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Metadata Report for BODC Series Reference Number 249697

Metadata Summary

Data Description
Data Category Sea surface elevation -unspecified
Instrument Type Tide gauge (unspecified)
Instrument Mounting coastal structure
Originating Country Chile
Originator -
Originating Organization Chilean Navy Oceanographic and Hydrographic Service
Processing Status banked
Online delivery of data Download available - Ocean Data View (ODV) format
Project(s) WOCE
 

Data Identifiers

Originator's Identifier PUE9003/1982
BODC Series Reference 249697
 

Time Co-ordinates(UT)
Start Time (yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm) 1982-01-01 04:00
End Time (yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm) 1983-01-01 03:00
Nominal Cycle Interval 3600.0 seconds
 

Spatial Co-ordinates

Latitude 54.93330 S ( 54° 56.0' S )
Longitude 67.61670 W ( 67° 37.0' W )
Positional Uncertainty 0.0 to 0.01 n.miles
Minimum Sensor or Sampling Depth -
Maximum Sensor or Sampling Depth -
Minimum Sensor or Sampling Height -
Maximum Sensor or Sampling Height -
Sea Floor Depth -
Sea Floor Depth Source -
Sensor or Sampling Distribution -
Sensor or Sampling Depth Datum -
Sea Floor Depth Datum -
 

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)
ASLVZZ011MetresSurface elevation relative to unspecified datum of the water body

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

World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE)

The World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) 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.

WOCE had two major goals:

  • Goal 1. To develop models to predict climate and to collect the data necessary to test them.

  • Goal 2. To determine the representativeness of the Goal 1 observations and to deduce cost effective means of determining long-term changes in ocean circulation.

Data Activity or Cruise Information


No Data Activity or Cruise Information held for the Series

Fixed Station Information

Fixed Station Information

Station NamePuerto Williams, Chile
CategoryCoastal location
Latitude54° 56.00' S
Longitude67° 37.00' W
Water depth below MSL

Puerto Williams (Chile) Site History

History Summary

Station name Puerto Williams
Country Chile
Latitude 54° 56.0' S
Longitude 067° 37.0' W
GLOSS No.  
Time Reference GMT (00-23 hours)
Contributor Instituto Hidrografico de la Armada, Chile
Instrument type (1964-1990) Float and stilling well gauge
(1990 - present) Pneumatic bubbler gauge
Site of Gauge  
Observational periods 1964 - present

Reference Level

All heights have been referred to the station tide staff zero which is linked to fixed bench marks.

Tide Gauge Benchmark (TGBM) Description

Benchmark Description
BM No. 2 It is a 9cm bronze disk stamped CF 2, set in cement at the south west corner of the warehouse located 30m east of the passenger pier and 6m south of the 'Avenida Costanera'.
BM No. 3 It is a 6cm bronze disk stamped CF3 set in cement at the north east corner of the warehouse located 60m east of the passenger pier and 2m south of the 'Avenida Costanera'.

Benchmark Relationships

BM No. 2 1966-1990
BM No. 3 1966-1990

Quality Assessment

Comment

The hourly residuals show significant fluctuations with a duration of a day or longer, and contain spikes.

Possible datum shifts:

  • -40cm during 1969, days 152 - 182
  • +50cm during 1976, days 1 - 33
  • -50cm during 1976, days 33 - 41
  • +80cm during 1977, days 1 - 32
  • -40cm during 1980, days 153 - 183
  • +40cm during 1985, days 131 - 151
  • -20cm on day 217, 1987
  • +40cm on day 220, 1987
  • +40cm on day 232, 1987
  • +50cm on day 244, 1987
Year Completeness
Index (%)		 Questionable Fluctuations (In day Nos.) And Missing Data (Gaps >6 hours)
1964 9 None
1965 95 None
1966 100 94
1967 100 None
1968 100 49
1969 100 None
1970 100 81-83,152
1971 100 Timing accuracy is questionable throughout the year
1972 98 1,72-150,216-217
    Gap from 1972/10/01 at 04.00 to 1972/10/02 at 03.00
    Gap from 1972/10/13 at 04.00 to 1972/10/14 at 03.00
    Gap from 1972/11/11 at 04.00 to 1972/11/15 at 03.00
    Gap from 1972/12/30 at 04.00 to 1972/12/31 at 03.00
1973 100 None
1974 92 230-232,251-265,272-280,306-307
    Gap from 1974/02/15 at 04.00 to 1974/03/16 at 03.00
1975 100 None
1976 100 33,158,292,305,332
1977 100 29
1978 100 232-244
1979 99 158-162,171-172,258-259,305,359
    Gap from 1979/01/31 at 04.00 to 1979/02/01 at 03.00
1980 89 32,279,329-330,365-366
    Gap from 1980/10/01 at 04.00 to 1980/10/01 at 20.00
    Gap from 1980/10/06 at 00.00 to 1980/10/07 at 19.00
    Gap from 1980/10/11 at 13.00 to 1980/10/15 at 12.00
    Gap from 1980/10/29 at 09.00 to 1980/10/29 at 20.00
    Gap from 1980/10/30 at 05.00 to 1980/10/30 at 17.00
    Gap from 1980/10/31 at 21.00 to 1980/11/01 at 18.00
1981 87 1,77-78,119-120
    Gap from 1981/04/01 at 21.00 to 1981/04/14 at 19.00
    Gap from 1981/04/23 at 19.00 to 1981/04/27 at 13.00
    Gap from 1981/06/02 at 18.00 to 1981/06/06 at 16.00
    Gap from 1981/06/09 at 23.00 to 1981/06/10 at 16.00
    Gap from 1981/07/20 at 07.00 to 1981/07/20 at 17.00
    Gap from 1981/08/19 at 09.00 to 1981/08/23 at 20.00
    Gap from 1981/10/01 at 20.00 to 1981/10/19 at 22.00
    Gap from 1981/11/15 at 10.00 to 1981/11/15 at 19.00
1982 96 1,177
    Gap from 1982/02/15 at 11.00 to 1982/02/15 at 19.00
    Gap from 1982/04/08 at 21.00 to 1982/04/09 at 17.00
    Gap from 1982/04/18 at 18.00 to 1982/04/21 at 03.00
    Gap from 1982/05/19 at 04.00 to 1982/05/19 at 18.00
    Gap from 1982/06/04 at 19.00 to 1982/06/05 at 16.00
    Gap from 1982/06/07 at 15.00 to 1982/06/09 at 19.00
    Gap from 1982/06/11 at 04.00 to 1982/06/13 at 03.00
    Gap from 1982/07/15 at 17.00 to 1982/07/16 at 21.00
    Gap from 1982/07/21 at 11.00 to 1982/07/21 at 18.00
    Gap from 1982/08/01 at 04.00 to 1982/08/01 at 19.00
    Gap from 1982/12/06 at 04.00 to 1982/12/06 at 17.00
1983 80 None
    Gap from 1983/02/09 at 17.00 to 1983/03/14 at 03.00
    Gap from 1983/06/14 at 07.00 to 1983/06/14 at 19.00
    Gap from 1983/06/27 at 15.00 to 1983/06/28 at 21.00
    Gap from 1983/11/20 at 04.00 to 1983/11/20 at 16.00
1984 97 105-107,184-187,301,348,351
    Gap from 1984/04/29 at 11.00 to 1984/04/30 at 13.00
    Gap from 1984/06/01 at 15.00 to 1984/06/02 at 13.00
    Gap from 1984/06/16 at 10.00 to 1984/06/18 at 14.00
    Gap from 1984/06/23 at 17.00 to 1984/06/25 at 13.00
    Gap from 1984/07/06 at 07.00 to 1984/07/06 at 13.00
    Gap from 1984/07/10 at 11.00 to 1984/07/11 at 13.00
    Gap from 1984/11/09 at 05.00 to 1984/11/09 at 13.00
    Gap from 1984/11/20 at 18.00 to 1984/11/21 at 21.00
    Gap from 1984/11/27 at 00.00 to 1984/11/27 at 13.00
1985 93 151-181
    Gap from 1985/01/15 at 07.00 to 1985/01/16 at 13.00
    Gap from 1985/03/25 at 14.00 to 1985/04/10 at 13.00
    Gap from 1985/04/14 at 17.00 to 1985/04/15 at 03.00
    Gap from 1985/04/24 at 04.00 to 1985/04/25 at 17.00
    Gap from 1985/04/28 at 01.00 to 1985/04/29 at 13.00
    Gap from 1985/05/20 at 07.00 to 1985/05/20 at 13.00
    Gap from 1985/08/31 at 17.00 to 1985/09/01 at 01.00
    Gap from 1985/10/01 at 07.00 to 1985/10/01 at 13.00
    Gap from 1985/10/11 at 03.00 to 1985/10/11 at 13.00
    Gap from 1985/11/01 at 22.00 to 1985/11/02 at 13.00
1986 90 292,314
    Gap from 1986/01/23 at 17.00 to 1986/01/27 at 13.00
    Gap from 1986/02/01 at 06.00 to 1986/02/01 at 14.00
    Gap from 1986/03/30 at 04.00 to 1986/03/30 at 13.00
    Gap from 1986/09/18 at 18.00 to 1986/09/19 at 13.00
1987 97 1-3,91,219
    Gap from 1987/01/24 at 14.00 to 1987/01/25 at 13.00
    Gap from 1987/02/28 at 14.00 to 1987/03/01 at 13.00
    Gap from 1987/03/07 at 06.00 to 1987/03/09 at 13.00
    Gap from 1987/05/22 at 15.00 to 1987/05/23 at 13.00
    Gap from 1987/06/30 at 14.00 to 1987/07/01 at 19.00
    Gap from 1987/07/10 at 07.00 to 1987/07/10 at 13.00
    Gap from 1987/07/22 at 06.00 to 1987/07/22 at 13.00
    Gap from 1987/08/03 at 21.00 to 1987/08/04 at 13.00
    Gap from 1987/08/10 at 06.00 to 1987/08/10 at 13.00
    Gap from 1987/12/14 at 16.00 to 1987/12/15 at 17.00
1988 98 182-184,282-283,297-301,320-327
    Gap from 1988/01/16 at 10.00 to 1988/01/17 at 13.00
    Gap from 1988/04/04 at 08.00 to 1988/04/04 at 15.00
    Gap from 1988/08/28 at 17.00 to 1988/08/29 at 13.00
    Gap from 1988/09/09 at 04.00 to 1988/09/09 at 13.00
    Gap from 1988/10/29 at 22.00 to 1988/10/30 at 12.00
    Gap from 1988/10/30 at 23.00 to 1988/10/31 at 13.00
1989 93 1
    Gap from 1989/01/02 at 03.00 to 1989/01/02 at 13.00
    Gap from 1989/03/01 at 19.00 to 1989/03/02 at 18.00
    Gap from 1989/03/09 at 13.00 to 1989/03/17 at 18.00
    Gap from 1989/04/01 at 04.00 to 1989/04/06 at 19.00
    Gap from 1989/07/01 at 15.00 to 1989/07/02 at 13.00
    Gap from 1989/07/16 at 01.00 to 1989/07/16 at 13.00
    Gap from 1989/07/17 at 05.00 to 1989/07/17 at 13.00
    Gap from 1989/08/01 at 04.00 to 1989/08/01 at 13.00
    Gap from 1989/08/19 at 22.00 to 1989/08/25 at 13.00
    Gap from 1989/10/26 at 01.00 to 1989/10/26 at 18.00
1990 98 71,332-335,355-365
    Gap from 1990/01/02 at 04.00 to 1990/01/02 at 13.00
    Gap from 1990/01/27 at 15.00 to 1990/03/01 at 11.00
    Gap from 1990/03/16 at 06.00 to 1990/03/16 at 13.00
    Gap from 1990/12/18 at 17.00 to 1990/12/21 at 15.00
1991 98 19,331-334
    Gap from 1991/04/20 at 14.00 to 1991/04/21 at 13.00
    Gap from 1991/04/28 at 17.00 to 1991/04/28 at 23.00
    Gap from 1991/04/29 at 18.00 to 1991/04/30 at 00.00
    Gap from 1991/08/01 at 04.00 to 1991/08/02 at 13.00
    Gap from 1991/09/18 at 22.00 to 1991/09/19 at 13.00
    Gap from 1991/10/05 at 17.00 to 1991/10/06 at 13.00
    Gap from 1991/11/18 at 23.00 to 1991/11/19 at 13.00
    Gap from 1991/11/26 at 19.00 to 1991/11/27 at 13.00
1992 87 344-359
    Gap from 1992/01/01 at 00.00 to 1992/02/14 at 23.00
    Gap from 1992/03/07 at 06.00 to 1992/03/08 at 13.00
1993 96 123,257-263,288-318,334-342
    Gap from 1993/06/01 at 14.00 to 1993/06/03 at 15.00
    Gap from 1993/06/12 at 09.00 to 1993/06/14 at 21.00
    Gap from 1993/07/13 at 14.00 to 1993/07/14 at 16.00
    Gap from 1993/11/21 at 13.00 to 1993/11/22 at 13.00
    Gap from 1993/12/21 at 06.00 to 1993/12/29 at 11.00
1994 99 85-89,145-151,174-181,204-210,250-253,304-334
    Gap from 1994/01/02 at 16.00 to 1994/01/03 at 17.00
    Gap from 1994/04/11 at 07.00 to 1994/04/13 at 04.00
    Gap from 1994/11/30 at 10.00 to 1994/12/01 at 17.00
    Gap from 1994/12/31 at 17.00 to 1994/12/31 at 23.00
1995 79 001-008,190-192
    Gap from 1995/03/02 at 05.00 to 1995/03/03 at 12.00
    Gap from 1995/05/01 at 04.00 to 1995/07/01 at 04.00
    Gap from 1995/07/11 at 07.00 to 1995/07/17 at 10.00
    Gap from 1995/08/07 at 22.00 to 1995/08/11 at 13.00
    Gap from 1995/10/27 at 10.00 to 1995/10/29 at 10.00
    Gap from 1995/12/01 at 03.00 to 1995/12/03 at 13.00
    Gap from 1995/12/31 at 15.00 to 1995/12/31 at 23.00
1996 75 181-189,359-364
    Gap from 1996/01/01 at 00.00 to 1996/04/02 at 23.00
1997 99 153-182,306-335
    Gap from 1997/08/08 at 22.00 to 1997/08/11 at 13.00
1998 90 None
    Gap from 1998/02/01 at 04.00 to 1998/03/01 at 13.00
    Gap from 1998/05/15 at 18.00 to 1998/05/22 at 13.00

Related Fixed Station activities are detailed in Appendix 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

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

Appendix 1: Puerto Williams, Chile

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Series IdentifierData CategoryStart date/timeStart positionCruise
249488Sea surface elevation -unspecified1964-11-04 04:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
249507Sea surface elevation -unspecified1965-01-18 04:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
249519Sea surface elevation -unspecified1966-01-01 04:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
249520Sea surface elevation -unspecified1967-01-01 04:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
249532Sea surface elevation -unspecified1968-01-01 04:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
249544Sea surface elevation -unspecified1969-01-01 04:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
249556Sea surface elevation -unspecified1970-01-01 04:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
249568Sea surface elevation -unspecified1971-01-01 04:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
249581Sea surface elevation -unspecified1972-01-01 04:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
249593Sea surface elevation -unspecified1973-01-01 04:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
249600Sea surface elevation -unspecified1974-01-01 04:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
249612Sea surface elevation -unspecified1975-01-01 04:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
249624Sea surface elevation -unspecified1976-01-01 04:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
249636Sea surface elevation -unspecified1977-01-01 04:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
249648Sea surface elevation -unspecified1978-01-01 04:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
249661Sea surface elevation -unspecified1979-01-01 04:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
249673Sea surface elevation -unspecified1980-02-01 04:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
249685Sea surface elevation -unspecified1981-01-01 04:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
249704Sea surface elevation -unspecified1983-01-01 04:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
249716Sea surface elevation -unspecified1984-01-01 04:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
249728Sea surface elevation -unspecified1985-01-01 04:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
249741Sea surface elevation -unspecified1986-01-01 04:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
249753Sea surface elevation -unspecified1987-01-01 12:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
249765Sea surface elevation -unspecified1988-01-01 04:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
249777Sea surface elevation -unspecified1989-01-01 04:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
249789Sea surface elevation -unspecified1990-01-01 04:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
273624Sea surface elevation -unspecified1991-01-01 15:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
527552Sea surface elevation -unspecified1992-02-14 17:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
527564Sea surface elevation -unspecified1993-01-01 00:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
527576Sea surface elevation -unspecified1994-01-01 00:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
527588Sea surface elevation -unspecified1995-01-01 19:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
527607Sea surface elevation -unspecified1996-04-01 13:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
527619Sea surface elevation -unspecified1997-01-01 00:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
527620Sea surface elevation -unspecified1998-01-01 00:00:0054.9333 S, 67.6167 WNot applicable
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