• NERC Data Catalogue Service
  •  
  •  
  •  

PROcesses of Vertical Exchange in Shelf Seas (PROVESS) data set (1998-1999)

The dataset includes a wide range of physical, chemical and biological oceanographic parameters. Physical hydrographic measurements include temperature, salinity, optical backscatter, current velocities and turbulence, while biogeochemical measurements in the water column include dissolved oxygen, organic carbon and nitrogen, and nutrients. Biogeochemical parameters were also measured in sediment cores, while phytoplankton and zooplankton data were also collected. The marine data were supplemented by meteorological measurements including temperature, pressure, irradiance and wind. The experimental phase of the project was undertaken in the North Sea between 1998 and 1999, and data were collected at two contrasting sites: Northern North Sea (NNS, 59deg 20.0E, 1deg 00.0E) and Southern North Sea (SNS, 52deg 15.0N, 4deg 17.0E). At both locations measurements were concentrated at a central position with additional measurements being made to estimate horizontal gradients. Moored instruments were deployed at NNS from September - November 1998 and at SNS from March - May 1999. Each experiment was supported by intensive measurement series made from oceanographic ships and involving turbulence dissipation profiler, conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) profilers, particle size profilers, optical profilers, benthic sampling and water bottle sampling. PROVESS is an interdisciplinary study of the vertical fluxes of properties through the water column and the surface and bottom boundary layers with the aim of improving understanding and quantification of vertical exchange processes in the water column. Scientists from 18 institutions distributed in 8 European countries participated in the fieldwork and modelling parts of the programme and was co-ordinated by John Howarth of the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory. The British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) is responsible for assembling the data collected during the project into a comprehensive data set. The data has been organised onto a CD-ROM product available through BODC.

Simple

Alternate title
British Oceanographic Data Centre record 1048088
Date (Publication)
2017-10-03
Date (Creation)
2010-09-30
Date (Revision)
2021-04-21
Identifier
http://www.bodc.ac.uk/ / EDMED203
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
  Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory - Unknown ( Unknown )
Dunbeg , Oban , Argyll , PA37 1QA , United Kingdom
Originator
  Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory - Unknown ( Unknown )
Dunbeg , Oban , Argyll , PA37 1QA , United Kingdom
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
  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
  National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management - Unknown ( Unknown )
Kortenaerkade 1 , PO Box 20907 , The Hague , 2500 EX , Netherlands
+31 70 3114311
http://www.rikz.nl
Originator
  National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management - Unknown ( Unknown )
Kortenaerkade 1 , PO Box 20907 , The Hague , 2500 EX , Netherlands
+31 70 3114311
http://www.rikz.nl
Owner
  Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research - Unknown ( Unknown )
Am Handelshafen 12 , Bremerhaven , D-27570 , Germany
https://www.awi.de/
Originator
  Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research - Unknown ( Unknown )
Am Handelshafen 12 , Bremerhaven , D-27570 , Germany
https://www.awi.de/
Owner
  Napier University School of Life Sciences - Unknown ( Unknown )
10 Colinton Road , Edinburgh , Midlothian , EH10 5DT , United Kingdom
Originator
  Napier University School of Life Sciences - Unknown ( Unknown )
10 Colinton Road , Edinburgh , Midlothian , EH10 5DT , United Kingdom
Owner
  Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences - Unknown ( Unknown )
Powstancow Warszawy 55 , Sopot , 81-712 , Poland
+48 58 73 11 600
http://www.iopan.gda.pl/
Originator
  Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences - Unknown ( Unknown )
Powstancow Warszawy 55 , Sopot , 81-712 , Poland
+48 58 73 11 600
http://www.iopan.gda.pl/
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
  Universite de la Mediterrannee (U2), Centre d'Oceanologie de Marseille - Unknown ( Unknown )
STATION MARINE D'ENDOUME, Rue de la Batterie des Lions , MARSEILLE , 13007 , France
+33(0)4 91.04.16.00
http://www.com.univ-mrs.fr/
Originator
  Universite de la Mediterrannee (U2), Centre d'Oceanologie de Marseille - Unknown ( Unknown )
STATION MARINE D'ENDOUME, Rue de la Batterie des Lions , MARSEILLE , 13007 , France
+33(0)4 91.04.16.00
http://www.com.univ-mrs.fr/
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
  Danish Institute for Fisheries Research, Technical University of Denmark, Dept. of Marine Ecology and Aquaculture - Unknown ( Unknown )
Kavalergården 6 , Charlottenlund , DK-2920 , Denmark
http://www.dfu.dtu.dk/english
Originator
  Danish Institute for Fisheries Research, Technical University of Denmark, Dept. of Marine Ecology and Aquaculture - Unknown ( Unknown )
Kavalergården 6 , Charlottenlund , DK-2920 , Denmark
http://www.dfu.dtu.dk/english
Owner
  Joint Research Centre - Unknown ( Unknown )
Space Application Institute , Marine Environment , Via E. Fermi 2749 , ISPRA (VA) , I-21027 , Italy
http://www.jrc.it
Originator
  Joint Research Centre - Unknown ( Unknown )
Space Application Institute , Marine Environment , Via E. Fermi 2749 , ISPRA (VA) , I-21027 , Italy
http://www.jrc.it
Owner
  OSAT GmbH (Hydromod Group) - Unknown ( Unknown )
Bahnhofstrasse 52 , Wedel , Schleswig-Holstein , 22880 , Germany
+49 (0)4 1039 1223 - 0
http://www.hydromod.de/osat/
Originator
  OSAT GmbH (Hydromod Group) - Unknown ( Unknown )
Bahnhofstrasse 52 , Wedel , Schleswig-Holstein , 22880 , Germany
+49 (0)4 1039 1223 - 0
http://www.hydromod.de/osat/
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
SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary
  • Salinity of the water column
  • Carotenoid pigment concentrations in sediment
  • Wind strength and direction
  • Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the atmosphere
  • Suspended particulate material setting velocity parameters
  • Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
  • Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column
  • Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
  • Sediment water content, porosity and surface area
  • Atmospheric humidity
  • Dissolved total or organic phosphorus concentration in the water column
  • Temperature of the water column
  • Air temperature
  • Date and time
  • Variable fluorescence parameters
  • Turbulence in the water column
  • Bathymetry and Elevation
  • Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column
  • Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
  • Air pressure
  • Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies
  • Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
  • Light absorption in the water column
  • Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column
  • Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
  • Optical backscatter
  • Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
  • Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
  • Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
  • Carotenoid and flavenoid pigment concentrations in water bodies
  • Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column
  • Oxygen production and respiration in the water column
  • Suspended particulate material grain size parameters
  • Zooplankton taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column
  • Sea level
  • Solar Radiation
  • Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in sediment
  • Nutrient fluxes between the bed and the water column
  • Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
  • Other fluxes between the bed and the water column
  • Seabed photography
  • Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
  • Phaeopigment concentrations in sediment
  • Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
  • Secchi disk depth
  • Vertical velocity of the water column (currents)
  • Other wave statistics
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
  • Geographical grid systems
  • Atmospheric conditions
  • Land cover
  • Soil
  • Elevation
  • Meteorological geographical features
  • Hydrography
  • Energy resources
  • Species distribution
  • Geology
  • Oceanographic geographical features
MEDIN metadata record availability
  • Marine Environmental Data and Information Network
  • Natural Environment Research Council Designated Data Centres
SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate 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
  • Geoscientific information
  • Oceans
  • Biota
  • Location
  • Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
  • Elevation
N
S
E
W
thumbnail


Geographic identifier
North Sea

Date (Revision)
2024-12-11

Begin date
1998
End date
1999
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.

OnLine resource
Published dataset - doi:10.5285/2bd1b010-66a1-3dc1-e063-7086abc08ac3

Visser A.W. (2025). Zooplankton abundance, gut content, and egg production data from water pump samples during the RV Dana cruise D1198 in the Northern North Sea in October 1998 NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/2bd1b010-66a1-3dc1-e063-7086abc08ac3

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; sea level recorders; fluorometers; current meters; radiometers; optical backscatter sensors; single-beam echosounders; underwater cameras; nutrient analysers; plankton nets; discrete water samplers; continuous water samplers; unconsolidated sediment corers; Differential Global Positioning System receivers; microstructure sensors; CTD undulators; transmissometers; CTD; water body temperature sensor; current profilers; thermistor chains; in-situ particle sizers; benthic incubation chambers; dissolved gas sensors; pH sensors; sediment settling tubes.
File identifier
3e8e75c45ff25ded9b55b11324dbf215 XML
Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2025-03-14T17:10:40
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/
 
 

Overviews

Spatial extent

N
S
E
W
thumbnail


Keywords


Provided by

logo

Share on social sites

Access to the portal
Read here the full details and access to the data.

Associated resources

Not available


  •  
  •  
  •