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Metadata Report for BODC Series Reference Number 1738064


Metadata Summary

Data Description

Data Category Sound velocity cast
Instrument Type
NameCategories
Applied Microsystems Ltd. SV Plus probe  sound velocity sensors
Instrument Mounting research vessel
Originating Country France
Originator Ms Claire Channelliere
Originating Organization Total S.A.
Processing Status QC in progress
Online delivery of data Download not available
Project(s) SIMORC
 

Data Identifiers

Originator's Identifier SOUND_VEL_AND_TEMP_TOTAL2010_20100405_0447
BODC Series Reference 1738064
 

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Start Time (yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm) 2010-04-05 04:50
End Time (yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm) 2010-04-05 04:58
Nominal Cycle Interval 0.5 decibars
 

Spatial Co-ordinates

Latitude 53.35981 S ( 53° 21.6' S )
Longitude 67.96800 W ( 67° 58.1' W )
Positional Uncertainty 0.0 to 0.01 n.miles
Minimum Sensor or Sampling Depth 2.58 m
Maximum Sensor or Sampling Depth 13.54 m
Minimum Sensor or Sampling Height 0.46 m
Maximum Sensor or Sampling Height 11.42 m
Sea Floor Depth 14.0 m
Sea Floor Depth Source DATAHEAD
Sensor or Sampling Distribution Variable common depth - All sensors are grouped effectively at the same depth, but this depth varies significantly during the series
Sensor or Sampling Depth Datum Mean sea level - Depth expressed relative to mean sea level as defined by the data originator
Sea Floor Depth Datum Mean sea level - Depth expressed relative to mean sea level as defined by the data originator
 

Parameters

BODC CODERankUnitsTitle
AADYAA011DaysDate (time from 00:00 01/01/1760 to 00:00 UT on day)
AAFDZZ011DaysTime (time between 00:00 UT and timestamp)
ACYCAA011DimensionlessSequence number
PRESPR011DecibarsPressure (spatial coordinate) exerted by the water body by profiling pressure sensor and correction to read zero at sea level
SVELVP011Metres per secondSound velocity in the water body by sound velocity profiler
TEMPST011Degrees CelsiusTemperature of the water body by CTD or STD

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 quality - TTL160011 - Vega Pleyade SV profiles

At this site, a SVPlus Microsystems Sound velocity probe was used in several profiles.

Profiles were done at these locations:

Water depth (m) Latitude Longitude Comments
22 -52.90327 -68.1608  
23 -52.89312 -68.22385  
19.35 -52.9013 -68.22104 Depth provided by Gebco charts
41 -53.29687 -67.73704  
21 -53.48215 -68.01857  
57 -53.26729 -67.74705  
23 -53.3445 -67.9082  
23.5 -53.35641 -67.94283  
46 -53.29479 -67.73365  
14 -53.35981 -67.96800  
50 -53.29806 -67.72703  
20 -53.34368 -67.9634  

Data Quality Information

The following data quality checks were applied:

  • Temperature and sound velocity profiles were plotted and compared against each other
  • The beginning and the end of each profile were checked and data measured during deployment or recovery were flagged as suspect

Data were found to be good quality. Some cycles at the beginning and at the end of profiles were flagged as suspicious.


Data Access Policy

SIMORC data access conditions

The data collated and held at BODC on behalf of the SIMORC project are restricted. However, the data will be available to download from the Official SIMORC Website, as part of the project protocol. The data set will initially include data from the oil companies TOTAL, Shell and BP.


Narrative Documents

BODC Processing TTL160011 SV

Data were received by BODC in Excel format. Data was converted in .CSV format and was reformatted to QXF format using BODC transfer function 518. The following table shows how the variables within the files were mapped to the appropriate BODC parameter codes:

Original parameter name Original Units Description BODC Parameter Code BODC Units Comments
Date/time DD/MM/YYYY hh:mm:ss Date and time AADYAA01 + AAFDZZ01 Day number and day fraction (GMT) Conversion by transfer
DEPTH dbar Pressure at measurements depth PRESPR01 dbar  
TEMP degrees Celsius Water temperature at measurements depth TEMPST01 degrees Celsius  
SoundVelocity m/s Sound velocity at measurements depth SVELVP01 m/s  

Following transfer to QXF, the data were screened using BODC's in-house visualisation software, EDSERPLO.

Originator's Data Processing - TTL160011 - SV

Data processing

Data was plotted and visually inspected by Hydronav.


Project Information

System of Industry Metocean data for the Offshore and Research Communities (SIMORC)

The EU-funded SIMORC project is a collaborative effort between MARIS (Netherlands), BODC (UK), the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (OGP) and IOC-IODE to provide a harmonised and quality controlled metocean data set from data collected by oil and gas producers, accessible through the SIMORC protocol.


Data Activity or Cruise Information

Cruise

Cruise Name Lenga 2010
Departure Date 2010-03-25
Arrival Date 2010-04-08
Principal Scientist(s)Unknown (Unknown)
Ship Unknown unknown

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

SeaDataNet Quality Control Flags

The following single character qualifying flags may be associated with one or more individual parameters with a data cycle:

Flag Description
0 no quality control
1 good value
2 probably good value
3 probably bad value
4 bad value
5 changed value
6 value below detection
7 value in excess
8 interpolated value
9 missing value
A value phenomenon uncertain
B nominal value
Q value below limit of quantification