Metadata Report for BODC Series Reference Number 355502
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
Neil Brown MK3 CTD
The Neil Brown MK3 conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) profiler consists of an integral unit containing pressure, temperature and conductivity sensors with an optional dissolved oxygen sensor in a pressure-hardened casing. The most widely used variant in the 1980s and 1990s was the MK3B. An upgrade to this, the MK3C, was developed to meet the requirements of the WOCE project.
The MK3C includes a low hysteresis, titanium strain gauge pressure transducer. The transducer temperature is measured separately, allowing correction for the effects of temperature on pressure measurements. The MK3C conductivity cell features a free flow, internal field design that eliminates ducted pumping and is not affected by external metallic objects such as guard cages and external sensors.
Additional optional sensors include pH and a pressure-temperature fluorometer. The instrument is no longer in production, but is supported (repair and calibration) by General Oceanics.
Specifications
These specification apply to the MK3C version.
| Pressure | Temperature | Conductivity | |
| Range | 6500 m 3200 m (optional) | -3 to 32°C | 1 to 6.5 S cm-1 |
| Accuracy | 0.0015% FS 0.03% FS < 1 msec | 0.0005°C 0.003°C < 30 msec | 0.0001 S cm-1 0.0003 S cm-1 < 30 msec |
Further details can be found in the specification sheet.
RRS Frederick Russell Cruise 17/87 CTD Data Documentation
Introduction
Documentation for the CTD data collected on RRS Frederick Russell cruise 17/87 (August 1987) by the School of Ocean Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, under the direction of T.J. Sherwin.
Instrumentation
The instrument used was a Neil Brown CTD, which performed consistently well throughout the cruise. The only problem was the occasional fouling of the conductivity sensor by plankton. The fluorometer and transmissometer were added to the system on the Malin Shelf. Initially the fluorometer caused spiking on the other channels and had to be removed until the final section across the Malin Shelf when it appeared to perform well.
Calibration
A post-cruise calibration indicated that the temperature readings were 0.05 °C too high and the salinity 0.068 PSU low. Since the salinity calculation depends on temperature this can be revised to 0.028 PSU low when the correct temperature has been input. This adjustment has been made and the data have been averaged over 5m intervals.
Reference
Sherwin, T.J. 1987.
Cruise FR17/87 NW European Continental Shelf Edge, 4th August to 24th August, 1987. Report No. U87-6
Project Information
North Atlantic Norwegian Sea Exchange (NANSEN)
The North Atlantic Norwegian Sea Exchange (NANSEN) Project was conceived by the ICES Oceanic Hydrography Working Group, and arose from discussions centred around the oceanography of the southeast of Iceland and of the Faroese channels. NANSEN was not a closely coordinated one time survey, but rather provided a framework through which work in these areas could be encouraged.
Several UK cruises were undertaken in support of NANSEN, collecting both moored current meter and CTD data.
Data Activity or Cruise Information
Cruise
| Cruise Name | FR17/87 |
| Departure Date | 1987-08-04 |
| Arrival Date | 1987-08-24 |
| Principal Scientist(s) | Toby J Sherwin (University of Wales, Bangor School of Ocean Sciences) |
| Ship | RRS Frederick Russell |
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 |
