Metadata Report for L:\users\bodc\requests\acm\temp\second

• Introduction
• Series Index
• Series Specific Information
• General Documentation
• Parameters
• BODC Quality Control Flags

Introduction

The BODC National Oceanographic Database (NODB) is a collection of entities known as series. Each series is a repeated set of measurements of one or more oceanographic parameters plus one or more of the independent variables time, latitude, longitude and depth. These data are delivered to the user as either simple ASCII files or as platform-independent binary files in QXF format (a BODC subset of NetCDF).

The database holds metadata for the series, including both fixed fields and plain-language documents. This is delivered to the user either as discrete XHTML files containing all the metadata for a series (Single-Series Reports) or as a condensed XHTML Combined Series Report.

The BODC metadata model includes three types of series aggregation entities:

• Data Activities are groupings of series measured simultaneously from a common platform. Data Activities generally either group together the series from the various instruments on a mooring or the series associated with a research cruise.
• Fixed Stations are groupings of series at a fixed location, where location may be a point, line or polygon. Generally they include series where the same parameters were measured in the same location at different times. However, they have also been used to cluster together the series from several simultaneous Data Activities at a common location.
• Projects are groupings of series associated with a common research activity, funding activity or other such political grouping of data.

The metadata for each of these aggregation entities is included in both types of report.

Report Layouts

Single-Series Report

The BODC Single-Series Report contains the following sections:

• The Metadata Summary contains the fixed-field metadata for the series.
• The Problem Reports section contains plain language metadata that should be taken into account by the user when assessing whether the data series is 'fit for purpose'.
• The Data Access Policy section contains information on the terms and conditions under which the data series may be supplied by BODC.
• The Data Policy section contains information (when presented) of the data management policy written and agreed by a programme steering committee. It provides the framework for short term and long term management of the data arising from the programme.
• The Narrative Documents section contains the main body of the plain-language metadata for the series. This may include further information that some users may like to take into account when assessing whether the series is 'fit for purpose'.
• The Project Information section contains the fixed-field and plain-language metadata for any projects to which the series is linked.
• The Data Activity Information section contains the fixed-field and plain-language metadata for any data activities to which the series is linked.
• The Fixed Station Information section contains the fixed-field and plain-language metadata for any fixed stations to which the series is linked.
• The BODC Quality Flags section contains the definitions of the single-character data quality codes that are associated with every value in the data files.

Combined Series Report

The BODC Combined Series Report contains six sections.

• Introductory text (this document).
• The Series Index. This is a summary table containing key metadata fields presented with one series on each row. Hyperlinks are provided to the Series Specific Information entry for each series.
• The Series Specific Information section is headed by a hyperlink index to its individual series entries. Each series entry consists of three elements:
  • The fixed-field metadata for the series.
  • The Problem Reports (plain language metadata that should be taken into account by the user when assessing whether the data series is 'fit for purpose') linked to the series.
  • A list of the plain language metadata documents linked to the series, with hyperlinks to the document text. This includes documents covering data access policies, projects, data activities and fixed stations in addition to narrative documents.
• The General Documentation section contains the document text. Each document is only included once no matter how series in the report are linked to it. An index, including hyperlinks, to the documents in the section is provided at the beginning. Each document is preceded by a list of hyperlinks to the Series Specific information for the series linked to that document.
• The Parameters section provides the definitions of the BODC parameter codes used to label the channels in the data files. It contains the superset of the parameters contained in all the series covered by the report. If information on the parameters contained in individual series is required then the Single-Series Report for that series should be consulted.
• The BODC Quality Flags section contains the definitions of the single-character data quality codes that are associated with every value in the data files.

Series Index

This report contains the qualifying documentation and header information associated with the following data series extracted from the BODC database :

where Data Type

• LA = Currents -subsurface Eulerian

Series Specific Information

BODC Series References 0438407 0004676 0014425 0026912 0060943 0438419 0004688 0014437 0026924 0060955 0438420 0004707 0014449 0026936 0060967 0438432 0004719 0014474 0026948 0060979 0438468 0004720 0014486 0026961 0060980 0438481 0004732 0014498 0026973 0060992 0438536 0004744 0014505 0026985 0061006 0438548 0004756 0014517 0026997 0061018 0438561 0004768 0014529 0027000 0061031 0438573 0004781 0014530 0027012 0061043 0438585 0004793 0014542 0027024 0061055 0438597 0004800 0014554 0027036 0061067 0438604 0004812 0014566 0027048 0061079 0438616 0004824 0014578 0027061 0061080 0438653 0004836 0014591 0027073 0061092 0438665 0004848 0014609 0027085 0061111 0438677 0004861 0014610 0027097 0061123 0438689 0004873 0014622 0027104 0061135 0438690 0004885 0014634 0027116 0061147 0438708 0004897 0014646 0027128 0061215 0438733 0004904 0014658 0027141 0061227 0438769 0004916 0014683 0027153 0061485 0438770 0004928 0014695 0027165 0061504 0438782 0004941 0014714 0027177 0061516 0438794 0004953 0014726 0027189 0061528 0438801 0004965 0014738 0027190 0061541 0438813 0004977 0014751 0027208 0061553 0438837 0004989 0014775 0027221 0061565 0438849 0004990 0014787 0027233 0061577 0438850 0005004 0014799 0027245 0061589 0438862 0005016 0014806 0027257 0061590 0438874 0005028 0014818 0027269 0061608 0438886 0005041 0014831 0027270 0061621 0438898 0005053 0014843 0027282 0061633 0438905 0005065 0014855 0027294 0061645 0438917 0005077 0014867 0027301 0061657 0438929 0005089 0014879 0027313 0061669 0438930 0005090 0014880 0027325 0062034 0438942 0005108 0014892 0027337 0062046 0438954 0005121 0014911 0027349 0062058 0438966 0005133 0014923 0027350 0062071 0438978 0005145 0014935 0027362 0062083 0438991 0005157 0014947 0027374 0062095 0439005 0005169 0014959 0027386 0062102 0439017 0005170 0014960 0027398 0062114 0439029 0005182 0014972 0027405 0062126 0439030 0005194 0014984 0027417 0062138 0439042 0005201 0014996 0027429 0062151 0439054 0005213 0015011 0027430 0062163 0439066 0005225 0015023 0027442 0062175 0439078 0005237 0015035 0027454 0062187 0439091 0005249 0015060 0027466 0062199 0439109 0005250 0015072 0027478 0062206 0439110 0005262 0015084 0027491 0062218 0439122 0005274 0015096 0027509 0062231 0439134 0005286 0015152 0027510 0062243 0439146 0005298 0015164 0027522 0062255 0439158 0005305 0015176 0027534 0062267 0439171 0005317 0015188 0027546 0062279 0439183 0005329 0015207 0027558 0062280 0439195 0005330 0015220 0027571 0062292 0439202 0005342 0015232 0027583 0062311 0439214 0005354 0015244 0027595 0062323 0439226 0005366 0015256 0027602 0071572 0439238 0005378 0015268 0027614 0071584 0439251 0005391 0015281 0027626 0071596 0439263 0005409 0015293 0027638 0071603 0439275 0005410 0015312 0027651 0071615 0439287 0005422 0015324 0027663 0071627 0439299 0005434 0015336 0027675 0071639 0439306 0005446 0015348 0027687 0071640 0439318 0005458 0015361 0027699 0071652 0439331 0005471 0015373 0027706 0071664 0439343 0005483 0015385 0027718 0071676 0439355 0005495 0015397 0027731 0071720 0439367 0005502 0015404 0027743 0071732 0439379 0005514 0015416 0027755 0071744 0439380 0005526 0015428 0027767 0071756 0439392 0005538 0015441 0027779 0072077 0439411 0005551 0015453 0027780 0072089 0439423 0005563 0015465 0027792 0072090 0439435 0005575 0015477 0027811 0072108 0439447 0005587 0015489 0027823 0072121 0439459 0005599 0015490 0027835 0072133 0439460 0005606 0015508 0027847 0072145 0439472 0005618 0015521 0027859 0072157 0439484 0005631 0015533 0027860 0072169 0441962 0005643 0015545 0027872 0072170 0441974 0005655 0015569 0027884 0072182 0441986 0005667 0015570 0027896 0072194 0441998 0005679 0015582 0027903 0072201 0442001 0005680 0015594 0027915 0072213 0442013 0005692 0015601 0027927 0072225 0442025 0005711 0015613 0027939 0072249 0442037 0005723 0015625 0027940 0072250 0442049 0005735 0015637 0027952 0088092 0442050 0005747 0015649 0027964 0088111 0442062 0005759 0015650 0027976 0088123 0442074 0005760 0015662 0027988 0088135 0442086 0005772 0015730 0028003 0088147

Information for BODC Series Reference 0438407

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200037

Narrative Document 6200 12808 76140 49995 12811

Information for BODC Series Reference 0004676

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200018

Problem Report Document 2457 22649

Narrative Document 508 590 944 2365 2426 6200 20857 464 140 2348

Data Activity Document : 63724

Fixed Station Document : 24243

Information for BODC Series Reference 0014425

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200037

Narrative Document 4872 6200 29599 16488 29540 16460

Information for BODC Series Reference 0026912

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200037

Narrative Document 4872 6200 47488 39333 19155

Data Activity Document : 63741

Information for BODC Series Reference 0060943

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200037

Narrative Document 4872 13530 13466 6200

Data Activity Document : 85943

Information for BODC Series Reference 0438419

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200037

Problem Report Document 76000

Narrative Document 12808 76123 65611 6200 12811

Data Activity Document : 63738

Information for BODC Series Reference 0004688

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200018

Problem Report Document 2457 2705 2689

Narrative Document 958 2348 20857 2426 6200 603 508 140 2365

Data Activity Document : 63724

Fixed Station Document : 24243

Information for BODC Series Reference 0014437

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200037

Narrative Document 4872 6200 29601 16488 29540 16460

Data Activity Document : 63738

Information for BODC Series Reference 0026924

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200037

Narrative Document 4872 6200 47491 39333 19155

Data Activity Document : 63741

Information for BODC Series Reference 0060955

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200037

Narrative Document 4872 13530 13466 6200

Data Activity Document : 85943

Information for BODC Series Reference 0438420

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200037

Problem Report Document 76000

Narrative Document 12808 76106 65611 6200 12811

Data Activity Document : 63738

Information for BODC Series Reference 0004707

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200018

Problem Report Document 17502 2457 2689 2675

Narrative Document 2348 2365 20857 6200 958 617 508 140 2426

Data Activity Document : 63724

Fixed Station Document : 24243

Information for BODC Series Reference 0014449

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200037

Narrative Document 4872 6200 29615 16488 29540 16460

Data Activity Document : 63724

Information for BODC Series Reference 0026936

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200037

Problem Report Document 47504

Narrative Document 6200 39333 4872 19155

Data Activity Document : 63741

Information for BODC Series Reference 0060967

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200037

Narrative Document 4872 13530 13466 6200

Fixed Station Document : 76573

Information for BODC Series Reference 0438432

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200037

Problem Report Document 76000

Narrative Document 12808 76137 65611 6200 12811

Data Activity Document : 63738

Information for BODC Series Reference 0004719

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200018

Problem Report Document 2457 2689

Narrative Document 508 556 961 20857 2365 2426 6200 464 140 2348

Data Activity Document : 63724

Fixed Station Document : 24243

Information for BODC Series Reference 0014474

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200037

Narrative Document 4872 6200 32091 16488 29540 16460

Data Activity Document : 63724

Information for BODC Series Reference 0026948

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200037

Narrative Document 4872 6200 47518 39333 19155

Data Activity Document : 63741

Information for BODC Series Reference 0060979

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200037

Narrative Document 4872 13530 13466 6200

Data Activity Document : 85957

Information for BODC Series Reference 0438468

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200037

Problem Report Document 76000

Narrative Document 12808 76185 65611 6200 12811

Information for BODC Series Reference 0004720

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200018

Problem Report Document 2457 2689

Narrative Document 508 590 961 20857 2365 2426 6200 464 140 2348

Data Activity Document : 63724

Fixed Station Document : 24243

Information for BODC Series Reference 0014486

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200037

Problem Report Document 32060

Narrative Document 6200 16460 32088 29540 32074 4872 16488

Data Activity Document : 63738

Information for BODC Series Reference 0026961

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200037

Narrative Document 4872 6200 47521 39333 19155

Data Activity Document : 63741

Information for BODC Series Reference 0060980

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200037

Narrative Document 4872 13530 13466 6200

Data Activity Document : 85957

Information for BODC Series Reference 0438481

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200037

Problem Report Document 76000

Narrative Document 12808 65611 71013 6200 12811

Information for BODC Series Reference 0004732

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200018

Problem Report Document 2457

Narrative Document 464 508 617 975 20857 2365 2518 6200 140 2348

Data Activity Document : 63724

Fixed Station Document : 24243

Information for BODC Series Reference 0014498

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200037

Problem Report Document 32060

Narrative Document 6200 16460 32074 29540 32057 4872 16488

Data Activity Document : 63738

Information for BODC Series Reference 0026973

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200037

Narrative Document 4872 6200 47535 39333 19155

Data Activity Document : 63741

Information for BODC Series Reference 0060992

Data Description