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

• 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 0580581 0010589 0020719 0048170 0427213 0580593 0010590 0020720 0048182 0427225 0580600 0010608 0020732 0048194 0427723 0580612 0010621 0020756 0048201 0427735 0580624 0010633 0020768 0048213 0427747 0580636 0010645 0020781 0048225 0427759 0580648 0010657 0020800 0048237 0427760 0580661 0010669 0020824 0048249 0427772 0580673 0010670 0020836 0048250 0427784 0580685 0010682 0020848 0048262 0427796 0580697 0010694 0020861 0048274 0427803 0580704 0010701 0020873 0048286 0427815 0580741 0010713 0020897 0048298 0427839 0580753 0010725 0020904 0048305 0427852 0580833 0010737 0020916 0048317 0427864 0580845 0010749 0020928 0048329 0430085 0580857 0010750 0020941 0048330 0430097 0580869 0010762 0020953 0048342 0430104 0580870 0010774 0020965 0048354 0430116 0581492 0010786 0020977 0048366 0430128 0581511 0010798 0020989 0048378 0430141 0581523 0010805 0020990 0048391 0430153 0581535 0010817 0021004 0048409 0430165 0581547 0010829 0021016 0048410 0430189 0591658 0010830 0021028 0048422 0430190 0591671 0010842 0021053 0048434 0430208 0591683 0010854 0021065 0048446 0430221 0591695 0010866 0021077 0048667 0430233 0591702 0010878 0021089 0048679 0430245 0591714 0010909 0021090 0048680 0430257 0591726 0010910 0021108 0048692 0430269 0591738 0010922 0021121 0048711 0430270 0591751 0010934 0021133 0048723 0430282 0591763 0010958 0021145 0048735 0430294 0591775 0010971 0021157 0048747 0430301 0591787 0010983 0021169 0048759 0430313 0591799 0010995 0021170 0048760 0430337 0591806 0011009 0021182 0048772 0430349 0591818 0011010 0021194 0048784 0430350 0591831 0011022 0021201 0048796 0430362 0591843 0011034 0021213 0048803 0430386 0591855 0011046 0021225 0048815 0430398 0591867 0011058 0021237 0048827 0430405 0591879 0011071 0021249 0048839 0430417 0591880 0011126 0021250 0048840 0430430 0591892 0011138 0021262 0048852 0430442 0591911 0011163 0021274 0048864 0430454 0591923 0011175 0021286 0048876 0430466 0591935 0011187 0021298 0048888 0430478 0591947 0011199 0021305 0048907 0430491 0591959 0011206 0021317 0048919 0430509 0591960 0011218 0021329 0048920 0430510 0591972 0011231 0021330 0048932 0430522 0591984 0011243 0021342 0048944 0430546 0591996 0011255 0021354 0048956 0430558 0592011 0011267 0021366 0048981 0430571 0592023 0011279 0021378 0048993 0430583 0592035 0011292 0021391 0049007 0430602 0592047 0011311 0021409 0049019 0430614 0592059 0011323 0021410 0049020 0430651 0592060 0011335 0021422 0049032 0430663 0592072 0011347 0021434 0049044 0430687 0592084 0011359 0021446 0049056 0430699 0592096 0011360 0021458 0049068 0430706 0592103 0011372 0021471 0049081 0430718 0592115 0011384 0021483 0049093 0430743 0592127 0011396 0021495 0049124 0430755 0592139 0011403 0021502 0049136 0430767 0592140 0011415 0021514 0049148 0430779 0592152 0011439 0021526 0049161 0430780 0592164 0011440 0021538 0049173 0430792 0592176 0011452 0021551 0049185 0430811 0592188 0011464 0021563 0049197 0430823 0592207 0011476 0021575 0049204 0430835 0592219 0011488 0021587 0049216 0430859 0592220 0011507 0021599 0049228 0430860 0592232 0011519 0021606 0049241 0430872 0592244 0011520 0021618 0049253 0430896 0592521 0011532 0021631 0049265 0430903 0592533 0011544 0021643 0049277 0430927 0592545 0011556 0021655 0049289 0430939 0592557 0011568 0021667 0049290 0430940 0592569 0011581 0021679 0049308 0430952 0592570 0011593 0021680 0049321 0430988 0592766 0011600 0021692 0049333 0431003 0592778 0011612 0021711 0049345 0431015 0592791 0011624 0021723 0049357 0431027 0592809 0011636 0021735 0049369 0431039 0592810 0011648 0021747 0049370 0431040 0592858 0011661 0021759 0049382 0431052 0592871 0011673 0021760 0049394 0431064 0592883 0011685 0021772 0049401 0431076 0592895 0011697 0021784 0049413 0431088 0592902 0011704 0021796 0049425 0431107 0593099 0011716 0021803 0049437 0431119 0593106 0011728 0021815 0049449 0431120 0593118 0011741 0021827 0049450 0431132 0593131 0011753 0021839 0049462 0431144 0593143 0011765 0021840 0049474 0431156 0593155 0011777 0021852 0049486 0431168

Information for BODC Series Reference 0580581

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 106651 49777

Data Activity Document : 106464

Information for BODC Series Reference 0010589

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 11967 4995 6200 4950

Data Activity Document : 5465

Information for BODC Series Reference 0020719

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 18824 12811 17070 12808

Information for BODC Series Reference 0048170

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200037

Narrative Document 508 6200 40030 39858 19155

Data Activity Document : 63724

Information for BODC Series Reference 0427213

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200050

Narrative Document 4855 4886 76495 6200 4995

Data Activity Document : 63724

Information for BODC Series Reference 0580593

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 106665 65611

Data Activity Document : 106464

Information for BODC Series Reference 0010590

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 11970 4995 6200 4950

Data Activity Document : 63724

Information for BODC Series Reference 0020720

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 18838 12811 17070 12808

Information for BODC Series Reference 0048182

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200037

Narrative Document 508 6200 40030 39858 19155

Data Activity Document : 63724

Information for BODC Series Reference 0427225

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 76508

Narrative Document 4886 6200 4855 4995

Data Activity Document : 63724

Information for BODC Series Reference 0580600

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 106679 49777

Data Activity Document : 106478

Information for BODC Series Reference 0010608

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 11984 4995 6200 4950

Data Activity Document : 63724

Information for BODC Series Reference 0020732

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 19080 12811 18841 12808

Information for BODC Series Reference 0048194

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 39875

Narrative Document 6200 40030 508 19155

Data Activity Document : 63738

Information for BODC Series Reference 0427723

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 76712

Narrative Document 4995 65611 4886 6200

Data Activity Document : 63738

Information for BODC Series Reference 0580612

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 106682

Narrative Document 6200 65611

Data Activity Document : 106478

Information for BODC Series Reference 0010621

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 11998 4995 6200 4950

Data Activity Document : 63724

Information for BODC Series Reference 0020756

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 12808 18855 13357 17070 12811

Data Activity Document : 63724

Information for BODC Series Reference 0048201

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 39875

Narrative Document 6200 40030 508 19155

Data Activity Document : 63738

Information for BODC Series Reference 0427735

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 76726

Narrative Document 4886 6200 4855 4995

Data Activity Document : 63738

Information for BODC Series Reference 0580624

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200018

Narrative Document 165861 165813

Cruise Summary Report Document FRV Clupea 0401C

Data Activity Document : 165643

Information for BODC Series Reference 0010633

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 12004 6200 6371 4995

Data Activity Document : 63724

Information for BODC Series Reference 0020768

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 18869 12811 17070 12808

Data Activity Document : 63724

Information for BODC Series Reference 0048213

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 39861

Narrative Document 6200 40030 4872 19155

Data Activity Document : 63738

Information for BODC Series Reference 0427747

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 76743

Narrative Document 4886 6200 4855 4995

Data Activity Document : 63738

Information for BODC Series Reference 0580636

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200018

Narrative Document 165861 165813

Cruise Summary Report Document FRV Clupea 0401C

Data Activity Document : 165657

Information for BODC Series Reference 0010645

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 12018 6200 6371 4995

Data Activity Document : 63724

Information for BODC Series Reference 0020781

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 18872 12811 17070 12808

Data Activity Document : 63724

Information for BODC Series Reference 0048225

Data Description

Time Co-ordinates(UT)

Spatial Co-ordinates

The following additional documents apply to this series :

Data Access Policy Document 200037

Narrative Document 508 6200 40044 39749 19155

Data Activity Document : 63738

Information for BODC Series Reference 0427759

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 76757

Narrative Document 4995 65611 4886 6200

Data Activity Document : 5543

Information for BODC Series Reference 0580648

Data Description