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Metadata: UK Argo Programme - profiling float data set (2001 onwards)
Abstract:
The UK Argo program is an active contributor to the international Argo program, offering a comprehensive data set vital for supporting global oceanographic research. The data set includes a mixture of near-real-time and delayed-mode data collected by profiling floats, quality controlled to operational ocean forecasting standards and to climate research standards respectively. Real-time data are available within 24 hours of the float surfacing, while delayed-mode data become available within 12 months of the profile date. UK Argo floats data are typically managed by the British Oceanographic Data Centre. Argo floats operate in profiling ‘cycles’, normally repeated every 10 days throughout their lifetime. As part of a cycle, floats drift at their parking depth of approximately 1000m for 5 or 10 days, then sink to 2000m before starting their ascent to the surface, taking temperature and conductivity measurements at regular intervals. Since 2012, biogeochemical sensors have gradually been rolled out across a portion of the UK Argo fleet, reflecting the broadening research focus of the international Argo program. The UK Argo data set now includes measurements of dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll fluorescence, optical backscatter, pH, nitrate and irradiance. Moreover, an array of Deep Argo floats have recently been adding observations as deep as 6000m, and deployments have ventured to higher latitudes. The UK Argo data set has a variety of uses, including assimilation into operational weather forecasts in near-real-time to climate and ocean biogeochemistry research with the delayed mode data. In addition to its national efforts, the British Oceanographic Data Centre manages floats deployed by partner nations including Mauritius, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, and Portugal. This collaboration underscores the cross-border cooperative nature of the program, which is fundamental to its world-wide success.
Data holder:
British Oceanographic Data Centre
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 7413 |
| Title | The title is used to provide a brief and precise description of the dataset such as 'Date', 'Originating organisation/programme', 'Location' and 'Type of survey'. All acronyms and abbreviations should be reproduced in full. | UK Argo Programme - profiling float data set (2001 onwards) |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | British Oceanographic Data Centre record 1048098 |
| File Identifier | The File Identifier is a code, preferably a GUID, that is globally unique and remains with the same metadata record even if the record is edited or transferred between portals or tools. | 0174bec8e27255fcbe2933791dd70dd1 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | EDMED213 |
| Resource type | The resource type will likely be a dataset but could also be a series (collection of datasets with a common specification) or a service. | dataset |
| Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2001-01-01 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2024-08-13 |
| Spatial resolution | This describes the spatial resolution of the dataset or the spatial limitations of the service. | inapplicable |
| Frequency of updates | This describes the frequency with which the resource is modified or updated i.e. a monitoring programme that samples once per year has a frequency that is described as 'annually'. | asNeeded |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | The UK Argo program is an active contributor to the international Argo program, offering a comprehensive data set vital for supporting global oceanographic research. The data set includes a mixture of near-real-time and delayed-mode data collected by profiling floats, quality controlled to operational ocean forecasting standards and to climate research standards respectively. Real-time data are available within 24 hours of the float surfacing, while delayed-mode data become available within 12 months of the profile date. UK Argo floats data are typically managed by the British Oceanographic Data Centre. Argo floats operate in profiling ‘cycles’, normally repeated every 10 days throughout their lifetime. As part of a cycle, floats drift at their parking depth of approximately 1000m for 5 or 10 days, then sink to 2000m before starting their ascent to the surface, taking temperature and conductivity measurements at regular intervals. Since 2012, biogeochemical sensors have gradually been rolled out across a portion of the UK Argo fleet, reflecting the broadening research focus of the international Argo program. The UK Argo data set now includes measurements of dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll fluorescence, optical backscatter, pH, nitrate and irradiance. Moreover, an array of Deep Argo floats have recently been adding observations as deep as 6000m, and deployments have ventured to higher latitudes. The UK Argo data set has a variety of uses, including assimilation into operational weather forecasts in near-real-time to climate and ocean biogeochemistry research with the delayed mode data. In addition to its national efforts, the British Oceanographic Data Centre manages floats deployed by partner nations including Mauritius, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, and Portugal. This collaboration underscores the cross-border cooperative nature of the program, which is fundamental to its world-wide success. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | This dataset originates from the UK Argo fleet. Active floats send profile data in near-real-time to the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) via satellite at the end of their drift and profiling cycle, which typically lasts 10 days. As the Data Assembly Centre (DAC) for the UK, BODC archives and processes UK Argo float data, and applies real-time quality-control tests. Near-real-time data are sent to the Met Office for assimilation into weather forecasting models. BODC periodically reviews float data by applying delayed-mode quality-control procedures. All data get sent to the Global Data Assembly Centre (GDAC) for distribution. BODC adheres to the procedures and protocols published by the international Argo Data Management Team, which can be found at: http://www.argodatamgt.org/Documentation. Instrument(s) used to collect data: fluorometers; satellite tracking system; radiometers; optical backscatter sensors; water temperature sensor; nutrient analysers; salinity sensor; dissolved gas sensors; pH sensors. |
| Additional information | This describes relevant references to the data e.g. reports, articles, websites plus other useful information not captured elsewhere. | Publication year: 2020-09-15 Publication title: Argo Data 1999–2019: Two Million Temperature-Salinity Profiles and Subsurface Velocity Observations From a Global Array of Profiling Floats Publication authors: Wong, Annie P. S. et al. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Temperature of the water column | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Salinity of the water column | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Lagrangian currents and transport rates in the water column | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Optical backscatter | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Atmospheric conditions | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Oceanographic geographical features | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Natural Environment Research Council Designated Data Centres | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine Environmental Data and Information Network | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | unknown | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 90 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 180 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -90 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -180 |
| Responsible organisations | ||
| Role | The point of contact is person or organisation with responsibility for the creation and maintenance of the metadata for the resource. | pointOfContact |
| Organisation name | British Oceanographic Data Centre | |
| Individual name | Polly Hadžiabdic | |
| Position name | Head of the BODC Requests Team | |
| Delivery point | Joseph Proudman Building, 6 Brownlow Street | |
| Postal code | L3 5DA | |
| City | Liverpool | |
| Administrative area | Merseyside | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| enquiries@bodc.ac.uk | ||
| URL | https://www.bodc.ac.uk/ | |
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | National Oceanography Centre (Southampton) | |
| Individual name | Unknown | |
| Position name | Unknown | |
| Delivery point | University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way | |
| Postal code | SO14 3ZH | |
| City | Southampton | |
| Administrative area | Hampshire | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| enquiries@noc.ac.uk | ||
| URL | http://noc.ac.uk | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | National Oceanography Centre (Southampton) | |
| Individual name | Unknown | |
| Position name | Unknown | |
| Delivery point | University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way | |
| Postal code | SO14 3ZH | |
| City | Southampton | |
| Administrative area | Hampshire | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| enquiries@noc.ac.uk | ||
| URL | http://noc.ac.uk | |
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | Met Office, Exeter | |
| Individual name | Unknown | |
| Position name | Unknown | |
| Delivery point | FitzRoy Road | |
| Postal code | EX1 3PB | |
| City | Exeter | |
| Administrative area | Devon | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| enquiries@metoffice.gov.uk | ||
| URL | http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/ | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Met Office, Exeter | |
| Individual name | Unknown | |
| Position name | Unknown | |
| Delivery point | FitzRoy Road | |
| Postal code | EX1 3PB | |
| City | Exeter | |
| Administrative area | Devon | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| enquiries@metoffice.gov.uk | ||
| URL | http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/ | |
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | British Oceanographic Data Centre | |
| Individual name | Unknown | |
| Position name | Unknown | |
| Delivery point | Joseph Proudman Building, 6 Brownlow Street | |
| Postal code | L3 5DA | |
| City | Liverpool | |
| Administrative area | Merseyside | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| enquiries@bodc.ac.uk | ||
| URL | https://www.bodc.ac.uk/ | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | British Oceanographic Data Centre | |
| Individual name | Unknown | |
| Position name | Unknown | |
| Delivery point | Joseph Proudman Building, 6 Brownlow Street | |
| Postal code | L3 5DA | |
| City | Liverpool | |
| Administrative area | Merseyside | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| enquiries@bodc.ac.uk | ||
| URL | https://www.bodc.ac.uk/ | |
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office | |
| Individual name | Unknown | |
| Position name | Unknown | |
| Postal code | TA1 2DN | |
| City | Taunton | |
| Administrative area | Somerset | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| customerservices@ukho.gov.uk | ||
| URL | https://www.admiralty.co.uk/ukho/About-Us | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office | |
| Individual name | Unknown | |
| Position name | Unknown | |
| Postal code | TA1 2DN | |
| City | Taunton | |
| Administrative area | Somerset | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| customerservices@ukho.gov.uk | ||
| URL | https://www.admiralty.co.uk/ukho/About-Us | |
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | Marine Institute | |
| Individual name | Unknown | |
| Position name | Unknown | |
| Phone | +353-91-387200 | |
| Delivery point | Rinville | |
| Postal code | H91 R673 | |
| City | Oranmore | |
| Administrative area | Co. Galway | |
| Country | Ireland | |
| datarequests@marine.ie | ||
| URL | http://www.marine.ie | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Marine Institute | |
| Individual name | Unknown | |
| Position name | Unknown | |
| Phone | +353-91-387200 | |
| Delivery point | Rinville | |
| Postal code | H91 R673 | |
| City | Oranmore | |
| Administrative area | Co. Galway | |
| Country | Ireland | |
| datarequests@marine.ie | ||
| URL | http://www.marine.ie | |
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | Southampton Oceanography Centre | |
| Individual name | Unknown | |
| Position name | Unknown | |
| Delivery point | University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way | |
| Postal code | SO14 3ZH | |
| City | Southampton | |
| Administrative area | Hampshire | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| inapplicable | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Southampton Oceanography Centre | |
| Individual name | Unknown | |
| Position name | Unknown | |
| Delivery point | University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way | |
| Postal code | SO14 3ZH | |
| City | Southampton | |
| Administrative area | Hampshire | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| inapplicable | ||
| Role | The custodian is the person or organisation that accepts responsibility for the resource and ensures appropriate care and maintenance. If a dataset has been lodged with a Data Archive Centre for maintenance then this organisation is be entered here. | custodian |
| Organisation name | British Oceanographic Data Centre | |
| Position name | Director | |
| Delivery point | Joseph Proudman Building, 6 Brownlow Street | |
| Postal code | L3 5DA | |
| City | Liverpool | |
| Administrative area | Merseyside | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| enquiries@bodc.ac.uk | ||
| URL | https://www.bodc.ac.uk/ | |
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | British Oceanographic Data Centre | |
| Position name | Director | |
| Delivery point | Joseph Proudman Building, 6 Brownlow Street | |
| Postal code | L3 5DA | |
| City | Liverpool | |
| Administrative area | Merseyside | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| enquiries@bodc.ac.uk | ||
| URL | https://www.bodc.ac.uk/ | |
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://fleetmonitoring.euro-argo.eu/dashboard?Country=United%20Kingdom |
| Locator name | Name of the web resource | Data Management webpages |
| Locator function | Code that describes the function of the resource. ISO function code chosen from ISO 19115-1 Codelist | offlineAccess |
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://doi.org/10.17882/42182 |
| Locator name | Name of the web resource | Argo float data and metadata from Global Data Assembly Centre (Argo GDAC) |
| Locator function | Code that describes the function of the resource. ISO function code chosen from ISO 19115-1 Codelist | download |
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://data-argo.ifremer.fr/dac/bodc/ |
| Locator name | Name of the web resource | Argo UK data delivery page |
| Locator function | Code that describes the function of the resource. ISO function code chosen from ISO 19115-1 Codelist | download |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 20.1 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 20.2 Limitations on Public Access - Other constraints | No limitations apply | |
| This states any limitations on access to the data. Multiple occurences are allowed here. One entry shall be from the INSPIRE Metadata registry and the other free text should be part of the resource `Have specific limitations`. | Data are freely available | |
| 21.1 Conditions for Access and Use - Use constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 21.2 Conditions for Access and Use - Other constraints | This states any constraints on use of the data. Multiple conditions can be recorded for different parts of the data resource. If no conditions apply, then `No condtions apply` is recorded. This uses free text. | No conditions apply |
| Available data formats | ||
| Data format | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Network Common Data Form |
| Version info | ||
| Date of publication | The publication date of the resource or if previously unpublished the date that the resource was made publicly available via the MEDIN network. | 2018-05-18 |
| Date of last revision | The most recent date that the resource was revised. | 2024-05-14 |
| Date of creation | The date that the resource was created. | 2024-05-02 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-04-19 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2024-08-13 |
| Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN |
| Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | 3.1.1 |