Metadata Report for BODC Series Reference Number 747291

Metadata Summary

Data Description
Data Category Water column chemistry
Instrument Type
NameCategories
Aanderaa Oxygen Optode 3835  dissolved gas sensors
Instrument Mounting moored surface buoy
Originating Country United Kingdom
Originator -
Originating Organization Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory
Processing Status banked
Project(s) Coastal Observatory
 

Data Identifiers

Originator's Identifier LB_34_OXY127
BODC Series Reference 747291
 

Time Co-ordinates(UT)
Start Time (yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm) 2006-07-26 13:00
End Time (yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm) 2006-08-15 12:30
Nominal Cycle Interval 1800.0 seconds
 

Spatial Co-ordinates

Latitude 53.53330 N ( 53° 32.0' N )
Longitude 3.36020 W ( 3° 21.6' W )
Positional Uncertainty 0.1 to 0.5 n.miles
Minimum Sensor Depth 1.0 m
Maximum Sensor Depth 1.0 m
Minimum Sensor Height 25.1 m
Maximum Sensor Height 25.1 m
Sea Floor Depth 26.1 m
Sensor Distribution Fixed common depth - All sensors are grouped effectively at the same depth which is effectively fixed for the duration of the series
Sensor Depth Datum Instantaneous - Depth measured below water line or instantaneous water body surface
Sea Floor Depth Datum Instantaneous - Depth measured below water line or instantaneous water body surface
 

Parameters
BODC CODE Rank Units Title
AADYAA01 1 Days Date (time from 00:00 01/01/1760 to 00:00 UT on day)
AAFDZZ01 1 Days Time (time between 00:00 UT and timestamp)
ACYCAA01 1 Dimensionless Sequence number
DOXYOP01 1 Micromoles per litre Concentration of oxygen {O2} per unit volume of the water body [dissolved phase] by in-situ oxygen optode
OXYSOP01 1 Percent Saturation of oxygen {O2} in the water body [dissolved phase] by in-situ oxygen optode and computation from concentration
OXYTAAOP 1 Degrees Celsius Temperature of oxygen determination by optode
 

Definition of Rank
  • Rank 1 is a one-dimensional parameter
  • Rank 2 is a two-dimensional parameter
  • Rank 0 is a one-dimensional parameter describing the second dimension of a two-dimensional parameter (e.g. bin depths for moored ADCP data)

Problem Reports

No Problem Report Found in the Database

Smartbuoy deployment LB_034/POLRIG969 Aanderaa Oxygen Optode sensor 127 Data Quality Report

Oxygen Saturation

There is an offset of 4 % between the end values of this deployment and the intial values from the following deployment.

Data Access Policy

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) data access conditions

The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) is an Executive Agency of the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), formerly the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF). It was also known previously as the Directorate of Fisheries Research (DFR). This data policy refers to data collected by the organisation under all titles.

Narrative Documents

Aanderaa Oxygen Optodes models 3835, 4130, 4175, 3830, 3930 and 3975

The Aanderaa Oxygen Optode is based on the ability of selected substances to act as dynamic fluorescence quenchers. The fluorescent indicator is a special platinum porphyrin complex embedded in a gas permeable foil that is exposed to the surrounding water.

A black optical isolation coating protects the complex from sunlight and fluorescent particles in the water. This sensing foil is attached to a window providing optical access for the measuring system from inside a watertight titanium housing.

The foil is excited by modulated blue light, and the phase of a returned red light is measured. By linearizing and temperature compensating, with an incorporated temperature sensor, the absolute O2 concentration can be determined. According to the manufacturer, the lifetime-based luminescence quenching principle offers the following advantages over electro-chemical sensors:

The 3835, 4130 and 4175 models are designed to operate down to 300 m, while there are two versions of the 3830, 3930 and 3975 models, designed to operate down to 2000 m and 6000 m, respectively. The sensors fit directly on to the top end-plate of Recording Current Meter RCM 9, and other Aanderaa instruments. Sensor specifications may be viewed via the following links: Aanderaa Oxygen Optodes 3835/4130/4175 and Aanderaa Oxygen Optodes 3830/3930/3975.

Project Information

Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory Coastal Observatory

The Coastal Observatory was established by Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory as a coastal zone real time observing and monitoring system. The main objective is to understand a coastal sea's response both to natural forcing and to the consequences of human activity. Near real-time measurements will be integrated with coupled models into a pre-operational coastal prediction system whose results will be displayed on the World Wide Web.

The Observatory is expected to grow and evolve as resources and technology allow, all the while building up long time series. A site selection pilot study was carried out in September 2001 and the Observatory became operational in August 2002.

The site is located in Liverpool Bay and is subject to typical coastal sea processes, with strong tides, occasional large storm surges and waves, freshwater input, stable and unstable stratification, high suspended sediment concentration and biogeochemical interaction. Measurements and monitoring will focus on the impacts of storms, variations in river discharge (especially the Mersey), seasonality and blooms in Liverpool Bay.

A variety of methods will be used to obtain measurements, including:

  1. Moored instruments for in situ time series of currents, temperature and salinity profiles, and surface waves and meteorology. It is hoped that turbidity and chlorophyll measurements will be made at another site as the Observatory progresses;
  2. The Cefas Smartbuoy for surface properties such as nutrients and chlorophyll, starting late 2002;
  3. R.V. Prince Madog to carry out spatial surveys and service moorings;
  4. Instrumented ferries for near surface temperature, salinity, turbidity, chlorophyll and nutrients. The first route will be Liverpool to Douglas, Isle of Man, starting late 2002;
  5. Drifters for surface currents and properties such as temperature and salinity, starting in 2004;
  6. Tide gauges, with sensors for meteorology, waves, temperature and salinity, where appropriate;
  7. Meteorological data from Bidston Observatory, HF radar and tide gauge sites;
  8. Shore-based HF radar measuring waves and surface currents out to a range of 50 km, starting in 2003;
  9. Satellite data, with infrared for sea surface temperature and visible for chlorophyll and suspended sediment.

The partners currently involved with the project are listed below:

A summary of Coastal Observatory cruises to date on R.V. Prince Madog is given in the table below:

Year No. of cruises Work summary
2001 1 Site selection and pilot study. 95 CTD casts.
2002 4 POL moorings deployed and serviced
Cefas Waverider and SmartBuoy deployed and serviced
103 CTD casts
2003 10 POL moorings serviced
Cefas Waverider and SmartBuoy serviced
341 CTD/LISST casts
2004 9 POL moorings serviced
Cefas Waverider and SmartBuoy serviced
347 CTD/LISST casts
2005 9 POL moorings serviced
Cefas Waverider and SmartBuoy serviced
268 CTD/LISST casts
2006 11 POL moorings serviced
Cefas Waverider and SmartBuoy serviced
508 CTD/LISST casts
2007 9 POL moorings serviced
Cefas Waverider and SmartBuoy serviced
471 CTD/LISST casts
2008 9 POL moorings serviced
Cefas Waverider and SmartBuoy serviced
260 CTD/LISST casts
2009 7 POL moorings serviced
Cefas Waverider and SmartBuoy serviced
213 CTD/LISST casts
2010 8 POL moorings serviced
Cefas Waverider and SmartBuoy serviced
268 CTD/LISST casts
2011 6 POL moorings serviced
Cefas Waverider and SmartBuoy serviced
307 CTD/LISST casts to date, ongoing

Data Activity or Cruise Information

Data Activity

Start Date (yyyy-mm-dd) 2006-07-26
End Date (yyyy-mm-dd) 2006-08-15
Organization Undertaking ActivityCentre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory
Country of OrganizationUnited Kingdom
Originator's Data Activity IdentifierLB1_034/969
Platform Categorymoored surface buoy

Smartbuoy deployment LB_034/POLRIG969

Deployment and Recovery

This rig was deployed as part of the Liverpool Bay Coastal Observatory during R.V. Prince Madog cruise PD22_06. Weather conditions were excellent throughout the cruise. Recovery of the rig took place during R.V. Prince Madog cruise PD25_06.

Rig Position 53 32.000N, 3 21.609W
Water Depth 26.1m
Deployed 26 July 2006 12:52
Recovered 15 August 2006 13:00
No. of days 20

Rig Description

This rig is a single line mooring, comprising a surface CEFAS SmartBuoy and POL instrumentation suspended beneath. The single point mooring was mainly composed of 0.5 inch long link chain and marked at the surface by a 1.8 m diameter toroid (the CEFAS SmartBuoy) and anchored by a half tonne clump of scrap chain. The CEFAS Smartbuoy contains a suite of instruments mounted just below the surface.

The table below details the CEFAS instrumentation

Instrument Serial
Number		 Parameters Meter
depth (m)		 Record
Length (days)
Seapoint Fluorometer 2245 Fluorescence 1 15
Falmouth Scientific OEM CT sensor 1821 Temperature
Salinity		 1 20
Seapoint Turbidity meter 1433 Turbidity
Suspended Load		 1 20
LI-COR-192 Underwater Quantum sensor 20 PAR
Vertical Light attenuation coefficient		 1 20
LI-COR-192 Underwater Quantum sensor 8 PAR 2 20
EnviroTech WMS-2 Aqua Monitor water sampler 2326 Silicate 1 18
EnviroTech NAS in situ nutrient analyser 2273 Total Oxidised Nitrogen 1 11
Aanderaa Oxygen Optode 127 Oxygen Concentration
Oxygen Saturation
Temperature		 1 20

The table below details the POL instrumentation

Instrument Serial Number Meter Level Parameters Measured Sampling Interval Comments
Sea-Bird MicroCAT SBE37-SM 485 V2.2 2991 5 m below surface Temperature
Conductivity		 10 minutes Upon recovery the clock was found to be running 1 s fast.
Sea-Bird MicroCAT SBE37-IM V2.1 with a Digiquartz pressure sensor 2506 10 m below surface Temperature
Conductivity
Pressure		 10 minutes Upon recovery the clock was found to be running 15 s fast.

Other Series linked to this Data Activity - 747230 747346 747402 747008 747149 747518 747531

Cruise

Cruise Name PD22/06
Departure Date 2006-07-26
Arrival Date 2006-07-27
Principal Scientist(s)M John Howarth (Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory)
Ship RV Prince Madog

Complete Cruise Metadata Report is available here

Fixed Station Information

Fixed Station Information

Station NameCOA
CategoryOffshore area
Latitude53° 31.51' N
Longitude3° 23.00' W
Water depth below MSL26.0 m

Liverpool Bay Coastal Observatory Mooring Site A (COA/Site 1/Site 9)

This station is the main mooring site for the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory (POL) Liverpool Bay Coastal Observatory and was first occupied in 2002. It is also known both as Coastal Observatory Site 1 and Site 9. POL perform two main types of activities at this station: they deploy moorings; and in addition, they take CTD profiles during each site visit. The station lies within a box of mean water depth 22.5 m with the following co-ordinates:

Box Corner Latitude (+ve North) Longitude (+ve East)
North-west corner 53.54097 -3.42958
South-east corner 53.50945 -3.33714

The position of this station relative to the other POL Coastal Observatory sites can be seen from the figure below.

BODC image

Mooring Deployment History

2011

Rig Type Typical Instruments Rig IDs Comment
Frame ADCP, CTD, OBS, OXY 1117 for January cruise. Other frame IDs not available at this time. January - September
SmartBuoy CTD x 2, AC-S, CT x 2, FL x 3, OBS x 2, PAR x 2, WMS, NAS, OXY, T x 2 1116 for January cruise. Other frame IDs not available at this time. January - September
SparBuoy AC-S, FL, CTD x 2, T Frame ID not available at this time. September

2010

Rig Type Typical Instruments Rig IDs Comment
Frame ADCP, CTD, ADV, OBS 1086, 1090, 1094, 1098, 1102, 1106, 1109 January - December
SmartBuoy CT x 2, FL x 2, OBS, PAR x 2, WMS, NAS, CTD, OXY, BD, T 1085, 1089, 1093, 1097, 1101, 1105, 1108, 1112 January - December

2009

Rig Type Typical Instruments Rig IDs Comment
Frame ADCP, CTD, ADV, OBS 1055, 1062, 1067, 1071, 1074, 1078, 1082 January - December
SmartBuoy CT x 2, FL x 2, OBS, PAR x 2, WMS, NAS, CTD, OXY, BD, T 1054, 1061, 1066, 1070, 1073, 1077, 1081 January - December

2008

Rig Type Typical Instruments Rig IDs Comment
Frame ADCP, CTD, ADV, OBS 1024, 1028, 1032, 1036, 1041, 1044, 1047, 1051 January - December
SmartBuoy CT x 2, FL x 2, OBS, PAR x 2, WMS, NAS, CTD, OXY, BD, T LB1_047/1023, LB1_048/1027, LB1_049/1031, LB1_050/1035, 1040, 1043, LB1_053/1050 January - December

2007

Rig Type Typical Instruments Rig IDs Comment
Frame ADCP, CTD, ADV, OBS 990, 997, 1001, 1005, 1010, 1014, 1017, 1021 January - December
SmartBuoy CT x 2, FL x 2, OBS, PAR x 2, WMS, NAS, CTD, OXY, BD, T LB1_039/989, LB1_040/996, LB1_041/1000, LB1_042/1004, LB1_043/1009, LB1_044/1013, LB1_045/1016, LB1_046/1020 January - December

2006

Rig Type Typical Instruments Rig IDs Comment
Frame ADCP, CTD, ADV, OBS 951, 962, 966, 970, 974, 978, 982, 986 January - December
SmartBuoy CT x 2, FL x 2, OBS, PAR x 2, WMS, NAS, CTD, OXY, BD 958, 961, 965, 969, 973, 977, LB1_037/981, LB1_038/985 January - December

2005

Rig Type Typical Instruments Rig IDs Comment
Frame ADCP, CT 913, 914, 921, 925, 929, 933, 938, 942, 945, 949 January - December
SmartBuoy CT, FL, OBS, PAR, WMS, NAS, OXY 912, 920, 924, 928, 932, 937, LB1_028/941, LB1_029/944, LB1_030/948 January - December
Frame with telemetry buoy ADCP 914 March - April

2004

Rig Type Typical Instruments Rig IDs Comment
Frame BPR, ADCP, TR, CT 890, 892, 893, 896, 898, 900, 902, 904, 907, 908, 910, 911 January - December
SmartBuoy CT, FL, OBS, PAR, WMS, NAS 889, 891, 895, 897, 899, 901, 903, 906, 909 January - December
Frame with telemetry buoy ADCP 893, 908, 911 April - May, October - December

2003

Rig Type Instruments Rig IDs Comment
Frame BPR, ADCP, TR, CT 861, 864, 866, 869, 872, 878, 880, 883, 885, 887, 888 January - December
SmartBuoy CT, FL, OBS, PAR, WMS, NAS 863, 865, 867, 870, 871, 877, 879, 882, 884, 886 January - December

2002

Rig Type Instruments Rig IDs Comment
Frame BPR, ADCP, TR, CT 851, 854, 856, 858 August - December
Line mooring CT x 3 853, 855 August - November
SmartBuoy CT, FL, OBS, PAR, WMS, NAS 857, 860 November - December

2001

Rig Type Instruments Rig IDs Comment
Frame ADCP, OBS 838, 839, 840, 841, 843, 844, 845, 846, 848, 849 September

CTD Sampling History

Year Number of Cruises Total Casts per year
2011 6 116 including a 46 cast tidal cycle from 2011-04-18 to 2011-04-19 and a 51 cast tidal cycle station from 2011-07-27 to 2011-07-28
2010 7 69 including a 52 cast tidal cycle station from 2010-04-28 to 2010-04-29
2009 7 21
2008 9 75 including a 54 cast tidal cycle station from 2008-05-13 to 2008-05-14
2007 8 71 including a 51 cast tidal cycle station from 2007-05-15 to 2007-05-16
2006 9 72 including a 53 cast tidal cycle station from 2006-05-09 to 2006-05-10
2005 9 41 including a 22 cast tidal cycle station from 2005-04-05 to 2005-04-06
2004 9 77 including a 54 cast tidal cycle station from 2004-05-11 to 2004-05-12
2003 10 28
2002 4 13

The CTD instrument package for these cruises was a Sea-Bird 911plus, with beam transmissometer, fluorometer, LICOR PAR sensor, LISST-25, and oxygen sensor.

Key

AC-S = Absorption and attenuation spectrophotometer
ADCP = Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
ADV = Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter
BD = Bacterial degradation experiment
BPR = Bottom Pressure Recorder
CT = Conductivity and temperature logger
CTD = Conductivity, temperature, depth sensor
FL = Fluorometer
NAS = in-situ nutrient analyser
OBS = Optical Backscatter Turbidity meter
OXY = Oxygen sensor
PAR = PAR sensor
T = Temperature logger
TR = Transmissometer
WMS = Automatic water sampler

Other Series linked to this Fixed Station for this cruise - 747008 747149 747230 747346 747402 747518 747531

Other Cruises linked to this Fixed Station (with the number of series) - PD01/08 (16) PD02/03 (4) PD02/05 (3) PD02/07 (14) PD02/09B (16) PD02/10 (9) PD05/10 (10) PD06/07 (15) PD07/08 (14) PD09/06 (11) PD09/07 (63) PD09/08 (15) PD10/03 (3) PD10/10 (8) PD11/05 (1) PD11/11 (48) PD12/05 (2) PD12/09 (10) PD13/07 (13) PD14/08 (67) PD16/06 (8) PD16/07 (14) PD17/03 (4) PD17/10 (9) PD18/04 (5) PD18/05 (3) PD18/09 (11) PD19/08 (2) PD20/02 (5) PD20/06 (8) PD20/07 (16) PD21/05 (3) PD21/10 (9) PD22/04 (5) PD22/06 (7) PD23/03A (4) PD23/07 (15) PD23/08 (12) PD24/02 (1) PD24/09 (11) PD25/03B (4) PD25/05 (3) PD25/06 (8) PD25/11 (4) PD27/07 (16) PD29/04 (4) PD29/06 (8) PD29/08 (13) PD29/10 (11) PD30/05 (2) PD31/02 (4) PD31/03 (4) PD32/04 (4) PD33/08 (4) PD33/09 (10) PD34/03 (4) PD34/05 (9) PD35/02 (4) PD35/06 (13) PD36/10 (10) PD37/06 (13) PD37/08 (17) PD38/03 (5) PD38/04 (4) PD38/09 (10) PD41/05 (10) PD43/11 (3) PD47/09 (9) PD48/05 (10) PD49/10 (7)

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