Metadata Report for BODC Series Reference Number 273593
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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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:
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Goal 1. To develop models to predict climate and to collect the data necessary to test them.
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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 Name | Diego Ramirez, Chile |
| Category | Coastal location |
| Latitude | 56° 33.50' S |
| Longitude | 68° 40.00' W |
| Water depth below MSL |
Diego Ramirez (Chile) Site History
History Summary
| Station | Diego Ramirez |
|---|---|
| Country | Chile |
| Latitude | 56° 33.5' S |
| Longitude | 068° 40.0' W |
| GLOSS No | 180 |
| Time Reference | GMT (00-23 hours) |
| Contributor | (1991) Instituto Hidrografico de la Armada, Chile |
| Instrument Type | (1991 - present) Next Generation Water Level Measurement System, pressure sensor |
| Site of Gauge | |
| Observational periods | 1991 - present |
Reference Level
All heights have been referred to the station tide staff zero which is linked to fixed bench marks.
Quality Assessment
Comment
The hourly residuals show significant fluctuations with a duration of a day or longer, and contain spikes.
| Year | Completeness Index (%) | Questionable Fluctuations (In day Nos.) and Missing Data (Gaps >6 hours) |
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| 1991 | 9 | None |
| Gap from 1991/03/12 at 18.00 to 1991/03/13 at 14.00 | ||
| Gap from 1991/04/14 at 18.00 to 1991/04/15 at 16.00 | ||
| Gap from 1991/04/17 at 06.00 to 1991/04/17 at 15.00 |
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 |
