Metadata Report for BODC Series Reference Number 2001871
Metadata Summary
Problem Reports
Data Access Policy
Narrative Documents
Project Information
Data Activity or Cruise Information
Fixed Station Information
BODC Quality Flags
SeaDataNet Quality Flags
Metadata Summary
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BOTTFLAG | Definition |
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0 | The sampling event occurred without any incident being reported to BODC. |
1 | The filter in an in-situ sampling pump physically ruptured during sample resulting in an unquantifiable loss of sampled material. |
2 | Analytical evidence (e.g. surface water salinity measured on a sample collected at depth) indicates that the water sample has been contaminated by water from depths other than the depths of sampling. |
3 | The feedback indicator on the deck unit reported that the bottle closure command had failed. General Oceanics deck units used on NERC vessels in the 80s and 90s were renowned for reporting misfires when the bottle had been closed. This flag is also suitable for when a trigger command is mistakenly sent to a bottle that has previously been fired. |
4 | During the sampling deployment the bottle was fired in an order other than incrementing rosette position. Indicative of the potential for errors in the assignment of bottle firing depth, especially with General Oceanics rosettes. |
5 | Water was reported to be escaping from the bottle as the rosette was being recovered. |
6 | The bottle seals were observed to be incorrectly seated and the bottle was only part full of water on recovery. |
7 | Either the bottle was found to contain no sample on recovery or there was no bottle fitted to the rosette position fired (but SBE35 record may exist). |
8 | There is reason to doubt the accuracy of the sampling depth associated with the sample. |
9 | The bottle air vent had not been closed prior to deployment giving rise to a risk of sample contamination through leakage. |
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Problem Reports
No Problem Report Found in the Database
Data Access Policy
Open 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.
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"Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v1.0."
Narrative Documents
Metrohm 848 Titrino Plus titrator
The Metrohm 848 Titrino Plus is a titrator used for dynamic and monotonic determination of solution concentrations. The Titrino Plus is simple to operate and robust so is ideal for daily, routine laboratory titrations. The titrator can be used in applications such as aqueous and non-aqueous, acid and base, redox, precipitation, complexometric and photometric titrations as well as titrations with polarizable electrodes.
The 848 Titrino Plus is composed of an exchange unit, stirrer and USB compact printer that when connected are automatically recognized and configured. The Metrohm exchange unit contains an intelligent chip that automatically passes data necessary for an error-free titration, such as cylinder volume, reagent type and titer validity, to the titrator. The high-resolution measuring interface of the 848 Titrino also ensures that highly precise results are obtained and the large live display, with titration curve, enables the user to easily determine the status of a titration.
Either a magnetic stirrer or a propeller stirrer can be connected to the Titrino Plus and the stirring rate is stored, guaranteeing maximum reproducibility of data.
Specifications
Dosing element | Exchange unit |
Steps per cylinder volume | 10,000 |
Operation, dialog | Keyboard and mouse |
Stirrer, titration stand | 801 Magnetic Stirrer or 802 Rod Stirrer |
Connection of balance, printer, USB keyboard, USB mouse, USB stick and barcode reader | Via 1 USB Slave Port, RS 232/USB Box (option) |
PC/LIMS report | RS 232/USB Box (option) and USB stick |
Balance connection | RS 232/USB Box (option) |
Manual operation | Measuring, dosing, stirring |
Further details can be found in the manufacturer's specification sheet.
Niskin Bottle
The Niskin bottle is a device used by oceanographers to collect subsurface seawater samples. It is a plastic bottle with caps and rubber seals at each end and is deployed with the caps held open, allowing free-flushing of the bottle as it moves through the water column.
Standard Niskin
The standard version of the bottle includes a plastic-coated metal spring or elastic cord running through the interior of the bottle that joins the two caps, and the caps are held open against the spring by plastic lanyards. When the bottle reaches the desired depth the lanyards are released by a pressure-actuated switch, command signal or messenger weight and the caps are forced shut and sealed, trapping the seawater sample.
Lever Action Niskin
The Lever Action Niskin Bottle differs from the standard version, in that the caps are held open during deployment by externally mounted stainless steel springs rather than an internal spring or cord. Lever Action Niskins are recommended for applications where a completely clear sample chamber is critical or for use in deep cold water.
Clean Sampling
A modified version of the standard Niskin bottle has been developed for clean sampling. This is teflon-coated and uses a latex cord to close the caps rather than a metal spring. The clean version of the Levered Action Niskin bottle is also teflon-coated and uses epoxy covered springs in place of the stainless steel springs. These bottles are specifically designed to minimise metal contamination when sampling trace metals.
Deployment
Bottles may be deployed singly clamped to a wire or in groups of up to 48 on a rosette. Standard bottles and Lever Action bottles have a capacity between 1.7 and 30 L. Reversing thermometers may be attached to a spring-loaded disk that rotates through 180° on bottle closure.
Dissolved oxygen concentrations from CTD samples for Cruise JR18007
Originator's Protocol for Data Acquisition and Analysis
Analysis for dissolved oxygen levels was undertaken at each CTD site, with the exception of the ice edge station. Triplicate 150ml samples were taken using the CTD from three separate representative depths, usually near-bottom, mid-depth and surface, totalling 9 samples per station. The samples were immediately fixed using a standardised method, and transferred to the laboratory on board and analysed using the Metrohm 848 Titrino
JR18007 Cruise report
Further information can be found in the JR18007 Cruise report.
BODC Data Processing Procedures
Data received were loaded into the BODC database using established BODC data banking procedures. A parameter mapping table is provided below:
Originator's Variable | Originator's Units | BODC Parameter Code | BODC Unit | Comments |
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MEAN O2 | umol/l | DOXYWITX | umol/l | - |
STDEV O2 | umol/l | SDOXWITX | umol/l | - |
Data quality Report
Oxygen measurements that had been flagged as questionable (3) by the originator were also averaged and has standard deviations calculated. The resultant data has been flagged as L within the BODC database.
Project Information
Changing Arctic Ocean: Implications for marine biology and biogeochemistry
Changing Arctic Ocean (CAO) is a £16 million, five year (2017-2022) research programme initially funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). The aim of the CAO programme is to understand how change in the physical environment (ice and ocean) will affect the large-scale ecosystem structure and biogeochemical functioning of the Arctic Ocean, the potential major impacts and provide projections for future ecosystem services. In July 2018, additional projects were added to the programme that were jointly funded by NERC and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
Background
The Arctic Ocean is responding to global climate change in ways that are not yet fully understood and in some cases, not yet identified. The impacts of change in the Arctic are global in range and international in importance. To achieve the aim, the programme has two key research challenges:
- To develop quantified understanding of the structure and functioning of Arctic ecosystems.
- To understand the sensitivity of Arctic ecosystem structure, functioning and services to multiple stressors and the development of projections of the impacts of change.
The decision to fund the CAO project was both scientific and political and is the second largest research programme funded by NERC.
The programme involves 33 organisations, the majority of which are research institutions in the UK and Germany, and over 170 scientists. The programme consists of four large projects with an additional 12 research projects added in July 2018.
Further information can be found on the Changing Arctic Ocean website.
Participants
There are 33 organisations involved in the Changing Arctic Ocean project, these are:
- Alfred Wegener Institut (AWI)
- Bangor University
- British Antarctic Survey (BAS)
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS)
- Durham University
- GEOMAR
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research
- Lancaster University
- Marine Biological Association (MBA)
- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
- National Oceanography Centre (NOC)
- Newcastle University
- Northumbria University
- Ocean Atmosphere Systems GmbH
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML)
- Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS)
- Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC)
- Université Libre de Bruxelles
- University College London (UCL)
- University of Bristol
- University of East Anglia (UEA)
- University of Edinburgh
- University of Glasgow
- University of Huddersfield
- University of Leeds
- University of Liverpool
- University of Manchester
- University of Oldenburg
- University of Oxford
- University of Southampton
- University of St Andrews
- University of Stirling
- University of Strathclyde
In addition to the core organisation, there are a number of international collaborators.
Research Details
The four large projects funded by NERC are:
- Arctic Productivity in the seasonal Ice Zone (Arctic PRIZE)
- Can we detect changes in Arctic ecosystems? (ARISE)
- The Changing Arctic Ocean Seafloor (ChAOS) - How changing sea ice conditions impact biological communities, biogeochemical processes and ecosystems
- Mechanistic understanding of the role of diatoms in the success of the Arctic Calanus complex and implications for a warmer Arctic (DIAPOD)
The additional 12 projects added in July 2018 funded jointly by NERC and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research are:
- Advective Pathways of nutrients and key Ecological substances in the Arctic (APEAR)
- How will changing freshwater export and terrestrial permafrost thaw influence the Arctic Ocean? (CACOON)
- Chronobiology of changing Arctic Sea Ecosystems (CHASE)
- Potential benefits and risks of borealisation for fish stocks and ecosystems in a changing Arctic Ocean (Coldfish)
- Diatom Autecological Responses with Changes To Ice Cover (Diatom-ARCTIC)
- Ecosystem functions controlled by sea ice and light in a changing Arctic (Eco-Light)
- Effects of ice stressors and pollutants on the Arctic marine cryosphere (EISPAC)
- Linking Oceanography and Multi-specific, spatially-Variable Interactions of seabirds and their prey in the Arctic (LOMVIA)
- Understanding the links between pelagic microbial ecosystems and organic matter cycling in the changing Arctic (Micro-ARC)
- Microbes to Megafauna Modelling of Arctic Seas (MiMeMo)
- Primary productivity driven by escalating Arctic nutrient fluxes? (PEANUTS)
- Pathways and emissions of climate-relevant trace gases in a changing Arctic Ocean (PETRA)
Fieldwork and Data Collection
The programme consists of seven core cruises that survey areas in the Barents Sea and the Fram Strait on board the NERC research vessel RRS James Clark Ross. Measurements will include temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, inorganic nutrients, oxygen and carbon isotopes and underway meteorological and surface ocean observations. In addition to ship based cruise datasets gliders, moorings and animal tags are part of the fieldwork. Further data are collected from model runs.
Data Activity or Cruise Information
Data Activity
Start Date (yyyy-mm-dd) | 2019-08-25 |
End Date (yyyy-mm-dd) | 2019-08-26 |
Organization Undertaking Activity | University of Stirling, Institute of Aquaculture |
Country of Organization | United Kingdom |
Originator's Data Activity Identifier | JR18007_CTD_CTD045 |
Platform Category | lowered unmanned submersible |
BODC Sample Metadata Report for JR18007_CTD_CTD045
Sample reference number | Nominal collection volume(l) | Bottle rosette position | Bottle firing sequence number | Minimum pressure sampled (dbar) | Maximum pressure sampled (dbar) | Depth of sampling point (m) | Bottle type | Sample quality flag | Bottle reference | Comments |
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1409339 | 20.00 | 1 | 1 | 3546.00 | 3546.60 | 3479.90 | Niskin bottle | No problem reported | ||
1409342 | 20.00 | 2 | 2 | 3546.10 | 3546.50 | 3479.90 | Niskin bottle | No problem reported | ||
1409345 | 20.00 | 3 | 3 | 3052.50 | 3052.80 | 2998.90 | Niskin bottle | No problem reported | ||
1409348 | 20.00 | 4 | 4 | 2540.50 | 2541.20 | 2499.20 | Niskin bottle | No problem reported | ||
1409351 | 20.00 | 5 | 5 | 2030.50 | 2031.20 | 1999.80 | Niskin bottle | No problem reported | ||
1409354 | 20.00 | 6 | 6 | 1521.90 | 1522.30 | 1500.60 | Niskin bottle | No problem reported | ||
1409357 | 20.00 | 7 | 7 | 1013.80 | 1014.40 | 1000.90 | Niskin bottle | No problem reported | ||
1409360 | 20.00 | 8 | 8 | 1013.90 | 1014.20 | 1001.00 | Niskin bottle | No problem reported | ||
1409363 | 20.00 | 10 | 10 | 406.40 | 406.80 | 401.90 | Niskin bottle | No problem reported | ||
1409366 | 20.00 | 11 | 11 | 305.30 | 305.60 | 302.00 | Niskin bottle | No problem reported | ||
1409369 | 20.00 | 12 | 12 | 204.10 | 204.70 | 202.10 | Niskin bottle | No problem reported | ||
1409372 | 20.00 | 13 | 13 | 151.90 | 152.30 | 150.50 | Niskin bottle | No problem reported | ||
1409375 | 20.00 | 14 | 14 | 101.50 | 101.80 | 100.60 | Niskin bottle | No problem reported | ||
1409378 | 20.00 | 15 | 15 | 101.50 | 101.90 | 100.60 | Niskin bottle | No problem reported | ||
1409381 | 20.00 | 16 | 16 | 76.50 | 77.10 | 76.10 | Niskin bottle | No problem reported | ||
1409384 | 20.00 | 17 | 17 | 51.60 | 51.90 | 51.20 | Niskin bottle | No problem reported | ||
1409387 | 20.00 | 19 | 19 | 30.40 | 30.70 | 30.20 | Niskin bottle | No problem reported | ||
1409390 | 20.00 | 20 | 20 | 15.40 | 15.60 | 15.40 | Niskin bottle | No problem reported | ||
1409393 | 20.00 | 21 | 21 | 5.30 | 5.90 | 5.50 | Niskin bottle | No problem reported | ||
1409396 | 20.00 | 22 | 22 | 5.30 | 6.00 | 5.60 | Niskin bottle | No problem reported | ||
1409795 | 20.00 | 9 | 9 | 507.40 | 507.60 | 501.50 | Niskin bottle | No problem reported | ||
1409798 | 20.00 | 18 | 18 | 30.40 | 30.70 | 30.20 | Niskin bottle | No problem reported |
Please note:the supplied parameters may not have been sampled from all the bottle firings described in the table above. Cross-match the Sample Reference Number above against the SAMPRFNM value in the data file to identify the relevant metadata.
Related Data Activity activities are detailed in Appendix 1
Cruise
Cruise Name | JR18007 |
Departure Date | 2019-08-04 |
Arrival Date | 2019-09-06 |
Principal Scientist(s) | David Pond (University of Stirling, Institute of Aquaculture) |
Ship | RRS James Clark Ross |
Complete Cruise Metadata Report is available here
Fixed Station Information
Fixed Station Information
Station Name | CAO D9 |
Category | Offshore location |
Latitude | 77° 43.00' N |
Longitude | 7° 34.99' E |
Water depth below MSL | 3539.0 m |
Changing Arctic Ocean Fixed Station D9
This station is one of several sites sampled in the Fram Strait as part of the Changing Arctic Ocean programme. The station has a mean water depth 3539 m at the following co-ordinates:
Latitude | Longitude |
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77.71672° N | 7.58313° E |
Sampling History
JR18007 | |
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CTD casts | 2 |
Bongo nets | 2 |
MOCNESS | 2 |
Mammoth | 1 |
Related Fixed Station activities are detailed in Appendix 2
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Appendix 1: JR18007_CTD_CTD045
Related series for this Data Activity are presented in the table below. Further information can be found by following the appropriate links.
If you are interested in these series, please be aware we offer a multiple file download service. Should your credentials be insufficient for automatic download, the service also offers a referral to our Enquiries Officer who may be able to negotiate access.
Series Identifier | Data Category | Start date/time | Start position | Cruise |
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2053524 | Water sample data | 2019-08-26 01:27:30 | 77.71672 N, 7.5831 E | RRS James Clark Ross JR18007 |
Appendix 2: CAO D9
Related series for this Fixed Station are presented in the table below. Further information can be found by following the appropriate links.
If you are interested in these series, please be aware we offer a multiple file download service. Should your credentials be insufficient for automatic download, the service also offers a referral to our Enquiries Officer who may be able to negotiate access.
Series Identifier | Data Category | Start date/time | Start position | Cruise |
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1981470 | CTD or STD cast | 2019-08-25 21:30:35 | 77.7167 N, 7.5832 E | RRS James Clark Ross JR18007 |
1981482 | CTD or STD cast | 2019-08-25 23:43:59 | 77.7167 N, 7.5832 E | RRS James Clark Ross JR18007 |
2053524 | Water sample data | 2019-08-26 01:27:30 | 77.71672 N, 7.5831 E | RRS James Clark Ross JR18007 |