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Metadata Report for BODC Series Reference Number 582329


Metadata Summary

Data Description

Data Category Bathymetry
Instrument Type Single-beam echosounder
Instrument Mounting research vessel
Originating Country Australia
Originator -
Originating Organization CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (Hobart)
Processing Status banked
Online delivery of data Download available - Ocean Data View (ODV) format
Project(s) WOCE
 

Data Identifiers

Originator's Identifier FR890/1989
BODC Series Reference 582329
 

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Start Time (yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm) 1989-08-15 02:35
End Time (yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm) 1989-09-26 11:00
Nominal Cycle Interval 300.0 seconds
 

Spatial Co-ordinates

Southernmost Latitude 43.93430 S ( 43° 56.1' S )
Northernmost Latitude 26.70400 S ( 26° 42.2' S )
Westernmost Longitude 146.76300 E ( 146° 45.8' E )
Easternmost Longitude 172.91370 E ( 172° 54.8' E )
Positional Uncertainty Unspecified
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)
ALATZZ011DegreesLatitude north
ALONZZ011DegreesLongitude east
MBANZZ011MetresSea-floor depth (below instantaneous sea level) {bathymetric depth} in the water body by echo sounder

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

Bathymetric Survey: FR890/1989 USNGDC No: 24100001

Bathymetric Survey
Reference
FR890/1989
USNGDC No 24100001
WOCE Expocode 09FA1089
WOCE Section PR11/PR13N
Source Institution CSIRO, Australia
Survey Platform Franklin
Chief Scientist  
Date of Departure 15 Aug 1989
Date of Arrival 26 Sep 1989
Start of Survey 1989 08 15 0235 hours
Start Position 43° 10.24'S, 147° 31.18'E
End of Survey 1989 09 26 1100 hours
End Position 41° 01.98'S, 146° 45.78'E
Navigation Instrumentation GPS
Bathymetry Instrumentation  

NGDC assumed (but unconfirmed) that depths are corrected for sound velocity.

WOCE Bathymetry Screening carried out by BODC

BODC have screened the series header information and the parameter values in the data cycles. Header information has been inspected for irregularities and inconsistencies between related information.

Positions have been checked using a visual inspection on a world map and by calculating platform speed. Time channels have been checked and corrected where appropriate. Duplicate data cycles have been removed.

Data cycles have been visually inspected and compared to ETOPO5 for guidance: Discovery cruises have bathymetry flagged where depth > 1000+ETOPO5. No data values have been altered, values suspected to be dubious have been marked as suspect. Caution documents have been written where appropiate.


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

Cruise

Cruise Name 09FA1089
Departure Date 1989-08-15
Arrival Date 1989-09-26
Principal Scientist(s)R Edwards (CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (Hobart))
Ship RV Franklin

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