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National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) Neutrally Buoyant Float Data Reports (1955-1964, 1969)

The data set comprises a series of ten reports containing tables of current data and diagrams of trajectories derived from neutrally buoyant floats deployed in seas across the globe. The floats were numbered between 1-180 and 209-227, with floats 1-180 being deployed between 1955 and 1964 and floats 209-227 being deployed between February and March 1969. Detailed deployment information is listed below, with deployment location, float numbers, deployment dates and ship name (if known). NE Atlantic: floats 1-5 (Jun 1955, Oct-Nov 1955); float 11 (Aug 1956); floats 12-20 (Mar 1957); floats 25-33 (May-Jul 1958); floats 34-39 (Nov 1958). Norwegian Sea: floats 6-10 (Apr-May 1956). NW Pacific: floats 21-24 (Jul-Aug 1957). Deep water off Bermuda: floats 40-53, 55, 58 (Jun-Oct 1959, RV Aries); floats 54, 56, 57 (Oct 1959, RV Crawford); floats 59-60,64-65,68, 69,71,73-74 (Jun-Dec 1959, RV Aries); floats 61-63,66, 67,70,72 (Nov 1959, RV Crawford); floats 75-77 (Dec 1959, RV Atlantis); floats 78-98 (Feb-Jun 1960, RV Aries); floats 99-119 (Jun-Aug 1960, RV Aries). Faroe-Shetland Channel: floats 120-127 (Jul 1961, RRS Discovery). Faroe Bank Channel: float 135 (1963, Ernest Holt). Labrador Sea: floats 128-132 (1962, Erika Dan). Arabian Sea: floats 133, 134, 136-139 (Jul-Aug 1963, RRS Discovery). Indian Ocean: floats 140-160 (Mar-Apr 1964, RRS Discovery); floats 161-180 (Apr-Aug 1964, RRS Discovery). NW Mediterranean: floats 209-227 (Feb-Mar 1969, RRS Discovery). The reports were produced by the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), which later became the Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Deacon Laboratory.

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British Oceanographic Data Centre record 1048045

Date (Publication)
2017-10-03
Date (Creation)
2010-08-26
Date (Revision)
2010-09-11
Citation identifier
http://www.bodc.ac.uk/ / EDMED182
Point of contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

National Institute of Oceanography

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Originator

British Oceanographic Data Centre

enquiries@bodc.ac.uk

Custodian
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed

SeaDataNet PDV

  • Lagrangian currents and transport rates in the water column
  • Date and time
  • Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
  • Vertical spatial coordinates

Vertical Coverages

  • unknown

MEDIN metadata record availability

  • Marine Environmental Data and Information Network
  • Natural Environment Research Council Designated Data Centres

INSPIRE themes

  • Geographical grid systems
  • Coordinate reference systems
  • Oceanographic geographical features
  • Elevation
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Data are freely available to all following agreement to the terms and conditions of a Data Licence

Language
English
Topic category
  • Oceans
  • Location
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Begin date
1955
End date
1969
Supplemental Information

Publication year: 1969-11-01

Publication title: A series of National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) Reports (Internal Reports D1 to D10) published between November 1969 and February 1972.

Publication authors: National Institute of Oceanography

Reference system identifier
OGP / urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Distribution format
    Distributor contact
    Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

    British Oceanographic Data Centre

    enquiries@bodc.ac.uk

    Distributor
    Hierarchy level
    Dataset
    Statement

    Instrument(s) used to collect data: satellite tracking system.

    Metadata

    File identifier
    37fe58e387cc57f6ac8dfec566780e92 XML
    Metadata language
    English
    Hierarchy level
    Dataset
    Date stamp
    2018-02-06T15:16:38
    Metadata standard name

    MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard

    Metadata standard version

    Version 2.3.8

    Metadata author
    Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

    British Oceanographic Data Centre

    Polly Hadžiabdic

    enquiries@bodc.ac.uk

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