Metadata Report for BODC Series Reference Number 41030
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
Open Data
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Narrative Documents
Type 1 Off-Shore Tide Gauge
This instrument was developed at I.O.S. Wormley. It incorporates a seabed mounted pressure transducer interfaced to a 12 channel Normalair-Garret data logger housed in a 56cm diameter aluminium pressure sphere. The frequency modulated (FM) transducer consists of a diaphragm which when flexed by changing hydrostatic pressure varies the gap of a parallel plate timing capacitor in an LC oscillator circuit. The pressure casing enclosing the transducer circuitry is evacuated so that absolute rather than relative pressure is measured. The frequency output is divided down to about 100Hz and is counted over a period of 890 seconds to average out the unwanted fluctuations due to waves: this sampling period gives 50dB (99.999 p. cent) attenuation of energy from 10 second period waves, but only 0.006dB (0.14 p. cent) attenuation of semi diurnal tidal energy.
The integration period of 890 seconds and the subsequent 10 second scanning and recording sequence are controlled by 900 second pulses from a crystal clock. The reading from each channel is recorded serially in either 3 or 4 decade BCD on 0.25 inch magnetic tape and a parity bit is added during each scan by the digital serializer. A synchronizing signal is recorded on a second track of the tape to assist in translating the magnetic tape during the data processing.
The sphere containing the data logger and interfacing electronics is mounted in a tripod frame made of tubular steel with the pressure transducer mounted on the base of the framework and beneath the sphere. The tripod is supported on a disposable heavy ballast frame consisting of welded girders and the two frames are connected by 3 corrodible magnesium alloy links and a pyrotechnic release mechanism. The recorders are deployed as pop up moorings and released by acoustic release.
Data Processing Notes
Clock lost 3 seconds over 8 days 20 hours 40 minutes 3 seconds; the cycle interval and time values have been corrected.
Instrument Characteristics
Station C7
OSTG Mark I | Number 10 |
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Sensors | SG 1/22 (BODC Series Ref. 41030) SG 1/21 (BODC Series Ref. 41029) |
Nominal sampling interval | 900 seconds |
Integration period | 890 seconds |
IOS Data Processing of Off-Shore Pressure Recorder Data
Data processing comprises 2 stages:-
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Instrumental drift and depth are removed, thus the drift free series is produced with an artificial mean of zero.
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Generally the pressure values have been obtained by integration and averaging over the sampling interval, followed by logging; hence the time value assigned to a data cycle has been chosen as the mid-point between the start and end time of each interval. Some pressure records have been sample rate reduced from the basic time step of the recorder to produce either hourly or 15 minute values, incorporating any timing corrections due to clock error.
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
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 |
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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 |