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Ocean Margin Exchange Phase I (OMEX I) Project Data Set (1993-1995)

The data set comprises a diverse collection of physical, chemical and biological measurements, encompassing over 1000 parameters. There are data from over 1650 conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD)/rosette stations, over 300 core profiles, over 370 sediment trap samples and much, much more. Most of this effort was directed at the region of the east Atlantic margin between La Chapelle Bank and the Goban Spur (between France and Ireland). In addition, there were two secondary areas of interest: the Norwegian Shelf Break just off Tromso and the Iberian Margin, either off Vigo or in the vicinity of the Tagus estuary. Measurements were collected from April 1993 until the end of December 1995 during 55 research cruise legs. Data were collected using a variety of equipment and techniques, including expendable bathythermography (XBTs), CTDs and oceanographic undulators with auxiliary sensors. These hydrographic profiles were accompanied by net hauls, plankton recorder deployments, sediment cores and comprehensive water and air sampling programmes during which a wide variety of chemical and biological parameters were measured. The station data were supplemented by underway measurements of oceanographic and meteorological properties. Results from production and trace metal experiments are also included in the dataset, as are bathymetric data from the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) GEBCO digital Atlas, air-sea flux measurements and data from moored instruments and benthic landers that were deployed for periods from a few weeks to a year. The dataset also includes imagery from satellites, water column and seabed photography, scanning electron micrographs and X-ray photographs. FORTRAN source code for biogeochemical models developed during OMEX I is also included. The aim of the project was to study biogeochemical processes at the shelf break and to quantify the fluxes of material between the shelf and the open ocean. OMEX I involved scientists from 30 institutions in 10 countries. BODC is assembling the data sets collected during OMEX I into its database system and the data are also available on CD-ROM.

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Alternate title
British Oceanographic Data Centre record 1048008
Date (Publication)
2017-10-03
Date (Creation)
2010-10-01
Date (Revision)
2021-04-21
Identifier
http://www.bodc.ac.uk/ / EDMED153
Custodian
  British Oceanographic Data Centre - Director
Joseph Proudman Building , 6 Brownlow Street , Liverpool , Merseyside , L3 5DA , United Kingdom
https://www.bodc.ac.uk/
Distributor
  British Oceanographic Data Centre - Director
Joseph Proudman Building , 6 Brownlow Street , Liverpool , Merseyside , L3 5DA , United Kingdom
https://www.bodc.ac.uk/
Owner
  Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, Physics and Electronics Laboratory - Unknown ( Unknown )
Oude Waalsdorpweg 63, PO Box 96864 , Den Haag , Zuid Holland , 2509 JG , Netherlands
+31 70 374 0000
Originator
  Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, Physics and Electronics Laboratory - Unknown ( Unknown )
Oude Waalsdorpweg 63, PO Box 96864 , Den Haag , Zuid Holland , 2509 JG , Netherlands
+31 70 374 0000
Owner
  CEA, Service Mixte De Surveillance Radiologique Et Biologique - Unknown ( Unknown )
DIRCEN , BP 208 , MONTLHERY CEDEX , 91311 , France
01 60 83 66 72
Originator
  CEA, Service Mixte De Surveillance Radiologique Et Biologique - Unknown ( Unknown )
DIRCEN , BP 208 , MONTLHERY CEDEX , 91311 , France
01 60 83 66 72
Owner
  Central Marine Services Ltd - Unknown ( Unknown )
Unit 5 Belfield Court , Ilkeston , Derbyshire , DE7 8DU , United Kingdom
+44 (0)115 9442442
https://www.centralmarineservices.com/
Originator
  Central Marine Services Ltd - Unknown ( Unknown )
Unit 5 Belfield Court , Ilkeston , Derbyshire , DE7 8DU , United Kingdom
+44 (0)115 9442442
https://www.centralmarineservices.com/
Owner
  Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Leibniz Laboratory for Radiometric Dating and Isotope Research - Unknown ( Unknown )
Max Eyth Str. 11-13 , Kiel , Schleswig-Holstein , 24118 , Germany
+49 (0)431 880 7400
Originator
  Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Leibniz Laboratory for Radiometric Dating and Isotope Research - Unknown ( Unknown )
Max Eyth Str. 11-13 , Kiel , Schleswig-Holstein , 24118 , Germany
+49 (0)431 880 7400
Owner
  Ghent University, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology - Unknown ( Unknown )
KL Ledeganckstraat 35 , Gent , Oost-Vlaanderen , 9000 , Belgium
+32 (0)9 264 50 56
https://www.ugent.be/we/biology/en
Originator
  Ghent University, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology - Unknown ( Unknown )
KL Ledeganckstraat 35 , Gent , Oost-Vlaanderen , 9000 , Belgium
+32 (0)9 264 50 56
https://www.ugent.be/we/biology/en
Owner
  University of A Coruna, Department of animals, plants and ecological biology - Unknown ( Unknown )
CAMPUS DA ZAPATEIRA , LA CORUÑA , 15001 , Spain
+34 981 16 70 00
http://www.udc.es/dep/bave
Originator
  University of A Coruna, Department of animals, plants and ecological biology - Unknown ( Unknown )
CAMPUS DA ZAPATEIRA , LA CORUÑA , 15001 , Spain
+34 981 16 70 00
http://www.udc.es/dep/bave
Owner
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Management Unit of North Sea and Scheldt Estuary Mathematical Models, Ostend - Unknown ( Unknown )
c/o Mijnenbestrijdingsschool , Oostende , 8400 , Belgium
+32 59 24 20 50
http://www.mumm.ac.be
Originator
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Management Unit of North Sea and Scheldt Estuary Mathematical Models, Ostend - Unknown ( Unknown )
c/o Mijnenbestrijdingsschool , Oostende , 8400 , Belgium
+32 59 24 20 50
http://www.mumm.ac.be
Owner
  TNO - Unknown ( Unknown )
Head office , Schoemakerstraat 97 , Delft , 2628 VK , Netherlands
+31 15 269 69 00
https://www.tno.nl/
Originator
  TNO - Unknown ( Unknown )
Head office , Schoemakerstraat 97 , Delft , 2628 VK , Netherlands
+31 15 269 69 00
https://www.tno.nl/
Owner
  Ifremer Head Office - Unknown ( Unknown )
1625 route de Sainte-Anne , CS 10070 , PLOUZANE , 29280 , France
+33(0)2 98 22 40 40
https://wwz.ifremer.fr/
Originator
  Ifremer Head Office - Unknown ( Unknown )
1625 route de Sainte-Anne , CS 10070 , PLOUZANE , 29280 , France
+33(0)2 98 22 40 40
https://wwz.ifremer.fr/
Owner
  Risoe National Laboratory, Technical University of Denmark, Wind Energy Department - Unknown ( Unknown )
P.O. Box 49 , Frederiksborgvej 399 , Roskilde , DK-4000 , Denmark
http://www.vindenergi.dtu.dk/English.aspx
Originator
  Risoe National Laboratory, Technical University of Denmark, Wind Energy Department - Unknown ( Unknown )
P.O. Box 49 , Frederiksborgvej 399 , Roskilde , DK-4000 , Denmark
http://www.vindenergi.dtu.dk/English.aspx
Owner
  EPOC, Geology and Oceanography Department - Unknown ( Unknown )
351, Cours de la Liberation , Avenue des Facultes , TALENCE , 33405 , France
+33 (0)5 40.00.88.67
http://www.epoc.u-bordeaux.fr
Originator
  EPOC, Geology and Oceanography Department - Unknown ( Unknown )
351, Cours de la Liberation , Avenue des Facultes , TALENCE , 33405 , France
+33 (0)5 40.00.88.67
http://www.epoc.u-bordeaux.fr
Owner
  University of Liège, Laboratory of Oceanology - Unknown ( Unknown )
Sart Tilman B 6 , Liège , B-4000 , Belgium
+32 4 366.33.29
http://www.ulg.ac.be/oceanbio/
Originator
  University of Liège, Laboratory of Oceanology - Unknown ( Unknown )
Sart Tilman B 6 , Liège , B-4000 , Belgium
+32 4 366.33.29
http://www.ulg.ac.be/oceanbio/
Owner
  University of Algarve, Aquatic Resources Science and Technology Unit - Unknown ( Unknown )
Campus de Gambelas Ed. 2 - Piso 1, , Faro , Faro , 8005-139 , Portugal
+351 (0)289 800 100
Originator
  University of Algarve, Aquatic Resources Science and Technology Unit - Unknown ( Unknown )
Campus de Gambelas Ed. 2 - Piso 1, , Faro , Faro , 8005-139 , Portugal
+351 (0)289 800 100
Owner
  Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway - Unknown ( Unknown )
Ryan Institute , University Road , Galway , H91 TK33 , Ireland
+353-91-524411
https://www.nuigalway.ie/ryaninstitute/
Originator
  Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway - Unknown ( Unknown )
Ryan Institute , University Road , Galway , H91 TK33 , Ireland
+353-91-524411
https://www.nuigalway.ie/ryaninstitute/
Owner
  University of Plymouth School of Earth, Ocean and Environmental Sciences - Unknown ( Unknown )
Drake Circus , Plymouth , Devon , PL4 8AA , United Kingdom
+44 (0)1752 232407
http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/seoes
Originator
  University of Plymouth School of Earth, Ocean and Environmental Sciences - Unknown ( Unknown )
Drake Circus , Plymouth , Devon , PL4 8AA , United Kingdom
+44 (0)1752 232407
http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/seoes
Owner
  University of Hamburg, Department of Chemistry - Unknown ( Unknown )
Martin-Luther-King Platz 6 , Hamburg , Hamburg , 20146 , Germany
+49 40 42838 3131
http://www.chemie.uni-hamburg.de
Originator
  University of Hamburg, Department of Chemistry - Unknown ( Unknown )
Martin-Luther-King Platz 6 , Hamburg , Hamburg , 20146 , Germany
+49 40 42838 3131
http://www.chemie.uni-hamburg.de
Owner
  University of East Anglia, School of Environmental Sciences - Unknown ( Unknown )
University Plain , Norwich , NR4 7TJ , United Kingdom
http://www.uea.ac.uk/environmental-sciences/
Originator
  University of East Anglia, School of Environmental Sciences - Unknown ( Unknown )
University Plain , Norwich , NR4 7TJ , United Kingdom
http://www.uea.ac.uk/environmental-sciences/
Owner
  Université Libre de Bruxelles, Laboratory of Chemical Oceanography and Water Geochemistry - Unknown ( Unknown )
Boulevard du Triomphe/Triomflaan, CP 208 , Brussels , 1050 , Belgium
+ 32-2-650.52.37 / 650.52.13
http://www.ulb.ac.be/sciences/dste/ocean/
Originator
  Université Libre de Bruxelles, Laboratory of Chemical Oceanography and Water Geochemistry - Unknown ( Unknown )
Boulevard du Triomphe/Triomflaan, CP 208 , Brussels , 1050 , Belgium
+ 32-2-650.52.37 / 650.52.13
http://www.ulb.ac.be/sciences/dste/ocean/
Owner
  Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde - Unknown ( Unknown )
Seestrasse 15 , Rostock , 18119 , Germany
+49 381 5197-0
https://www.io-warnemuende.de/en_index.html
Originator
  Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde - Unknown ( Unknown )
Seestrasse 15 , Rostock , 18119 , Germany
+49 381 5197-0
https://www.io-warnemuende.de/en_index.html
Owner
  Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science - Unknown ( Unknown )
The Laboratory , Citadel Hill , Plymouth , Devon , PL1 2PB , United Kingdom
https://www.cprsurvey.org/
Originator
  Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science - Unknown ( Unknown )
The Laboratory , Citadel Hill , Plymouth , Devon , PL1 2PB , United Kingdom
https://www.cprsurvey.org/
Owner
  Oviedo University - Unknown ( Unknown )
Calle Principado, 3. , Oviedo , 33003 , Spain
http://www.uniovi.es
Originator
  Oviedo University - Unknown ( Unknown )
Calle Principado, 3. , Oviedo , 33003 , Spain
http://www.uniovi.es
Owner
  Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (Mainz) - Unknown ( Unknown )
Hahn-Meitner-Weg 1 , Mainz , 55128 , Germany
+49 (0)6131 305 0
https://www.mpic.de/en/top-navigation/home.html
Originator
  Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (Mainz) - Unknown ( Unknown )
Hahn-Meitner-Weg 1 , Mainz , 55128 , Germany
+49 (0)6131 305 0
https://www.mpic.de/en/top-navigation/home.html
Owner
  CNRS-CEA Centre des Faibles Radioactivités - Unknown ( Unknown )
Gif-sur-Yvette , 91198 , France
Originator
  CNRS-CEA Centre des Faibles Radioactivités - Unknown ( Unknown )
Gif-sur-Yvette , 91198 , France
Owner
  NUI Galway - Unknown ( Unknown )
NUIG , University Road , Galway , H91 TK33 , Ireland
+353-91-492126
http://www.nuigalway.ie
Originator
  NUI Galway - Unknown ( Unknown )
NUIG , University Road , Galway , H91 TK33 , Ireland
+353-91-492126
http://www.nuigalway.ie
Owner
  Ecole Normale Superieure, Laboratory of Geology - Unknown ( Unknown )
24, rue L'homond , PARIS CEDEX 05 , 75231 , France
+33(0)1 44-32-22-11
http://www.geologie.ens.fr/
Originator
  Ecole Normale Superieure, Laboratory of Geology - Unknown ( Unknown )
24, rue L'homond , PARIS CEDEX 05 , 75231 , France
+33(0)1 44-32-22-11
http://www.geologie.ens.fr/
Owner
  GEOMAR Research Centre for Marine Geosciences - Unknown ( Unknown )
Wischhofstrasse 1-3 , Kiel , 24148 , Germany
http://www.geomar.de
Originator
  GEOMAR Research Centre for Marine Geosciences - Unknown ( Unknown )
Wischhofstrasse 1-3 , Kiel , 24148 , Germany
http://www.geomar.de
Owner
  University of Bremen - Unknown ( Unknown )
Bibliothekstrasse 1 , Bremen , Bremen , 28359 , Germany
https://www.uni-bremen.de/
Originator
  University of Bremen - Unknown ( Unknown )
Bibliothekstrasse 1 , Bremen , Bremen , 28359 , Germany
https://www.uni-bremen.de/
Owner
  State Oceanographic Institute - Unknown ( Unknown )
Kropotkinsky Lane 6 , Moscow , 119034 , Russian Federation
+7 (499) 246-7288
http://www.oceanography.ru
Originator
  State Oceanographic Institute - Unknown ( Unknown )
Kropotkinsky Lane 6 , Moscow , 119034 , Russian Federation
+7 (499) 246-7288
http://www.oceanography.ru
Owner
  CSIC, Institute of Marine Research - Unknown ( Unknown )
Eduardo Cabello, 6 , Vigo (Pontevedra) , 36208 , Spain
+34 986231930
http://www.iim.csic.es
Originator
  CSIC, Institute of Marine Research - Unknown ( Unknown )
Eduardo Cabello, 6 , Vigo (Pontevedra) , 36208 , Spain
+34 986231930
http://www.iim.csic.es
Owner
  Defence Research Agency - Unknown ( Unknown )
Winfrith Technology Centre, Winfrith , Dorchester , Dorset , DT2 8DH , United Kingdom
Originator
  Defence Research Agency - Unknown ( Unknown )
Winfrith Technology Centre, Winfrith , Dorchester , Dorset , DT2 8DH , United Kingdom
Owner
  Hydrographic Institute - Unknown ( Unknown )
Rua das Trinas, 49 , Lisboa , Lisboa , 1249-093 , Portugal
+351 210943000
http://www.hidrografico.pt
Originator
  Hydrographic Institute - Unknown ( Unknown )
Rua das Trinas, 49 , Lisboa , Lisboa , 1249-093 , Portugal
+351 210943000
http://www.hidrografico.pt
Owner
  Institute for Marine Science, University of Kiel - Unknown ( Unknown )
Duesternbrooker Weg 20 , Kiel , 24105 , Germany
(+49) 431 55973916
http://www.ifm-geomar.de
Originator
  Institute for Marine Science, University of Kiel - Unknown ( Unknown )
Duesternbrooker Weg 20 , Kiel , 24105 , Germany
(+49) 431 55973916
http://www.ifm-geomar.de
Owner
  Norwegian College of Fishery and Science, University of Tromsø - Unknown ( Unknown )
Tromsø , N-9037 , Norway
+4777646000
https://uit.no/om/enhet/forsiden?p_dimension_id=88166
Originator
  Norwegian College of Fishery and Science, University of Tromsø - Unknown ( Unknown )
Tromsø , N-9037 , Norway
+4777646000
https://uit.no/om/enhet/forsiden?p_dimension_id=88166
Owner
  Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research - Unknown ( Unknown )
Landsdiep 4 , P.O. Box 59 , Den Burg/Texel , 1790 AB , Netherlands
+31 222 369300
https://www.nioz.nl/en
Originator
  Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research - Unknown ( Unknown )
Landsdiep 4 , P.O. Box 59 , Den Burg/Texel , 1790 AB , Netherlands
+31 222 369300
https://www.nioz.nl/en
Owner
  University of Wales, School of Ocean Sciences - Unknown ( Unknown )
School of Ocean Sciences, , University of Wales Bangor, , Menai Bridge, , Anglesey, , Menai Bridge , Anglesey , LL59 5AB , United Kingdom
http://www.sos.bangor.ac.uk/
Originator
  University of Wales, School of Ocean Sciences - Unknown ( Unknown )
School of Ocean Sciences, , University of Wales Bangor, , Menai Bridge, , Anglesey, , Menai Bridge , Anglesey , LL59 5AB , United Kingdom
http://www.sos.bangor.ac.uk/
Owner
  Netherlands Institute for Ecology, Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology - Unknown ( Unknown )
Korringaweg 7 , Yerseke , 4401 NT , Netherlands
+31 113 577300
http://www.nioo.knaw.nl/node/69
Originator
  Netherlands Institute for Ecology, Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology - Unknown ( Unknown )
Korringaweg 7 , Yerseke , 4401 NT , Netherlands
+31 113 577300
http://www.nioo.knaw.nl/node/69
Owner
  Southampton Oceanography Centre - Unknown ( Unknown )
University of Southampton , Waterfront Campus , European Way , Southampton , Hampshire , SO14 3ZH , United Kingdom
Originator
  Southampton Oceanography Centre - Unknown ( Unknown )
University of Southampton , Waterfront Campus , European Way , Southampton , Hampshire , SO14 3ZH , United Kingdom
Owner
  Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory - Unknown ( Unknown )
Bidston Observatory , Bidston Hill , Prenton , Merseyside , CH43 7RA , United Kingdom
+44 (0)151 653 8633
http://www.pol.ac.uk
Originator
  Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory - Unknown ( Unknown )
Bidston Observatory , Bidston Hill , Prenton , Merseyside , CH43 7RA , United Kingdom
+44 (0)151 653 8633
http://www.pol.ac.uk
Owner
  University of Cambridge Department of Earth Sciences - Unknown ( Unknown )
Downing Street , Cambridge , CB2 3EQ , United Kingdom
https://www.esc.cam.ac.uk/
Originator
  University of Cambridge Department of Earth Sciences - Unknown ( Unknown )
Downing Street , Cambridge , CB2 3EQ , United Kingdom
https://www.esc.cam.ac.uk/
Owner
  Plymouth Marine Laboratory - Unknown ( Unknown )
Prospect Place , The Hoe , Plymouth , England , PL1 3DH , United Kingdom
+44 (0)1752 633 100
http://www.pml.ac.uk
Originator
  Plymouth Marine Laboratory - Unknown ( Unknown )
Prospect Place , The Hoe , Plymouth , England , PL1 3DH , United Kingdom
+44 (0)1752 633 100
http://www.pml.ac.uk
Maintenance and update frequency
asNeeded As needed
SeaDataNet PDV
  • Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies
  • Solar Radiation
  • Microzooplankton grazing
  • Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column
  • Water column photography
  • Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
  • Temperature of the water column
  • Atmospheric particulates
  • Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
  • Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
  • Wind strength and direction
  • Turbulence in the water column
  • Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column
  • Sediment water content, porosity and surface area
  • Concentration of alkanamines (amines) in the water column
  • Heat fluxes between the water column and the atmosphere
  • Dissolved amino acid concentrations in the water column
  • Urea concentration parameters in the water column
  • Bacteria generic abundance in water bodies
  • Stable isotopes in biota
  • Dissolved organic carbon concentrations in sediment pore waters
  • Geological sample radioactivity
  • Bathymetry and Elevation
  • Primary production in the water column
  • Dissolved trace metalloid and inorganic selenium concentrations in water bodies
  • Metal concentrations in sediment pore waters
  • Vertical velocity of the water column (currents)
  • Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the atmosphere
  • Stable isotopes in water bodies
  • Zoobenthos non taxonomy-related wet weight biomass per unit area of the bed
  • Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
  • Concentration of inorganic sulphur species in sediment pore water
  • Dissolved oxygen parameters for sediments
  • Zoobenthos taxonomy-related wet weight biomass per unit area of the bed
  • Particulate inorganic carbon concentrations in the water column
  • Microzooplankton generic abundance in water bodies
  • Skin temperature of the water column
  • Carbon monoxide and dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere
  • Particulate trace metalloid and inorganic selenium concentrations in water bodies
  • Carbon concentrations in sediment
  • Total dissolved inorganic carbon (TCO2) concentration in the water column
  • Sediment grain size parameters
  • Other fluxes between the bed and the water column
  • Concentration of other hydrocarbons in the atmosphere
  • Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks
  • Zooplankton taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column
  • Sediment microfossil morphology parameters
  • Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column
  • Phytoplankton generic abundance in water bodies
  • Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
  • Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
  • Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies
  • Gas fluxes between the water column and the atmosphere
  • Concentration of alkanes in the atmosphere
  • Microzooplankton non taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column
  • Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
  • Sulphur species concentrations in the atmosphere
  • Dissolved total or organic phosphorus concentration in the water column
  • Radioactivity in water bodies
  • Ocean colour and earth-leaving visible waveband spectral radiation
  • Organosulphur and organoselenium species concentration parameters in water bodies
  • Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
  • Air temperature
  • Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
  • Acoustic backscatter in the water column
  • Ultra-violet (UV) radiation
  • Geological sample magnetic, electrical and acoustic properties
  • Variable fluorescence parameters
  • Nutrient concentrations in sediment pore waters
  • Salinity of the water column
  • Microzooplankton taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column
  • Partial pressure (pCO2) and fugacity (fCO2) of carbon dioxide in the water column
  • Amino acids in sediment
  • Concentration of carbohydrates, phenols, alkanols (alcohols), aldehydes and ketones in water bodies
  • Air pressure
  • Carbonate chemistry in sediment pore waters
  • Atmospheric humidity
  • Water body lipid concentrations
  • Bacterial production in the water column
  • Lagrangian currents and transport rates in the water column
  • Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in sediment
  • Nitrogen concentrations in sediment
  • Horizontal platform movement
  • Phytoplankton taxonomic biomass in water bodies
  • Particulate total and organic phosphorus concentrations in the water column
  • Zoobenthos generic abundance
  • Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
  • Stable isotopes in sediment
  • Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column
  • Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
  • Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance
  • Sedimentation flux of carbon, nitrogen or organic matter in the water column
  • Sedimentation flux of metallic and metalloid elements and isotopes in water bodies
  • Dissolved organic carbon concentration in the water column
  • Carotenoid and flavenoid pigment concentrations in water bodies
  • Sedimentation flux quantification in the water column
  • Mineralogical composition
  • Concentration of nitrogen species in the atmosphere
INSPIRE themes
  • Mineral resources
  • Elevation
  • Atmospheric conditions
  • Orthoimagery
  • Species distribution
  • Oceanographic geographical features
  • Soil
  • Geographical grid systems
  • Meteorological geographical features
  • Energy resources
  • Hydrography
  • Geology
MEDIN metadata record availability
  • Natural Environment Research Council Designated Data Centres
  • Marine Environmental Data and Information Network
Vertical Coverages
  • unknown
Access constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Other constraints
No limitations apply
Other constraints
Data are freely available to all following agreement to the terms and conditions of a Data Licence
Use constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Other constraints
Usage restrictions are specified in the terms of the licence
Spatial representation type
Text, table
Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Topic category
  • Location
  • Geoscientific information
  • Biota
  • Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
  • Environment
  • Oceans
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Geographic identifier
North Atlantic Ocean

Date (Revision)
2021-10-28

Begin date
1993
End date
1995
Unique resource identifier
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Codespace
OGP
Distribution format
  • Delimited ()

  • Network Common Data Form ()

  • Ocean Data View ()

OnLine resource
BODC data product

Access to an order form and other useful information.

OnLine resource
BODC online data delivery service

National Oceanographic Database data delivery service; pre-filtered for the data collection.

Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset

Conformance result

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Explanation
BODC protocols are based on the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) model enabling BODC to iterate towards compliance with the on-going evolution and development of community requirements including FAIR (Findable,Accessible,Interoperable,Reusable), TRUST (Transparency, Responsibility, User community, Sustainability, Technology) and CARE (Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, Ethics). Data managers quality assure submissions and assemble the metadata necessary for curation. Submissions (as received) are placed in a long-term accession and stored in triplicate across multiple sites. Appropriate data are transferred into a standard internal format with source variable names mapped to controlled vocabularies, documentation assembled, and metadata loaded into BODC databases. Access to these data is through direct request, the BODC website and through partner repositories such as SeaDataNet. Access control is attained by assigning a data policy to each set of data and this policy is used to administer access when data are requested. Discovery metadata is aligned with EU INSPIRE (through MEDIN) and SeaDataNet community standards. Data are converted to open community formats including Ocean Data View ASCII and SeaDataNet NetCDF, with data described using terms from the NERC vocabulary server. BODC submission agreements are documented on the BODC website and customer service is assured with a dedicated requests team that serve data following local regulations including General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2018 and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) 2004.
Pass
Yes
Statement

This dataset was created by the organisations with the "originator" role in this metadata record following their in-house data processing and quality control procedures. The data were then provided to the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) for ingestion into one of the schemas of the National Oceanographic Database (NODB). During ingestion BODC undertake quality control, documentation and metadata enhancement procedures appropriate to the type of data. For an overview please see http://www.bodc.ac.uk/about/information_technology/data_processing_steps/. BODC supply full information about data collection, data processing and data quality with all data requests to enable users to assess data suitability themselves.

Instrument(s) used to collect data: anemometers; meteorological packages; fluorometers; current meters; satellite tracking system; radiometers; optical backscatter sensors; bathythermographs; thermosalinographs; single-beam echosounders; underwater cameras; plankton recorders; plankton nets; benthos samplers; discrete water samplers; ocean colour radiometers; continuous water samplers; sediment traps; salinity sensor; unconsolidated sediment corers; centrifuges; elemental analysers; gas chromatographs; autoanalysers; optical microscopes; electron microscopes; high performance liquid chromatographs; titrators; inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometers; spectrophotometers; liquid scintillation counters; gamma-ray spectrometers; bench fluorometers; X-ray fluorescence analysers; X-ray diffractometers; acoustic backscatter sensors; CTD undulators; transmissometers; aerosol samplers; CTD; current profilers; thermistor chains; dissolved gas sensors; pH sensors; continuous air samplers; shipboard incubators; discrete air samplers.

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2022-03-02T12:41:14
Metadata standard name
MEDIN
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3.1.1
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  British Oceanographic Data Centre - Polly Hadžiabdić ( Head of the BODC Requests Team )
Joseph Proudman Building , 6 Brownlow Street , Liverpool , Merseyside , L3 5DA , United Kingdom
https://www.bodc.ac.uk/
 
 

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