Metadata Report for BODC Series Reference Number 35350
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
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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
No Project Information held for the Series
Data Activity or Cruise Information
No Data Activity or Cruise Information held for the Series
Fixed Station Information
Fixed Station Information
| Station Name | Faraday Base, Argentine Islands |
| Category | Coastal location |
| Latitude | 65° 15.00' S |
| Longitude | 64° 16.00' W |
| Water depth below MSL |
Faraday Base (Argentine Islands) Site History
Site
The tide gauge is a stilling well connected to a standard Munro chart recorder. It is land mounted at the Survey's station very close to Stella Creek. To enable the gauge to operate in icy conditions a heater is located next to the stilling well. The gauge is operated by the British Antarctic Survey, and the charts have been digitised at hourly intervals, checked for transcription errors and edited at the Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, U.K. All times are GMT.
The data are relative to a datum 8.705m below trig point 204. All lacunae in the original data which were too long to be filled by simple interpolation were filled by harmonic predictions with linear trends.
These were:-
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 1500h 07 Jun 1961 | 1900h 12 Jun 1961 |
| 0100h 25 Aug 1963 | 1200h 28 Aug 1963 |
| 1500h 12 Sep 1966 | 1400h 22 Sep 1966 |
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: Faraday Base, Argentine Islands
Related series for this Fixed Station are presented in the table below. Further information can be found by following the appropriate links.
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| Series Identifier | Data Category | Start date/time | Start position | Cruise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35337 | Sea surface elevation -unspecified | 1959-10-15 00:00:00 | 65.25 S, 64.2667 W | Not applicable |
| 35349 | Sea surface elevation -unspecified | 1960-01-01 00:00:00 | 65.25 S, 64.2667 W | Not applicable |
| 35362 | Sea surface elevation -unspecified | 1962-01-01 00:00:00 | 65.25 S, 64.2667 W | Not applicable |
| 35374 | Sea surface elevation -unspecified | 1963-01-01 00:00:00 | 65.25 S, 64.2667 W | Not applicable |
| 35386 | Sea surface elevation -unspecified | 1964-01-01 00:00:00 | 65.25 S, 64.2667 W | Not applicable |
| 35398 | Sea surface elevation -unspecified | 1965-01-01 00:00:00 | 65.25 S, 64.2667 W | Not applicable |
| 35405 | Sea surface elevation -unspecified | 1966-01-01 00:00:00 | 65.25 S, 64.2667 W | Not applicable |
| 35417 | Sea surface elevation -unspecified | 1967-01-01 00:00:00 | 65.25 S, 64.2667 W | Not applicable |
| 35429 | Sea surface elevation -unspecified | 1968-01-01 00:00:00 | 65.25 S, 64.2667 W | Not applicable |
| 35430 | Sea surface elevation -unspecified | 1969-01-01 00:00:00 | 65.25 S, 64.2667 W | Not applicable |
| 35442 | Sea surface elevation -unspecified | 1970-01-01 00:00:00 | 65.25 S, 64.2667 W | Not applicable |
| 35454 | Sea surface elevation -unspecified | 1971-01-01 00:00:00 | 65.25 S, 64.2667 W | Not applicable |
