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Ocean Margin Exchange Phase I (OMEX I) Project Data Set (1993-1995)
The data set comprises a diverse collection of physical, chemical and biological measurements, encompassing over 1000 parameters. There are data from over 1650 conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD)/rosette stations, over 300 core profiles, over 370 sediment trap samples and much, much more. Most of this effort was directed at the region of the east Atlantic margin between La Chapelle Bank and the Goban Spur (between France and Ireland). In addition, there were two secondary areas of interest: the Norwegian Shelf Break just off Tromso and the Iberian Margin, either off Vigo or in the vicinity of the Tagus estuary. Measurements were collected from April 1993 until the end of December 1995 during 55 research cruise legs. Data were collected using a variety of equipment and techniques, including expendable bathythermography (XBTs), CTDs and oceanographic undulators with auxiliary sensors. These hydrographic profiles were accompanied by net hauls, plankton recorder deployments, sediment cores and comprehensive water and air sampling programmes during which a wide variety of chemical and biological parameters were measured. The station data were supplemented by underway measurements of oceanographic and meteorological properties. Results from production and trace metal experiments are also included in the dataset, as are bathymetric data from the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) GEBCO digital Atlas, air-sea flux measurements and data from moored instruments and benthic landers that were deployed for periods from a few weeks to a year. The dataset also includes imagery from satellites, water column and seabed photography, scanning electron micrographs and X-ray photographs. FORTRAN source code for biogeochemical models developed during OMEX I is also included. The aim of the project was to study biogeochemical processes at the shelf break and to quantify the fluxes of material between the shelf and the open ocean. OMEX I involved scientists from 30 institutions in 10 countries. BODC is assembling the data sets collected during OMEX I into its database system and the data are also available on CD-ROM.
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British Oceanographic Data Centre record 1048008
- Date (Publication)
- 2017-10-03
- Date (Creation)
- 2010-10-01
- Date (Revision)
- 2021-04-21
- Citation identifier
- http://www.bodc.ac.uk/ / EDMED153
- Point of contact
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role British Oceanographic Data Centre
Custodian British Oceanographic Data Centre
Distributor Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, Physics and Electronics Laboratory
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Owner Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, Physics and Electronics Laboratory
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Originator CEA, Service Mixte De Surveillance Radiologique Et Biologique
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Owner CEA, Service Mixte De Surveillance Radiologique Et Biologique
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Originator Central Marine Services Ltd
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Owner Central Marine Services Ltd
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Originator Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Leibniz Laboratory for Radiometric Dating and Isotope Research
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Owner Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Leibniz Laboratory for Radiometric Dating and Isotope Research
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Originator Ghent University, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology
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Owner Ghent University, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology
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Originator University of A Coruna, Department of animals, plants and ecological biology
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Owner University of A Coruna, Department of animals, plants and ecological biology
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Originator Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Management Unit of North Sea and Scheldt Estuary Mathematical Models, Ostend
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Owner Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Management Unit of North Sea and Scheldt Estuary Mathematical Models, Ostend
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Originator TNO
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Owner TNO
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Originator Ifremer Head Office
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Owner Ifremer Head Office
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Originator Risoe National Laboratory, Technical University of Denmark, Wind Energy Department
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Owner Risoe National Laboratory, Technical University of Denmark, Wind Energy Department
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Originator EPOC, Geology and Oceanography Department
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Owner EPOC, Geology and Oceanography Department
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Originator University of Liège, Laboratory of Oceanology
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Owner University of Liège, Laboratory of Oceanology
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Originator University of Algarve, Aquatic Resources Science and Technology Unit
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Owner University of Algarve, Aquatic Resources Science and Technology Unit
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Originator Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway
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Owner Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway
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Originator University of Plymouth School of Earth, Ocean and Environmental Sciences
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Owner University of Plymouth School of Earth, Ocean and Environmental Sciences
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Originator University of Hamburg, Department of Chemistry
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Owner University of Hamburg, Department of Chemistry
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Originator University of East Anglia, School of Environmental Sciences
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Owner University of East Anglia, School of Environmental Sciences
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Originator Université Libre de Bruxelles, Laboratory of Chemical Oceanography and Water Geochemistry
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Owner Université Libre de Bruxelles, Laboratory of Chemical Oceanography and Water Geochemistry
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Originator Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde
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Owner Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde
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Originator Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science
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Owner Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science
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Originator Oviedo University
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Owner Oviedo University
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Originator Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (Mainz)
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Owner Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (Mainz)
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Originator CNRS-CEA Centre des Faibles Radioactivités
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Owner CNRS-CEA Centre des Faibles Radioactivités
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Originator NUI Galway
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Owner NUI Galway
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Originator Ecole Normale Superieure, Laboratory of Geology
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Owner Ecole Normale Superieure, Laboratory of Geology
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Originator GEOMAR Research Centre for Marine Geosciences
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Owner GEOMAR Research Centre for Marine Geosciences
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Originator University of Bremen
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Owner University of Bremen
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Originator State Oceanographic Institute
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Owner State Oceanographic Institute
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Originator CSIC, Institute of Marine Research
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Owner CSIC, Institute of Marine Research
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Originator Defence Research Agency
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Owner Defence Research Agency
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Originator Hydrographic Institute
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Owner Hydrographic Institute
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Originator Institute for Marine Science, University of Kiel
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Owner Institute for Marine Science, University of Kiel
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Originator Norwegian College of Fishery and Science, University of Tromsø
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Owner Norwegian College of Fishery and Science, University of Tromsø
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Originator Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
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Owner Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
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Originator University of Wales, School of Ocean Sciences
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Owner University of Wales, School of Ocean Sciences
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Originator Netherlands Institute for Ecology, Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology
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Owner Netherlands Institute for Ecology, Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology
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Originator Southampton Oceanography Centre
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Owner Southampton Oceanography Centre
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Originator Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory
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Owner Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory
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Originator University of Cambridge Department of Earth Sciences
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Owner University of Cambridge Department of Earth Sciences
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Originator Plymouth Marine Laboratory
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Owner Plymouth Marine Laboratory
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- Maintenance and update frequency
- As needed
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SeaDataNet PDV
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- Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies
- Solar Radiation
- Microzooplankton grazing
- Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column
- Water column photography
- Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
- Temperature of the water column
- Atmospheric particulates
- Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
- Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
- Wind strength and direction
- Turbulence in the water column
- Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column
- Sediment water content, porosity and surface area
- Concentration of alkanamines (amines) in the water column
- Heat fluxes between the water column and the atmosphere
- Dissolved amino acid concentrations in the water column
- Urea concentration parameters in the water column
- Bacteria generic abundance in water bodies
- Stable isotopes in biota
- Dissolved organic carbon concentrations in sediment pore waters
- Geological sample radioactivity
- Bathymetry and Elevation
- Primary production in the water column
- Dissolved trace metalloid and inorganic selenium concentrations in water bodies
- Metal concentrations in sediment pore waters
- Vertical velocity of the water column (currents)
- Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the atmosphere
- Stable isotopes in water bodies
- Zoobenthos non taxonomy-related wet weight biomass per unit area of the bed
- Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
- Concentration of inorganic sulphur species in sediment pore water
- Dissolved oxygen parameters for sediments
- Zoobenthos taxonomy-related wet weight biomass per unit area of the bed
- Particulate inorganic carbon concentrations in the water column
- Microzooplankton generic abundance in water bodies
- Skin temperature of the water column
- Carbon monoxide and dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere
- Particulate trace metalloid and inorganic selenium concentrations in water bodies
- Carbon concentrations in sediment
- Total dissolved inorganic carbon (TCO2) concentration in the water column
- Sediment grain size parameters
- Other fluxes between the bed and the water column
- Concentration of other hydrocarbons in the atmosphere
- Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks
- Zooplankton taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column
- Sediment microfossil morphology parameters
- Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column
- Phytoplankton generic abundance in water bodies
- Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
- Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
- Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies
- Gas fluxes between the water column and the atmosphere
- Concentration of alkanes in the atmosphere
- Microzooplankton non taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column
- Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
- Sulphur species concentrations in the atmosphere
- Dissolved total or organic phosphorus concentration in the water column
- Radioactivity in water bodies
- Ocean colour and earth-leaving visible waveband spectral radiation
- Organosulphur and organoselenium species concentration parameters in water bodies
- Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
- Air temperature
- Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
- Acoustic backscatter in the water column
- Ultra-violet (UV) radiation
- Geological sample magnetic, electrical and acoustic properties
- Variable fluorescence parameters
- Nutrient concentrations in sediment pore waters
- Salinity of the water column
- Microzooplankton taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column
- Partial pressure (pCO2) and fugacity (fCO2) of carbon dioxide in the water column
- Amino acids in sediment
- Concentration of carbohydrates, phenols, alkanols (alcohols), aldehydes and ketones in water bodies
- Air pressure
- Carbonate chemistry in sediment pore waters
- Atmospheric humidity
- Water body lipid concentrations
- Bacterial production in the water column
- Lagrangian currents and transport rates in the water column
- Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in sediment
- Nitrogen concentrations in sediment
- Horizontal platform movement
- Phytoplankton taxonomic biomass in water bodies
- Particulate total and organic phosphorus concentrations in the water column
- Zoobenthos generic abundance
- Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
- Stable isotopes in sediment
- Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column
- Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
- Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance
- Sedimentation flux of carbon, nitrogen or organic matter in the water column
- Sedimentation flux of metallic and metalloid elements and isotopes in water bodies
- Dissolved organic carbon concentration in the water column
- Carotenoid and flavenoid pigment concentrations in water bodies
- Sedimentation flux quantification in the water column
- Mineralogical composition
- Concentration of nitrogen species in the atmosphere
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MEDIN metadata record availability
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Vertical Coverages
- Access constraints
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- 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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Usage restrictions are specified in the terms of the licence
- Spatial representation type
- Text, table
- Language
- English
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- Location
- Geoscientific information
- Biota
- Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
- Environment
- Oceans
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- Geographic identifier
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North Atlantic Ocean
SeaVoX water bodies 2021-10-28 revision
- Begin date
- 1993
- End date
- 1995
- Unique resource identifier
- urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
- Codespace
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OGP
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Name Version Delimited Network Common Data Form Ocean Data View
- OnLine resource
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Protocol Linkage Name https://www.bodc.ac.uk/resources/products/data/bodc_products/omex_1/ BODC data product
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Protocol Linkage Name https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/bodc_database/nodb/data_collection/153/ BODC online data delivery service
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
Conformance result
- Title
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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
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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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- Statement
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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; fluorometers; current meters; satellite tracking system; radiometers; optical backscatter sensors; bathythermographs; thermosalinographs; single-beam echosounders; underwater cameras; plankton recorders; plankton nets; benthos samplers; discrete water samplers; ocean colour radiometers; continuous water samplers; sediment traps; salinity sensor; unconsolidated sediment corers; centrifuges; elemental analysers; gas chromatographs; autoanalysers; optical microscopes; electron microscopes; high performance liquid chromatographs; titrators; inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometers; spectrophotometers; liquid scintillation counters; gamma-ray spectrometers; bench fluorometers; X-ray fluorescence analysers; X-ray diffractometers; acoustic backscatter sensors; CTD undulators; transmissometers; aerosol samplers; CTD; current profilers; thermistor chains; dissolved gas sensors; pH sensors; continuous air samplers; shipboard incubators; discrete air samplers.
Metadata
- File identifier
- c2f7e0d504aa517aa6e9e02b4728156d XML
- Metadata language
- English
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2022-03-02T12:41:14
- Metadata standard name
- MEDIN
- Metadata standard version
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3.1.1
- Metadata author
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role British Oceanographic Data Centre
Polly Hadžiabdić
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