Seismic and seabed magnetic survey data from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 13N (2014-2016)

This dataset consists of measurements of underway meteorology, navigation and sea surface hydrography, sound velocity profiles, gravimetrics, swath bathymetry and seismic activity in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Data were collected by RRS James Cook cruises JC102 (06 - 18 April 2014), JC109 (011 October to 05 November 2014) and JC132 (14 January to 24 February 2016). The data were collected in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge as part of an investigation into the role and extent of detachment faulting at slow-spreading mid-ocean ridges. Sound velocity profiles were created using a Valdeport midas sound probe deployed once on each cruise. Gravity data were collected using a Lacoste_Romberg air-sea gravimeter. Navigation data were collected using an Applanix POSMV system and meteorology and sea surface hydrography were collected using the NMF Surfmet system. Both systems were run through the duration of the cruises, excepting times for cleaning, entering and leaving port, and while alongside. Swath bathymetry data were collected using a Kongsberg EM-120 multibeam echosounder, which was run throughout the duration of each cruise. These cruises formed the field component of NERC Standard Grant project "Role and extent of detachment faulting at slow-spreading mid-ocean ridges". Data were collected with the aim to determine (1) the sub-surface geometry and extent of the detachments beneath the ridge axis, (2) the amount and detailed distribution of magmatic crust, and (3) the asymmetry of spreading rates associated with oceanic core complexes and the volcanic seafloor. The Discovery Science project was composed of Standard Grant reference NE/J022551/1 as the lead grant with child grants NE/J02029X/1, NE/J021741/1. The lead grant, NE/J022551/1, ran from 01 April 2013 to 31 December 2019, and was led by Professor Timothy Reston, University of Birmingham, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences. Child grant NE/J02029X/1 ran from 01 March 2014 to 31 January 2019 and was led by Professor Christine Peirce, Durham University, Earth Sciences. Finally, child grant NE/J021741/1 ran from 01 January 2014 to 31 December 2018 and was led by Professor Christopher John MacLeod, Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences. All data have been received by BODC as raw files from the RRS James Cook. Underway navigation, meteorology and sea surface hydrography from JC132 and JC102 have been processed using BODC's in-house procedures and are available online. JC109 underway and sound velocity data for all cruises will be processed and made available online in the near future. Remaining data have been archived and are available as raw files on request.

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British Oceanographic Data Centre record 1048_nej0225511
Date (Publication)
2018-05-18
Date (Creation)
2023-12-06
Date (Revision)
2023-12-08
Citation identifier
http://www.bodc.ac.uk/ / EDMED6586
Point of contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

University of Birmingham School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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j.p.sadler@bham.ac.uk

Owner

University of Birmingham School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Unknown

j.p.sadler@bham.ac.uk

Originator

British Oceanographic Data Centre

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Custodian

British Oceanographic Data Centre

enquiries@bodc.ac.uk

Distributor
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary

MEDIN metadata record availability

SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages
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Other restrictions
Other constraints
No limitations apply
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Data are freely available to all following agreement to the terms and conditions of a Data Licence
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Other restrictions
Other constraints

Usage restrictions are specified in the terms of the licence
Spatial representation type
Text, table
Language
English
Topic category
  • Oceans
  • Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
  • Geoscientific information
  • Biota
  • Location
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Geographic identifier
Caribbean Sea

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Geographic identifier
Atlantic Ocean

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Begin date
2014-04-06
End date
2016-02-24
Unique resource identifier
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Codespace

OGP
Distribution format
Name Version
Network Common Data Form
Ocean Data View
OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name
https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/bodc_database/nodb/data_collection/6586/

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Dataset

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Title

COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

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.

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Yes
Statement

This dataset was created by scientists for the “Role and extent of detachment faulting at slow-spreading mid-ocean ridges” project, which runs from 2013 to 2019, 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; fluorometers; radiometers; thermosalinographs; multi-channel seismic reflection systems; multi-beam echosounders; salinity sensor; seismometers; Differential Global Positioning System receivers; transmissometers; water temperature sensor; meteorological packages.

Metadata

File identifier
21bf4df4f34c58f6843b1a6b7bba03b7 XML
Metadata language
English
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2025-06-09T09:27:39
Metadata standard name
MEDIN
Metadata standard version

3.1.2
Metadata author
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

British Oceanographic Data Centre

Polly Hadžiabdić

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