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UK Surface Ocean-Lower Atmosphere Study (UK SOLAS) 2003-2010

The UK Surface Ocean-Lower Atmosphere Study (UK SOLAS) marine fieldwork data set comprises all data, marine or otherwise, collected during sea-going activities. The fieldwork included eight dedicated research cruises in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean, spanning the period 2006-2008. These cross-disciplinary missions resulted in a diverse data catalogue. This includes meteorology (3-D wind speed and direction, total irradiance, Photosynthetically Active Radiation/PAR, air temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, aerosol optical thickness); atmospheric composition (carbon dioxide concentration, aerosol particle counts and size spectra, chemical analyses of aerosol particle composition, cloud condensation nuclei/CCN, concentrations of pollutants such as black carbon, concentrations of free radical species such as iodine monoxide and nitrate radicals); chemical and energy-fluxes across the air-sea boundary (dust deposition rates, oxygen and nitrogen fluxes, carbon dioxide fluxes, sensible heat fluxes, latent heat fluxes, momentum fluxes); biological, chemical and physical properties and processes in the sea surface micro-layer (chlorophyll concentration, bacterial production, phytoplankton and bacterial speciation, concentrations of biogenic trace compounds such as halocarbons, nitrous oxide, dimethyl sulphide/DMS and alcohols, surfactant concentrations, halogen concentrations such as iodine, iodide and iodate); biological, chemical and photochemical properties and processes in the ocean subsurface (primary productivity, trace gas production, plankton community composition, nutrient concentration, concentrations of trace metals such as iron, aluminium, manganese, magnesium and cobalt, ligand and complex metal chemistry parameters such as heme, dust dissolution, salinity, temperature, amino acids and urea, carbonate system chemistry including alkalinity); and sea-state physics (breaking waves, wave slope, whitecaps, bubble size spectra, aerosol formation, subsurface acoustics). Additionally, time series of air-sea fluxes were measured from the Norwegian weather ship, Polarfront, between 2006 and 2009. UK SOLAS scientists also participated in the Bergen Mesocosm experiment during 2008. This simulated gas exchanges and biological, chemical and photochemical properties and processes in the sea surface micro-layer under controlled conditions. The study united atmospheric and marine scientists from institutions across the UK and international collaborators. The UK SOLAS data set was intended to advance understanding of the mutual interactions between the atmosphere and the oceans, especially the chemical exchanges that affect ocean productivity, atmospheric composition and climate. It was funded by the UK Natural Environment Research Council, as the UK's contribution to the international Surface Ocean-Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS). The data are held at the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) and have been incorporated into the National Oceanographic Database (NODB). Data collected from non-ship based activities, for example land-based atmospheric data and data resulting from campaigns using the Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) aircraft are held at the British Atmospheric Data Centre (BADC).

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Alternate title
British Oceanographic Data Centre record 1048UKSOLAS
Date (Publication)
2017-10-03
Date (Creation)
2012-08-20
Date (Revision)
2024-08-13
Identifier
http://www.bodc.ac.uk/ / EDMED4269
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/
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
  • Dissolved total or organic phosphorus concentration in the water column
  • Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies
  • Solar Radiation
  • Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
  • Dissolved inorganic carbon production and respiration in the water column
  • Bathymetry and Elevation
  • Phytoplankton growth
  • Carotenoid and flavenoid pigment concentrations in water bodies
  • Raw suspended particulate material concentration sensor output
  • Salinity of the water column
  • Concentration of inorganic sulphur species in the water column
  • Total dissolved inorganic carbon (TCO2) concentration in the water column
  • Total metal concentrations in water bodies
  • Density of the water column
  • Heat fluxes between the water column and the atmosphere
  • Atmospheric deposition rates
  • Bacteria taxonomic abundance in water bodies
  • Atmospheric humidity
  • Metal ligand parameters in the water column
  • Dissolved organic carbon concentration in the water column
  • Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column
  • Dissolved noble gas concentration parameters in the water column
  • Microzooplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies
  • Atmospheric particulates
  • Raw light meter output
  • Colloidal metal concentrations in the water column
  • Metadata parameters
  • Inorganic silicon species concentrations in the atmosphere
  • Wind strength and direction
  • Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column
  • Other meteorological measurements
  • Inorganic phosphorus species concentrations in the atmosphere
  • Urea concentration parameters in the water column
  • Temperature of the water column
  • Chlorofluorocarbon concentrations in the water column
  • Concentration of other organic contaminants in the atmosphere
  • Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
  • Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
  • Bacterial growth
  • Other halocarbon concentrations in water bodies
  • Dissolved concentration parameters for other gases in the water column
  • Long-wave radiation
  • Biota lipid concentrations
  • Virus abundance in water bodies
  • Partial pressure (pCO2) and fugacity (fCO2) of carbon dioxide in the water column
  • Concentration of organic matter in water bodies
  • Primary production in the water column
  • Dissolved amino acid concentrations in the water column
  • Metal concentrations in the atmosphere
  • Particulate total and organic phosphorus concentrations in the water column
  • Concentration of inorganic halogens in water bodies
  • Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies
  • Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
  • Concentration of nitrogen species in the atmosphere
  • Concentration of silicon species in the water column
  • Ozone and oxygen concentrations in the atmosphere
  • Gas fluxes between the water column and the atmosphere
  • Air temperature
  • Air pressure
  • Dissolved inorganic nitrogen concentration in the water column
  • Concentration of inorganic halogens in the atmosphere
  • Mineral chemistry
  • Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
  • Bacteria in biota
  • Microzooplankton grazing
  • Spectral wave data parameters
  • Electrical conductivity of the water column
  • Raw oxygen sensor output
  • Zooplankton taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column
  • Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
  • Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
  • Concentration of proteins in the water column
  • Other wave statistics
  • Concentration of organic matter in the atmosphere
  • Carbon monoxide and dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere
  • Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column
  • Dissolved total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column
  • Quality control flags
  • Date and time
  • Water column photography
  • Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column
  • Nitrification and denitrification rates in water bodies
  • Bacterial consumption in the water column
  • Platform or instrument orientation
  • Bacterial production in the water column
  • Sulphur species concentrations in the atmosphere
  • Raw fluorometer output
SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages
  • unknown
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
  • Oceanographic geographical features
  • Species distribution
  • Hydrography
  • Atmospheric conditions
  • Energy resources
  • Human health and safety
  • Meteorological geographical features
  • Geology
  • Elevation
MEDIN metadata record availability
  • Natural Environment Research Council Designated Data Centres
  • Marine Environmental Data and Information Network
Access constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Other constraints
No limitations apply
Other constraints
Data are only available on the basis of case-by-case negotiation for usage
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
  • Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
  • Oceans
  • Environment
  • Biota
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Geographic identifier
Northeast Atlantic Ocean (40W)

Date (Revision)
2023-09-13

Begin date
2003-01-01
End date
2010-12-31
Unique resource identifier
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Codespace
OGP
Distribution format
  • Delimited ()

  • Network Common Data Form ()

  • Ocean Data View ()

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/b4d08055-8c3f-45b2-a7c6-15f8382261b3

Rees A.; Al-Moosawi L. (2012). Nitrogen fixation from bioassay experiments by stable-isotope mass spectrometry on UKSOLAS cruise D325. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/mpt.

OnLine resource
Published dataset - doi:10.5285/cc84753d-7b95-479b-a262-d53085b21d4d

Rees A.; Al-Moosawi L. (2012). Nitrogen fixation from diel surveys by stable-isotope mass spectrometry on UKSOLAS cruise D325. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/mpv.

OnLine resource
Published dataset - doi:10.5285/2bfe21b0-36a5-4ca5-9473-24483b7308cf

Rees A. (2012). Nitrogen fixation from vertical profiles from CTD rosette samples by stable-isotope mass spectrometry on UKSOLAS cruise D325. British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK. doi:10/mps.

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; wave recorders; fluorometers; lowered current profilers; thermosalinographs; underwater cameras; plankton recorders; plankton nets; discrete water samplers; scatterometers; atmospheric radiometers; continuous water samplers; cameras; particulates samplers; salinity sensor; pH sensors; bubble detectors; hydrophones; in-situ incubators; sieves and filters; colorimeters; autoanalysers; optical microscopes; high performance liquid chromatographs; balances and scales; inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometers; mass spectrometers; gas chromatograph mass spectrometers; spectrophotometers; bench fluorometers; bench particle sizers; Differential Global Positioning System receivers; nutrient analysers; microstructure sensors; CTD; transmissometers; aerosol samplers; water temperature sensor; thermistor chains; precipitation samplers; in-situ particle sizers; dissolved gas sensors; plankton categorisers and counters; continuous air samplers; shipboard incubators; meteorological packages; discrete air samplers.

File identifier
9d10662fc03b5c548b5023827b313afb XML
Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2024-08-13T09:05:43
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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