UK Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Ambient Noise dataset from RAF Sonobuoys (1988-2009)

A set of underwater noise observations which provide information on noise levels over an 21 year period potentially setting a base line for future environmental monitoring. The data were collected for military operations by RAF Nimrod aircraft using air-deployed sonobuoys. They consist of averaged noise levels, measured in db, at a range of frequencies and depths throughout the UK Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

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Alternate title
British Oceanographic Data Centre record 1048RAF_SONOBUOYS
Date (Publication)
2017-10-03
Date (Creation)
2016-10-21
Date (Revision)
2016-10-21
Identifier
http://www.bodc.ac.uk/ / EDMED5686
Owner
  United Kingdom Hydrographic Office - Unknown ( Unknown )
Taunton , Somerset , TA1 2DN , United Kingdom
https://www.admiralty.co.uk/ukho/About-Us
Originator
  United Kingdom Hydrographic Office - Unknown ( Unknown )
Taunton , Somerset , TA1 2DN , United Kingdom
https://www.admiralty.co.uk/ukho/About-Us
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/
Maintenance and update frequency
asNeeded As needed
MEDIN metadata record availability
SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages
SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Access constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Other constraints
No limitations apply
Other constraints
Data are freely available for teaching and research, providing due acknowledgment in any publication produced, following agreement to the terms and conditions of the British Oceanographic Data Centre Data Licence. The licence terms and conditions are available via https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/documents/nodb/267795/
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
  • Oceans
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Geographic identifier
North Sea

Date (Revision)
2025-08-07

Geographic identifier
Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland

Date (Revision)
2025-08-07

Geographic identifier
Irish Sea

Date (Revision)
2025-08-07

Geographic identifier
Bristol Channel

Date (Revision)
2025-08-07

Geographic identifier
Celtic Sea

Date (Revision)
2025-08-07

Geographic identifier
English Channel

Date (Revision)
2025-08-07

Begin date
1988-09-11
End date
2009-09-09
Unique resource identifier
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Codespace
OGP
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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

The data was collected by sonobuoys launched from RAF Nimrod Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA). Data is transmitted from the buoy and recorded onboard the aircraft. The values data-based are as recorded (at various depths) by the sensor and no further quality control has been completed. The data was collected for operational

military purposes and as such does not constitute a scientifically assembled dataset.Instrument(s) used to collect data: hydrophones.
File identifier
4472dc1df9f65af394fba64febf7d481 XML
Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2026-03-12T13:59:13
Metadata standard name
MEDIN
Metadata standard version
3.1.1
Point of contact
  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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