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

• 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 0577063 0009435 0019270 0046360 0249009 0577075 0009447 0019282 0046372 0249010 0577087 0009459 0019294 0046384 0249022 0577099 0009460 0019301 0046396 0249034 0577106 0009472 0019313 0046403 0249046 0577118 0009484 0019325 0046415 0249058 0577131 0009496 0019337 0046427 0249071 0577143 0009503 0019349 0046439 0249083 0577155 0009515 0019350 0046440 0249095 0577167 0009527 0019362 0046452 0249102 0577179 0009539 0019374 0046464 0249114 0577180 0009540 0019386 0046476 0249126 0577192 0009552 0019398 0046488 0249138 0577211 0009564 0019405 0046507 0249151 0577223 0009576 0019417 0046519 0249163 0577235 0009588 0019429 0046520 0249175 0577247 0009607 0019430 0046532 0249187 0577259 0009619 0019442 0046544 0249199 0577260 0009620 0019454 0046556 0249206 0577272 0009632 0019466 0046568 0249218 0577284 0009644 0019478 0046581 0249231 0577296 0009656 0019491 0046593 0249243 0577303 0009668 0019509 0046600 0249255 0577315 0009681 0019510 0046612 0249267 0577327 0009693 0019522 0046624 0249279 0577339 0009700 0019534 0046636 0249280 0577340 0009712 0019546 0046648 0249292 0577352 0009724 0019558 0046661 0249311 0577364 0009736 0019571 0046673 0249323 0577376 0009748 0019583 0046685 0249335 0577388 0009761 0019595 0046697 0249347 0577407 0009773 0019602 0046704 0249359 0577419 0009785 0019614 0046716 0249360 0577420 0009797 0019626 0046728 0249372 0577432 0009804 0019638 0046741 0249384 0577444 0009816 0019651 0046753 0249396 0577456 0009828 0019663 0046765 0249403 0577468 0009841 0019675 0046777 0249415 0577481 0009853 0019687 0046789 0249427 0577493 0009865 0019699 0046790 0426074 0577500 0009877 0019706 0046808 0426086 0577512 0009889 0019718 0046821 0426098 0577524 0009890 0019731 0046833 0426105 0577536 0009908 0019743 0046845 0426117 0577548 0009921 0019755 0046857 0426129 0577561 0009933 0019767 0046869 0426130 0577573 0009945 0019779 0046870 0426511 0577585 0009957 0019780 0046882 0426523 0577597 0009969 0019792 0046998 0426535 0577604 0009970 0019811 0047001 0426547 0577616 0009982 0019823 0047013 0426559 0577628 0009994 0019847 0047025 0426560 0577641 0010006 0019859 0047037 0426572 0577653 0010018 0019860 0047049 0426584 0577665 0010031 0019872 0047050 0426603 0577677 0010043 0019884 0047062 0426615 0577689 0010055 0019896 0047074 0426627 0577690 0010067 0019903 0047086 0426664 0577708 0010079 0019915 0047098 0426676 0577721 0010080 0019927 0047105 0426688 0577733 0010092 0019939 0047117 0426707 0577745 0010111 0019940 0047129 0426719 0579924 0010123 0019952 0047130 0426720 0579961 0010135 0019964 0047142 0426732 0579973 0010147 0019976 0047154 0426744 0580009 0010159 0019988 0047166 0426756 0580010 0010160 0020001 0047178 0426768 0580022 0010172 0020013 0047191 0426781 0580034 0010184 0020025 0047418 0426793 0580095 0010196 0020037 0047431 0426800 0580138 0010203 0020049 0047443 0426812 0580151 0010215 0020050 0047455 0426897 0580163 0010227 0020062 0047467 0426904 0580267 0010239 0020074 0047479 0426916 0580279 0010240 0020086 0047480 0426928 0580280 0010307 0020098 0047492 0426941 0580311 0010319 0020105 0047511 0426953 0580323 0010320 0020117 0047523 0426965 0580347 0010332 0020129 0047535 0426977 0580359 0010344 0020130 0047547 0426989 0580360 0010356 0020209 0047559 0426990 0580372 0010368 0020246 0047560 0427004 0580384 0010381 0020258 0047572 0427016 0580396 0010393 0020271 0047584 0427028 0580403 0010400 0020283 0047596 0427041 0580415 0010412 0020295 0047603 0427053 0580427 0010424 0020302 0048016 0427065 0580439 0010436 0020314 0048028 0427077 0580440 0010448 0020326 0048041 0427089 0580452 0010461 0020338 0048053 0427090 0580464 0010473 0020351 0048065 0427108 0580476 0010485 0020363 0048077 0427121 0580488 0010497 0020375 0048089 0427133 0580507 0010504 0020387 0048090 0427145 0580519 0010516 0020399 0048108 0427157 0580520 0010528 0020406 0048121 0427169 0580532 0010541 0020418 0048133 0427170 0580544 0010553 0020431 0048145 0427182 0580556 0010565 0020443 0048157 0427194 0580568 0010577 0020707 0048169 0427201

Information for BODC Series Reference 0577063

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200050

Narrative Document 65611 6200

Data Activity Document : 94367

Information for BODC Series Reference 0009435

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200050

Narrative Document 4869 4886 10815 4995 6200 4950

Data Activity Document : 63724

Information for BODC Series Reference 0019270

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200050

Narrative Document 4869 4886 4950 32772 6200 14634 4995

Data Activity Document : 5604

Information for BODC Series Reference 0046360

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 136312 27776 39517 13530

Data Activity Document : 63741

Information for BODC Series Reference 0249009

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 40555 13530 13466

Data Activity Document : 86103

Information for BODC Series Reference 0577075

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200050

Narrative Document 65611 6200

Data Activity Document : 94370

Information for BODC Series Reference 0009447

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200050

Narrative Document 4869 4886 4950 10829 5727 6200 4995

Data Activity Document : 63724

Information for BODC Series Reference 0019282

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200050

Narrative Document 4869 4886 4950 32772 6200 14648 4995

Data Activity Document : 5465

Information for BODC Series Reference 0046372

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200037

Narrative Document 4869 6200 13466 136871 39520 136868 13530

Data Activity Document : 63724

Information for BODC Series Reference 0249010

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 : 86117

Information for BODC Series Reference 0577087

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200050

Narrative Document 65611 6200

Data Activity Document : 94370

Information for BODC Series Reference 0009459

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200050

Narrative Document 4869 4886 10832 4995 6200 4950

Data Activity Document : 63724

Information for BODC Series Reference 0019294

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200050

Narrative Document 4869 4886 4950 32772 6200 14651 4995

Information for BODC Series Reference 0046384

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200037

Narrative Document 4869 6200 39534 13530 13466

Data Activity Document : 63724

Information for BODC Series Reference 0249022

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 40555 13530 13466

Data Activity Document : 86117

Information for BODC Series Reference 0577099

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200050

Narrative Document 6200 4872

Data Activity Document : 94384

Information for BODC Series Reference 0009460

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200050

Narrative Document 4869 4886 10846 4995 6200 4950

Information for BODC Series Reference 0019301

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200050

Narrative Document 4869 4886 4950 32772 6200 14665 4995

Data Activity Document : 63724

Information for BODC Series Reference 0046396

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 136326 13530 39548 13466

Data Activity Document : 63724

Information for BODC Series Reference 0249034

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 : 86120

Information for BODC Series Reference 0577106

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200050

Problem Report Document 94554

Narrative Document 4872 6200

Data Activity Document : 94384

Information for BODC Series Reference 0009472

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200050

Narrative Document 4869 4886 21375 6200 10863 4950

Information for BODC Series Reference 0019313

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200050

Narrative Document 4869 4886 4995 46227 14679 32772 6200

Data Activity Document : 63724

Information for BODC Series Reference 0046403

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 136374 13530 39551 13466

Data Activity Document : 63724

Information for BODC Series Reference 0249046

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 : 86120

Information for BODC Series Reference 0577118

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200050

Narrative Document 65611 6200

Data Activity Document : 94398

Information for BODC Series Reference 0009484

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200050

Narrative Document 4869 4886 21375 6200 10877 4950

Information for BODC Series Reference 0019325

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200050

Narrative Document 4869 4886 4950 32772 6200 14682 4995

Information for BODC Series Reference 0046415

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 136312 27776 39565 13530

Data Activity Document : 63741

Information for BODC Series Reference 0249058

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 40555 13530 13466

Data Activity Document : 86120

Information for BODC Series Reference 0577131

Data Description