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DImethyl Sulphide biogeochemistry within a COccolithophore bloom (DISCO) Cruise Data Set collected in northern North Sea in June 1999
The dataset comprises physical, biogeochemical and biological measurements of water column properties. Hydrographic profiles of water temperature, salinity, fluorescence, turbidity, attenuance, dissolved oxygen and photosynthetically active radiation were collected, and were supplemented by measurements of surface ocean (temperature, salinity, fluorescence, attenuance) and meteorological (air pressure, air temperature, humidity, wind, irradiance) properties, as well as bathymetry. A comprehensive water sampling program provided biogeochemical data including measurements of dimethyl sulphide (DMS), dimethylsulphionopropionate (DMSP), nutrients, halocarbons, methylamines, pigments, radiogeochemistry and dissolved organic carbon (DOC). Biological data were also collected, including samples of viruses, bacteria, phytoplankton, micro- and mesozooplankton. Currents throughout the water column were measured both at fixed locations and across the study area, while Lagrangian experiments provided further current data. The datqa were collected in the northern North Sea between 5th June 1999 and 1st July 1999 during RRS Discovery cruise D241. Hydrographic profiles were collected using a conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) package with attached auxiliary sensors, an undulating oceanographic recorder (UOR), a vessel-mounted acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP), moored ADCP and temperature sensors, and a suite of standard underway hydrographic and meteorological sensors. Water samples for biogeochemical and biological analyses were collected from both the underway system and CTD bottles, while nets were deployed to collect zooplankton samples. Plankton samples were supplemented by respiration experiments conducted during the cruise. The Lagrangian current data were gathered from four drifters and a tracer experiment where the distribution of sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) released from the ship was monitored via water samples collected from the CTD and the underway system. A survey of the region was carried out in order to locate an Emiliania huxleyi bloom suitable for the study and the chosen bloom was labelled with the SF6 tracer. The biogeochemical process study followed the patch as it drifted in a SE direction and was eventually subducted under Norweigian coastal water on 26 June. The study aimed to investigate DMS biogeochemistry within a coccolithophore bloom. The research was organised by NERC's Plymouth Marine Laboratory and involved the University of East Anglia, Scottish Association for Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory, Marine Biological Association, Defence Research Agency, and Southampton Oceanography Centre. Data management support for the project is provided by the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC). The dataset is available on CD-ROM and can be requested from BODC.
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British Oceanographic Data Centre record 1048087
- Date (Publication)
- 2018-05-18
- Date (Creation)
- 2010-09-29
- Date (Revision)
- 2017-02-01
- Citation identifier
- http://www.bodc.ac.uk/ / EDMED202
- 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 Plymouth Marine Laboratory
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Owner Plymouth Marine Laboratory
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Originator Defence Evaluation Research Agency
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Owner Defence Evaluation Research Agency
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Originator Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory
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Owner Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory
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Originator Scottish Association for Marine Science
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Owner Scottish Association for Marine Science
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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
- Maintenance and update frequency
- As needed
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SeaDataNet PDV
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- Dissolved inorganic nitrogen concentration in the water column
- Optical backscatter
- Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
- Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
- Phycobolin pigment concentrations in the water column
- Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies
- Sulphur species concentrations in the atmosphere
- Primary production in the water column
- Radioactivity in water bodies
- Bathymetry and Elevation
- Phytoplankton taxonomic biomass in water bodies
- Microzooplankton grazing
- Dissolved total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column
- Salinity of the water column
- Wind strength and direction
- Bacteria taxonomic abundance in water bodies
- Atmospheric humidity
- Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the atmosphere
- Carotenoid and flavenoid pigment concentrations in water bodies
- Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
- Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
- Dissolved organic carbon concentration in the water column
- Temperature of the water column
- Vertical velocity of the water column (currents)
- Air pressure
- Microzooplankton taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column
- Phytoplankton growth
- Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
- Other halocarbon concentrations in water bodies
- Lagrangian currents and transport rates in the water column
- Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
- Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column
- Acoustic backscatter in the water column
- Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies
- Raw fluorometer output
- Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column
- Zooplankton taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column
- Zooplankton taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column
- Organosulphur and organoselenium species concentration parameters in water bodies
- Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
- Oxygen production and respiration in the water column
- Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column
- Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
- Air temperature
- Microzooplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies
- Concentration of inorganic sulphur species in the water column
- Virus abundance in water bodies
- Concentration of alkanamines (amines) in the water column
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MEDIN metadata record availability
- Access constraints
- 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
- Use constraints
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
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Usage restrictions are specified in the terms of the licence
- Spatial representation type
- Text, table
- Language
- English
- Topic category
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- Oceans
- Environment
- Biota
- Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
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- Geographic identifier
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North Sea
SeaVoX water bodies 2021-10-28 revision
- Begin date
- 1999
- End date
- 1999
- Supplemental Information
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Publication year: 2002-03-13
Publication title: Dimethyl Sulphide Biogeochemistry within a Coccolithophore Bloom : An Overview (Deep-Sea Research II)
Publication authors: DISCO researchers
Publication editors: P.H. Burkill, S.D. Archer, C. Robinson
- Unique resource identifier
- urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
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OGP
- Distribution format
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Name Version Delimited Network Common Data Form Ocean Data View Text or Plaintext
- OnLine resource
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Protocol Linkage Name https://www.bodc.ac.uk/resources/products/data/bodc_products/disco/ BODC data product
- OnLine resource
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Protocol Linkage Name https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/bodc_database/nodb/data_collection/202/ BODC online data delivery service
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- 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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- Yes
- Statement
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Instrument(s) used to collect data: anemometers; meteorological packages; fluorometers; radiometers; optical backscatter sensors; bathythermographs; thermosalinographs; single-beam echosounders; nutrient analysers; plankton nets; discrete water samplers; continuous water samplers; sediment traps; gas chromatographs; autoanalysers; electron microscopes; high performance liquid chromatographs; titrators; gas chromatograph mass spectrometers; liquid scintillation counters; bench particle sizers; Global Navigation Satellite System receivers; Differential Global Positioning System receivers; acoustic backscatter sensors; CTD undulators; transmissometers; CTD; water body temperature sensor; current profilers; dissolved gas sensors; shipboard incubators.
Metadata
- File identifier
- e03c98cb1d53577292787386e03a8ec7 XML
- Metadata language
- English
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2021-12-20T06:31:16
- 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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