1) RATS/CTD221 (1) RATS/CTD223 (1) RATS/CTD225 (1) RATS/CTD227 (1) RATS/CTD230 (1) RATS/CTD232 (1) RATS/CTD234 (1) RATS/CTD237 (1) RATS/CTD239 (1) RATS/CTD241 (1) RATS/CTD243 (1) RATS/CTD245 (1) RATS/CTD247 (1) RATS/CTD249 (1) RATS/CTD251 (1) RATS/CTD254 (1) RATS/CTD256 (1) RATS/CTD258 (1) RATS/CTD260 (1) RATS/CTD262 (1) RATS/CTD265 (1) RATS/CTD267 (1) RATS/CTD269 (1) RATS/CTD271 (1) RATS/CTD273 (1) RATS/CTD275 (1) RATS/CTD277 (1) RATS/CTD281 (1) RATS/CTD283 (1) RATS/CTD285 (1) RATS/CTD287 (1) RATS/CTD289 (1) RATS/CTD291 (1) RATS/CTD293 (1) RATS/CTD295 (1) RATS/CTD297 (1) RATS/CTD301 (1) RATS/CTD305 (1) RATS/CTD307 (1) RATS/CTD309 (1) RATS/CTD311 (1) RATS/CTD313 (1) RATS/CTD315 (1) RATS/CTD317 (1) RATS/CTD319 (1) RATS/CTD321 (1) RATS/CTD323 (1) RATS/CTD325 (1) RATS/CTD327 (1) RATS/CTD329 (1) RATS/CTD331 (1) RATS/CTD335 (1) RATS/CTD337 (1) RATS/CTD341 (1) RATS/CTD343 (1) RATS/CTD345 (1) RATS/CTD347 (1) RATS/CTD351 (1) RATS/CTD353 (1) RATS/CTD355 (1) RATS/CTD357 (1) RATS/CTD361 (1) RATS/CTD363 (1) RATS/CTD365 (1) RATS/CTD373 (1) RATS/CTD375 (1) RATS/CTD377 (1) RATS/CTD379 (1) RATS/CTD381 (1) RATS/CTD383 (1) RATS/CTD385 (1) RATS/CTD387 (1) RATS/CTD389 (1) RATS/CTD395 (1) RATS/CTD397 (1) RATS/CTD399 (1) RATS/CTD401 (1) RATS/CTD403 (1) RATS/CTD405 (1) RATS/CTD407 (1) RATS/CTD409 (1) RATS/CTD411 (1) RATS/CTD415 (1) RATS/CTD417 (1) RATS/CTD419 (1) RATS/CTD423 (1) RATS/CTD425 (1) RATS/CTD427 (1) RATS/CTD429 (1) RATS/CTD43 (1) RATS/CTD431 (1) RATS/CTD433 (1) RATS/CTD437 (1) RATS/CTD439 (1) RATS/CTD443 (1) RATS/CTD445 (1) RATS/CTD461 (1) RATS/CTD463 (1) RATS/CTD465 (1) RATS/CTD467 (1) RATS/CTD469 (1) RATS/CTD471 (1) RATS/CTD473 (1) RATS/CTD475 (1) RATS/CTD477 (1) RATS/CTD479 (1) RATS/CTD481 (1) RATS/CTD483 (1) RATS/CTD485 (1) RATS/CTD487 (1) RATS/CTD489 (1) RATS/CTD49 (1) RATS/CTD491 (1) RATS/CTD493 (1) RATS/CTD495 (1) RATS/CTD497 (1) RATS/CTD499 (1) RATS/CTD501 (1) RATS/CTD503 (1) RATS/CTD505 (1) RATS/CTD507 (1) RATS/CTD509 (1) RATS/CTD51 (1) RATS/CTD511 (1) RATS/CTD513 (1) RATS/CTD515 (1) RATS/CTD517 (1) RATS/CTD519 (1) RATS/CTD521 (1) RATS/CTD523 (1) RATS/CTD525 (1) RATS/CTD527 (1) RATS/CTD529 (1) RATS/CTD53 (1) RATS/CTD531 (1) RATS/CTD534 (1) RATS/CTD536 (1) RATS/CTD538 (1) RATS/CTD540 (1) RATS/CTD542 (1) RATS/CTD545 (1) RATS/CTD547 (1) RATS/CTD549 (1) RATS/CTD55 (1) RATS/CTD551 (1) RATS/CTD553 (1) RATS/CTD555 (1) RATS/CTD557 (1) RATS/CTD559 (1) RATS/CTD561 (1) RATS/CTD563 (1) RATS/CTD565 (1) RATS/CTD567 (1) RATS/CTD569 (1) RATS/CTD571 (1) RATS/CTD573 (1) RATS/CTD575 (1) RATS/CTD577 (1) RATS/CTD579 (1) RATS/CTD58 (1) RATS/CTD581 (1) RATS/CTD583 (1) RATS/CTD585 (1) RATS/CTD587 (1) RATS/CTD589 (1) RATS/CTD591 (1) RATS/CTD593 (1) RATS/CTD595 (1) RATS/CTD597 (1) RATS/CTD599 (1) RATS/CTD60 (1) RATS/CTD601 (1) RATS/CTD603 (1) RATS/CTD605 (1) RATS/CTD607 (1) RATS/CTD609 (1) RATS/CTD611 (1) RATS/CTD613 (1) RATS/CTD615 (1) RATS/CTD617 (1) RATS/CTD619 (1) RATS/CTD62 (1) RATS/CTD621 (1) RATS/CTD623 (1) RATS/CTD625 (1) RATS/CTD627 (1) RATS/CTD629 (1) RATS/CTD631 (1) RATS/CTD633 (1) RATS/CTD635 (1) RATS/CTD637 (1) RATS/CTD639 (1) RATS/CTD64 (1) RATS/CTD654 (1) RATS/CTD66 (1) RATS/CTD669 (1) RATS/CTD678 (1) RATS/CTD68 (1) RATS/CTD687 (1) RATS/CTD695 (1) RATS/CTD70 (1) RATS/CTD705 (1) RATS/CTD72 (1) RATS/CTD722 (1) RATS/CTD724 (1) RATS/CTD727 (1) RATS/CTD729 (1) RATS/CTD731 (1) RATS/CTD733 (1) RATS/CTD735 (1) RATS/CTD737 (1) RATS/CTD739 (1) RATS/CTD74 (1) RATS/CTD741 (1) RATS/CTD743 (1) RATS/CTD745 (1) RATS/CTD747 (1) RATS/CTD749 (1) RATS/CTD751 (1) RATS/CTD753 (1) RATS/CTD755 (1) RATS/CTD757 (1) RATS/CTD759 (1) RATS/CTD761 (1) RATS/CTD763 (1) RATS/CTD765 (1) RATS/CTD767 (1) RATS/CTD77 (1) RATS/CTD771 (1) RATS/CTD773 (1) RATS/CTD775 (1) RATS/CTD777 (1) RATS/CTD779 (1) RATS/CTD781 (1) RATS/CTD783 (1) RATS/CTD785 (1) RATS/CTD787 (1) RATS/CTD789 (1) RATS/CTD795 (1) RATS/CTD797 (1) RATS/CTD799 (1) RATS/CTD80 (1) RATS/CTD801 (1) RATS/CTD803 (1) RATS/CTD805 (1) RATS/CTD807 (1) RATS/CTD809 (1) RATS/CTD811 (1) RATS/CTD813 (1) RATS/CTD817 (1) RATS/CTD819 (1) RATS/CTD82 (1) RATS/CTD821 (1) RATS/CTD823 (1) RATS/CTD825 (1) RATS/CTD827 (1) RATS/CTD829 (1) RATS/CTD831 (1) RATS/CTD833 (1) RATS/CTD837 (1) RATS/CTD839 (1) RATS/CTD84 (1) RATS/CTD841 (1) RATS/CTD843 (1) RATS/CTD845 (1) RATS/CTD847 (1) RATS/CTD849 (1) RATS/CTD851 (1) RATS/CTD853 (1) RATS/CTD855 (1) RATS/CTD857 (1) RATS/CTD859 (1) RATS/CTD861 (1) RATS/CTD863 (1) RATS/CTD865 (1) RATS/CTD867 (1) RATS/CTD869 (1) RATS/CTD87 (1) RATS/CTD871 (1) RATS/CTD873 (1) RATS/CTD879 (1) RATS/CTD881 (1) RATS/CTD883 (1) RATS/CTD885 (1) RATS/CTD887 (1) RATS/CTD889 (1) RATS/CTD89 (1) RATS/CTD891 (1) RATS/CTD893 (1) RATS/CTD895 (1) RATS/CTD897 (1) RATS/CTD899 (1) RATS/CTD901 (1) RATS/CTD903 (1) RATS/CTD905 (1) RATS/CTD907 (1) RATS/CTD909 (1) RATS/CTD91 (1) RATS/CTD913 (1) RATS/CTD915 (1) RATS/CTD917 (1) RATS/CTD919 (1) RATS/CTD921 (1) RATS/CTD923 (1) RATS/CTD925 (1) RATS/CTD927 (1) RATS/CTD929 (1) RATS/CTD93 (1) RATS/CTD931 (1) RATS/CTD933 (1) RATS/CTD935 (1) RATS/CTD937 (1) RATS/CTD939 (1) RATS/CTD941 (1) RATS/CTD943 (1) RATS/CTD945 (1) RATS/CTD947 (1) RATS/CTD949 (1) RATS/CTD951 (1) RATS/CTD953 (1) RATS/CTD955 (1) RATS/CTD957 (1) RATS/CTD959 (1) RATS/CTD96 (1) RATS/CTD961 (1) RATS/CTD963 (1) RATS/CTD965 (1) RATS/CTD967 (1) RATS/CTD969 (1) RATS/CTD971 (1) RATS/CTD973 (1) RATS/CTD975 (1) RATS/CTD977 (1) RATS/CTD979 (1) RATS/CTD98 (1) RATS/CTD981 (1) RATS/CTD983 (1) RATS/CTD985 (1) RATS/CTD987 (1) RATS/CTD989 (1) RATS/CTD991 (1)
BODC Quality Control Flags
The following single character qualifying flags may be associated with one or more individual parameters with a data cycle:
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
| Blank | Unqualified |
| < | Below detection limit |
| > | In excess of quoted value |
| A | Taxonomic flag for affinis (aff.) |
| B | Beginning of CTD Down/Up Cast |
| C | Taxonomic flag for confer (cf.) |
| D | Thermometric depth |
| E | End of CTD Down/Up Cast |
| G | Non-taxonomic biological characteristic uncertainty |
| H | Extrapolated value |
| I | Taxonomic flag for single species (sp.) |
| K | Improbable value - unknown quality control source |
| L | Improbable value - originator's quality control |
| M | Improbable value - BODC quality control |
| N | Null value |
| O | Improbable value - user quality control |
| P | Trace/calm |
| Q | Indeterminate |
| R | Replacement value |
| S | Estimated value |
| T | Interpolated value |
| U | Uncalibrated |
| W | Control value |
| X | Excessive difference |
