UK - Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Programme (UK-OSNAP) 2013-2024

This dataset comprises hydrographic sections, together with measurements collected by ocean gliders and moored instrumentation deployed during the UK Overturning In the Subpolar North Atlantic Programme (UK-OSNAP). UK-OSNAP is the UK contribution to the International OSNAP Programme. The dataset also includes modelling output informed by the observations. OSNAP observations are focused on two lines: i) OSNAP West, extending from south Labrador to southwest Greenland and ii) OSNAP East from southeast Greenland to Scotland. Data collection commenced June 2014 and is ongoing. UK-OSNAP consists of cruises JR302, PE399, DY053, DY054, two alternating glider deployments, current meter moorings (five at Cape Farewell and three in the Rockall trough) and ADCPs in the Rockall Trough Shelf Edge Current. The model data addresses the Subpolar Gyre circulation and fluxes using data assimilation and theoretical analysis. The datasets assembled as part of UK-OSNAP provide a continuous record of full-depth, trans-basin mass, heat, and freshwater fluxes in the North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre. These, coupled with the associated modelling exercises help improve the understanding of the circulation and fluxes of the North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre. UK-OSNAP, funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is led by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC). UK-OSNAP is a partnership between NOC, Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), University of Oxford and the University of Liverpool. It is part of international OSNAP that is led by USA and includes 10 further partner groups in Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands and China. Investigators: National Oceanography Centre (NOC): Dr Penny Holliday, Dr Sheldon Bacon, Dr Chris Wilson, Neill Mackay. Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS): Dr Stuart Cunningham, Prof Mark Inall, Loic Houpert. University of Oxford: Prof David Marshall, Dr Helen Johnson. University of Liverpool: Prof Ric Williams, Dr Vassil Roussenov. The full dataset is still being assembled and currently consists of near real time glider measurements, mooring data and cruise data. NERC have added an extension to UK-OSNAP, until October 2024. This will result in the UK-OSNAP-Decade: 10 years of observing and understanding the overturning circulation in the subpolar North Atlantic (2014-2024).

Alternate title: British Oceanographic Data Centre record 1048UKOSNAP2013-2018

Date (Publication): 2017-10-03

Date (Creation): 2021-01-06

Date (Revision): 2021-01-06

Identifier: http://www.bodc.ac.uk/ / EDMED6550

Owner

British Oceanographic Data Centre - Unknown ( Unknown )

Joseph Proudman Building , 6 Brownlow Street , Liverpool , Merseyside , L3 5DA , United Kingdom

https://www.bodc.ac.uk/

Originator

British Oceanographic Data Centre - Unknown ( Unknown )

Joseph Proudman Building , 6 Brownlow Street , Liverpool , Merseyside , L3 5DA , United Kingdom

https://www.bodc.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

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unknown

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Oceanographic geographical features

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Other constraints: No limitations apply

Other constraints: Data are only available on the basis of case-by-case negotiation for usage

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Other constraints: Usage restrictions are specified in the terms of the licence

Spatial representation type: Text, table

Metadata language: EnglishEnglish

Topic category

Oceans

Geographic identifier

North Atlantic Ocean

Date (Revision): 2024-12-11

Geographic identifier

Labrador Sea

Date (Revision): 2024-12-11

Geographic identifier

Greenland Sea

Date (Revision): 2024-12-11

Geographic identifier

Iceland Sea

Date (Revision): 2024-12-11

Geographic identifier

Irminger Sea

Date (Revision): 2024-12-11

Begin date: 2013-10-02

End date: 2024-10-30

Unique resource identifier: urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326

Codespace: OGP

Distribution format

OnLine resource: BODC online data delivery service
National Oceanographic Database data delivery service; pre-filtered for the data collection.

OnLine resource: Published dataset - doi:10.5285/6371e0e7-8197-2959-e053-6c86abc0630d
Mackay N.; Zika J.D. (2018). Model output from NEMO ORCA1-N403 model run used to validate the Regional Thermohaline Inverse Method (RTHIM). British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/cjw9.

OnLine resource: Published dataset - doi:10.5285/630bd9f3-2aec-2135-e053-6c86abc01eed
Houpert L.; Inall M.; Dumont E.; Cunningham S.A. (2018). UK OSNAP near real-time glider dataset. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi: 10/ckbr

OnLine resource: Published dataset - doi:10.5285/6cb6dc0c-7bec-3ca4-e053-6c86abc0b9f0
Cunningham S.A., Houpert L., Dumont E., Inall M.E. (2018). Microcat, current meter and ADCP data from moorings of the Eastern Boundary array (Rockall Trough) as part of UK OSNAP (Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Programme). British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi: 10/cwf3

OnLine resource: Published dataset - doi:10.5285/6cb6dc0c-7bed-3ca4-e053-6c86abc0b9f0
Holliday N.P., Rayner D., Bacon S., Houpert L. (2018). Microcat, current meter and ADCP data from moorings of the Deep Western Boundary Current array (Irminger Sea) as part of UK OSNAP (Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Programme) British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi: 10/cwf4

OnLine resource: Published dataset - doi:10.5285/8c232969-11cb-3e52-e053-6c86abc07963
Cunningham S.A., Houpert L.A., Dumont E., Inall M.E. (2019). Microcat, current meter and ADCP data from moorings of the Eastern Boundary array (Rockall Trough), as part of UK OSNAP (Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Programme). British Oceanographic Data Centre, National Oceanography Centre, NERC, UK. doi: 10/c7qv

OnLine resource: Published dataset - doi:10.5285/8c232969-11cd-3e52-e053-6c86abc07963
Holliday N.P., Rayner D., Bacon S., Houpert L.A. (2019). Microcat, current meter and ADCP data from moorings of the Deep Western Boundary Current array (Irminger Sea) as part of UK OSNAP (Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Programme). British Oceanographic Data Centre, National Oceanography Centre, NERC, UK. doi: 10/c7qw

OnLine resource: Published dataset - doi:10.5285/79fdab65-0ce9-56ef-e053-6c86abc08912
Houpert L.A., Inall M.E., Dumont E., Cunningham S.A. (2019). UK OSNAP (Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Programme) Delayed Mode Glider Dataset (2014-2018). British Oceanographic Data Centre, National Oceanography Centre, NERC, UK. doi: 10/c76x

OnLine resource: Published dataset - doi:10.5285/b61c1031-2196-229d-e053-6c86abc04911
Holliday N.P., Rayner D., Bacon S., Houpert L.A. (2020). Microcat, current meter and ADCP data from moorings of the Deep Western Boundary Current array (Irminger Sea) as part of UK OSNAP (Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Programme) from 2014-2018. British Oceanographic Data Centre, National Oceanography Centre, NERC, UK. doi: 10/fndk

OnLine resource: Published dataset - doi:10.5285/b8b40f85-8d3d-10c4-e053-6c86abc09e84
Cunningham S.A., Jones S., Houpert L.A., Dumont E., Inall M.E. (2021). Microcat and current meter data from moorings of the Eastern Boundary array (Rockall Trough), as part of UK OSNAP (Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Programme) (2017-2018). British Oceanographic Data Centre, National Oceanography Centre, NERC, UK. doi: 10/fqgt

OnLine resource: Published dataset - doi:10.5285/b9560042-71c6-2564-e053-6c86abc0a830
Cunningham S.A., Houpert L.A., Dumont E., Inall M.E. (2021). Microcat and current meter data from moorings of the Eastern Boundary array (Rockall Trough), as part of UK OSNAP (Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Programme) (2016-2017). British Oceanographic Data Centre, National Oceanography Centre, NERC, UK. doi: 10/fsz9

OnLine resource: Published dataset - doi:10.5285/cfce79e5-93df-2d7e-e053-6c86abc033d4
Holliday N.P., Rayner D., Bacon S., Houpert L.A. (2021). Microcat, current meter and ADCP data from moorings of the Deep Western Boundary Current array (Irminger Sea) as part of UK OSNAP (Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Programme) from 2014-2018, with recalibrated 2016-2018 microcat data. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC. doi: 10/g4rz

OnLine resource: Published dataset - doi:10.5285/fbf54d23-f346-367f-e053-6c86abc02e93
Holliday N.P., Rayner D., Houpert L.A., Bacon S., Cunningham S.A., Drysdale L. (2023). Microcat, current meter and ADCP data from moorings of the eastern Iceland Basin array as part of UK OSNAP (Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Programme) from 2018-2020. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/fbf54d23-f346-367f-e053-6c86abc02e93

OnLine resource: Published dataset - doi:10.5285/956ac13a-a99e-7107-e053-6c86abc0cfbc
Houpert L.A., Inall M.E., Dumont E., Cunningham S.A. (2019). UK OSNAP (Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Programme) near real-time glider dataset (2014-2018). British Oceanographic Data Centre, National Oceanography Centre, NERC, UK doi: 10.5285/956ac13a-a99e-7107-e053-6c86abc0cfbc

OnLine resource: Published dataset - doi:10.5285/0814056c-7d07-248b-e063-6c86abc0dccf
Johnson C. (2023). Hydrographic section data (dissolved inorganic nutrients, dissolved inorganic carbon and total alkalinity) from AR30-04 from the Eastern Boundary array (Rockall Trough), as part of UK OSNAP (Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Programme). NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/0814056c-7d07-248b-e063-6c86abc0dccf

OnLine resource: Published dataset - doi:10.5285/0c665dcd-0bc9-6b5f-e063-6c86abc07096
Johnson C. (2024). Hydrographic section data (dissolved inorganic nutrients, dissolved inorganic carbon and total alkalinity) from DY120, October 2020, from the Eastern Boundary array (Rockall Trough) and Iceland Basin, as part of UK OSNAP (Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Programme). NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/0c665dcd-0bc9-6b5f-e063-6c86abc07096

OnLine resource: Published dataset - doi:10.5285/0c3f44e7-8db9-04d5-e063-6c86abc0bc23
Johnson C. (2024). Hydrographic section data (dissolved inorganic nutrients, dissolved inorganic carbon and total alkalinity) from DY078, May 2017, from the Eastern Boundary array (Rockall Trough), as part of UK OSNAP (Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Programme). NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/0c3f44e7-8db9-04d5-e063-6c86abc0bc23

OnLine resource: Published dataset - doi:10.5285/103ce019-0899-1f10-e063-6c86abc05a1d
Johnson C. (2024). Moored water sampler data (dissolved inorganic nutrients, dissolved inorganic carbon and total alkalinity) from mooring RTEB1 of the Eastern Boundary array (Rockall Trough), as part of UK OSNAP (Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Programme) from May 2017 to June 2018. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/103ce019-0899-1f10-e063-6c86abc05a1d

OnLine resource: Published dataset - doi:10.5285/14039a6f-cf47-3c3b-e063-6c86abc0c05d
Cunningham S.A., Johnson C., Inall M.E., Burmeister K., Drysdale L., Dumont E., Fraser N.J., Jones S. (2024). Microcat-ODO data (Temperature, Salinity, Pressure and Dissolved Oxygen) from mooring RTEB1 of the Eastern Boundary array (Rockall Trough), as part of UK OSNAP (Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Programme) from May 2017 to July 2018. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/14039a6f-cf47-3c3b-e063-6c86abc0c05d

OnLine resource: Published dataset - doi:10.5285/14053a01-9867-3865-e063-6c86abc0560a
Cunningham S.A., Johnson C., Inall M.E., Burmeister K., Drysdale L., Dumont E., Fraser N.J., Jones S. (2024). Microcat-ODO data (Temperature, Salinity, Pressure and Dissolved Oxygen) from mooring RTEB1 of the Eastern Boundary array (Rockall Trough), as part of UK OSNAP (Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Programme) from July 2018 to October 2020. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/14053a01-9867-3865-e063-6c86abc0560a

OnLine resource: Published dataset - doi:10.5285/252226b4-0592-1d78-e063-7086abc07f23
Cunningham S.A., Johnson C., Drysdale L., Inall M.E., Burmeister K., Dumont E., Fraser N.J., Jones S. (2024). MicroCAT, ODO, and DeepSeapHOx data (Temperature, Conductivity, Pressure, Dissolved Oxygen, and pH) from mooring RTEB1 of the Eastern Boundary array (Rockall Trough), as part of UK OSNAP (Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Programme) from July 2018 to October 2020. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/252226b4-0592-1d78-e063-7086abc07f23

OnLine resource: Published dataset - doi:10.5285/25122493-c9fb-e485-e063-7086abc0c27f
Cunningham S.A., Johnson C., Drysdale L., Inall M.E., Burmeister K., Dumont E., Fraser N.J., Jones S. (2024). MicroCAT, ODO, and DeepSeapHOx data (Temperature, Conductivity, Pressure, Dissolved Oxygen, and pH) from mooring RTEB1 of the Eastern Boundary array (Rockall Trough), as part of UK OSNAP (Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Programme) from May 2017 to July 2018. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/25122493-c9fb-e485-e063-7086abc0c27f

OnLine resource: Published dataset - doi:10.5285/2c01606b-d80a-72a8-e063-7086abc06745
Dotto T.S., Firing Y.L., Drysdale L., Rayner D. (2025). Microcat, current meter and ADCP data from moorings of the eastern Iceland Basin array as part of UK OSNAP (Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Programme) from 2020-2022 NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/2c01606b-d80a-72a8-e063-7086abc06745

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Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

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Statement: This dataset was created by UK-OSNAP scientists from 2014 onwards in the North Atlantic Ocean 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: fluorometers; current profilers; radiometers; thermosalinographs; altimeters; salinometers; water pressure sensors; CTD; current meters; water temperature sensor; single-beam echosounders.

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Metadata language: EnglishEnglish

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Date stamp: 2025-03-14T17:13:57

Metadata standard name: MEDIN

Metadata standard version: 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

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