Metadata Report for BODC Series Reference Number 756257

Metadata Summary

Data Description
Data Category Bathythermograph -expendable
Instrument Type Bathythermograph (MBT/XBT)
Instrument Mounting research vessel
Originating Country United Kingdom
Originator Dr Sophie Fielding
Originating Organization British Antarctic Survey
Processing Status QC in progress
Project(s) -
 

Data Identifiers

Originator's Identifier T5_00017
BODC Series Reference 756257
 

Time Co-ordinates(UT)
Start Time (yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm) 2008-04-22 09:32
End Time (yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm) -
Nominal Cycle Interval 0.7 metres
 

Spatial Co-ordinates

Latitude 53.33617 S ( 53° 20.2' S )
Longitude 37.90400 E ( 37° 54.2' E )
Positional Uncertainty 0.0 to 0.01 n.miles
Minimum Sensor Depth 2.7 m
Maximum Sensor Depth 1830.5 m
Minimum Sensor Height -
Maximum Sensor Height -
Sea Floor Depth -
Sensor Distribution Variable common depth - All sensors are grouped effectively at the same depth, but this depth varies significantly during the series
Sensor Depth Datum Unspecified -
Sea Floor Depth Datum -
 

Parameters
BODC CODE Rank Units Title
ACYCAA01 1 Dimensionless Sequence number
DEPHCV01 1 Metres Depth below surface of the water body by computation from probe free-fall time using unspecified algorithm
SVELVP01 1 Metres per second Sound velocity in the water body by sound velocity profiler
TEMPET01 1 Degrees Celsius Temperature of the water body by expendable bathythermograph (XBT)
 

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

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

No Narrative Document information held in the BODC database

Project Information


No Project Information held for the Series

Data Activity or Cruise Information

Cruise

Cruise Name JR20080415 (JR186, JR214, JR222, JR223)
Departure Date 2008-04-15
Arrival Date 2008-05-06
Principal Scientist(s)Paul Provost (National Marine Facilities Sea Systems), Sophie Fielding (British Antarctic Survey)
Ship RRS James Clark Ross

Complete Cruise Metadata Report is available here

Fixed Station Information


No Fixed Station Information held for the Series

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