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Hydrographic, meteorological and model simulation imagery collected by the MASSMO project, southwest England (October - November 2014)

This dataset comprises hydrographic and meteorological data transmitted in near real time from unmanned surface vehicles (USVs). Also included are hydrographic profiles through the water column obtained from submarine Slocum gliders, upon recovery. Data from these platforms have been converted into the international 'Everyone's Gliding Observatories (EGO)' exchange format. The dataset is supported by barotrophic tidal current imagery. Hydrographic data were obtained from two geographical regions. Firstly, from a transect extending from the Isles of Scilly out to the moored Carbon And Nutrient Dynamics and Fluxes Over Shelf Systems ('Candyfloss') Array in the Celtic Sea. Subsequently, a more localised survey was carried out in the English Channel, south of Plymouth. The tidal image data span the period 1st October to 21st November 2014 (15 minute intervals). Autonomous platforms were deployed between 1st and 26th October 2014 (Phase One, Celtic Sea), subsequently between 4th and 7th November 2014 (Phase Two, English Channel). Data were collected as part of Marine Autonomous Systems in Support of Marine Observations ('MASSMO'), contributing to the Exploring Ocean Fronts project. Tidal images are a product of Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory Coastal Ocean Modelling System (POLCOMS) simulation runs. MASSMO was carried out as a trial of new autonomous technologies and to collect scientific data, including observation of marine life. The dataset acquired provides valuable oceanographic and meteorological measurements including a traverse of an ocean front. MASSMO was a collaborative effort involving various UK laboratories and commercial organisations, coordinated by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC). This data archive consists of measurements made by wavegliders operated by NOC and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), the MOST Autonaut and Slocum glider units 398 and 400, operated by NOC.

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Alternate title
British Oceanographic Data Centre record 1048MASSMO_PRELIMINARY_DATA
Date (Publication)
2018-05-18
Date (Creation)
2014-12-17
Date (Revision)
2021-04-21
Identifier
http://www.bodc.ac.uk/ / EDMED6114
Owner
  Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory - Unknown ( Unknown )
Pakefield Road , Lowestoft , Suffolk , NR33 OHT , United Kingdom
+44 (0)1502 562244
http://www.cefas.co.uk/
Originator
  Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory - Unknown ( Unknown )
Pakefield Road , Lowestoft , Suffolk , NR33 OHT , United Kingdom
+44 (0)1502 562244
http://www.cefas.co.uk/
Owner
  Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory - Unknown ( Unknown )
Joseph Proudman Building , 6 Brownlow Street , Liverpool , Merseyside , L3 5DA , United Kingdom
http://www.pol.ac.uk
Originator
  Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory - Unknown ( Unknown )
Joseph Proudman Building , 6 Brownlow Street , Liverpool , Merseyside , L3 5DA , United Kingdom
http://www.pol.ac.uk
Owner
  National Oceanography Centre (Southampton) - Unknown ( Unknown )
University of Southampton , Waterfront Campus , European Way , Southampton , Hampshire , SO14 3ZH , United Kingdom
http://noc.ac.uk
Originator
  National Oceanography Centre (Southampton) - Unknown ( Unknown )
University of Southampton , Waterfront Campus , European Way , Southampton , Hampshire , SO14 3ZH , United Kingdom
http://noc.ac.uk
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
  • Natural Environment Research Council Designated Data Centres
  • Marine Environmental Data and Information Network
INSPIRE themes
  • Meteorological geographical features
  • Oceanographic geographical features
  • Atmospheric conditions
SeaDataNet PDV
  • Wave height and period statistics
  • Acoustic backscatter in the water column
  • Air temperature
  • Air pressure
  • Electrical conductivity of the water column
  • Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
  • Wind strength and direction
  • Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies
  • Salinity of the water column
  • Temperature of the water column
  • Raw fluorometer output
  • Raw oxygen sensor output
  • Other meteorological measurements
  • Raw suspended particulate material concentration sensor output
  • Other wave statistics
  • Atmospheric humidity
  • Engineering parameters
Vertical Coverages
  • unknown
Access constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Other constraints
No limitations apply
Other constraints
Data are freely available
Use constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Other constraints
No conditions apply
Spatial representation type
Text, table
Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Topic category
  • Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
  • Oceans
  • Biota
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Geographic identifier
Celtic Sea

Date (Revision)
2021-10-28

Geographic identifier
English Channel

Date (Revision)
2021-10-28

Begin date
2014-10-01
End date
2014-11-21
Unique resource identifier
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Codespace
OGP
Distribution format
  • Image ()

  • Network Common Data Form ()

OnLine resource
Published dataset - doi:10.5285/0a6d1741-6c71-248b-e053-6c86abc0175d

Wynn R.B.; Rogers R.J.; Sims D.W.; Cotterell S.; Palmer M.R.; Pearce D.J.; Sivyer D.B.; White D.; Woodward S.C.A.; Lorenzo Lopez A.; Polton J. (2015). Marine Autonomous Systems in Support of Marine Observations (MASSMO): Celtic Sea/English Channel multi-platform, multi-partner demonstration project - raw data from autonomous vehicles, with supporting barotrophic tidal current imagery from model simulation exercises, October/November 2014. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/zfz.

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dataset Dataset

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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
Instrument(s) used to collect data: wave recorders; optical backscatter sensors; salinity sensor; Ocean models; water temperature sensor; dissolved gas sensors; meteorological packages.
File identifier
3e0104b7705955db8ae088c0ee03f972 XML
Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2021-12-20T06:31:16
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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