gov.noaa.nodc:9300008 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-03-27T03:39:19Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Phytoplankton, chemical, physical, and other data were collected using bottle, CTD casts, and other instruments in the North Sea as part of the North Sea Project, 15 April 1988 - 30 July 1991 (NCEI Accession 9300008) 2002-08-01 publication 2026-03-26 revision 1993 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:9300008 NCEI Archive Management System 9300008 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Roy K. Lowry British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) https://www.bodc.ac.uk/ HTTPS British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) website Institution web page information resourceProvider British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) https://www.bodc.ac.uk/ HTTPS British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Institute of Oceanographic Sciences contributor University of Wales contributor Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory contributor Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory (POL) contributor Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) https://www.ukri.org/councils/nerc/ HTTPS Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) website Institution web page information contributor The State University of New York (SUNY) http://www.suny.edu/home.cfm HTTP The State University of New York (SUNY) website Institution web page information contributor Plymouth Marine Laboratory http://www.pml.ac.uk/ HTTP Plymouth Marine Laboratory website Institution web page information contributor University of Essex https://www.essex.ac.uk/ HTTPS University of Essex website Institution web page information contributor Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) http://www.nioz.nl/ HTTP Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) website Institution web page information contributor Fisheries Laboratory - Burnham-on-Crouch http://www.cefas.defra.gov.uk/about-us/heritage/burnham-on-crouch-laboratory.aspx HTTP Fisheries Laboratory - Burnham-on-Crouch website Institution web page information contributor University of Cambridge contributor University of Liverpool - Liverpool contributor University of East Anglia, School of Environmental Sciences contributor University of Southampton https://www.southampton.ac.uk/ HTTPS University of Southampton website Institution web page information contributor Lowry, Roy K. British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) https://www.bodc.ac.uk/ HTTPS British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) website Institution web page information author British Oceanographic Data Centre https://www.bodc.ac.uk/ HTTPS British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) website Institution web page information author tableDigital Phytoplankton, chemical, physical, and other data were collected using bottle, current meter, net, pump, and CTD casts in the North Sea from April 15, 1988 to July 30, 1991. Data were submitted by British Oceanographic Data Center; Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory as part of the North Sea Project. This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis. completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded NCEI Accession 9300008 was revised and a new version of the archival package was published. Updates to existing archival packages may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. The latest version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. Please see journal.txt in the /about directory for additional details on changes made. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:9300008 Preview graphic PNG 9300008 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 1993-01-14 publication AMMONIA (NH3) CHLOROPHYLL cloud type CURRENT METER - EAST-WEST COMPONENT (U) CURRENT METER - NORTH-SOUTH COMPONENT (V) DEPTH - BOTTOM DISSOLVED OXYGEN FLUORESCENCE HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE IRON - SOLUBLE REACTIVE LEAD LIGHT - PERCENT LIGHT INTENSITY NITRATE NITRITE nitrous oxide (N2O) OXYGEN partial pressure of carbon dioxide - water pH PHAEOPHYTIN PHAEOPIGMENTS phosphate PHYTOPLANKTON PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS SALINITY SEDIMENT - HYDROGEN SULPHIDE CONTENT SEDIMENT - IRON CONTENT SEDIMENT - MANGANESE CONTENT SEDIMENT - OXYGEN CONTENT SEDIMENT - pH SEDIMENT PROPERTIES SIGMA-T silicate Silicon SOLAR RADIATION - ATMOSPHERIC Sulfate (SO4 2-) water depth WATER TEMPERATURE WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS ADCP bottle CTD net net - plankton net pump casts pump sampler instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS physical profile underway theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS RRS CHALLENGER platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory Fisheries Laboratory - Burnham-on-Crouch Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Natural Environment Research Council Plymouth Marine Laboratory Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research The State University of New York University of Cambridge University of East Anglia, School of Environmental Sciences University of Essex University of Liverpool - Liverpool University of Southampton University of Wales dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS British Oceanographic Data Centre dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NORTH SEA PROJECT project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS English Channel (La Manche) North Sea Skagerrak place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce NL/NWO/NIOZ > Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) UK/NERC > Natural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom UK/NERC/BODC > British Oceanographic Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom UK/NERC/PML > Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Natural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom UK/NERC/POL > Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, Natural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian ADCP ADCP Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler The Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) measures currents beneath a ship while underway. Sound signals sent from the moving ship bounce back to receivers aboard the ship. This provides a profile of water movement relative to the ship-precise modern navigation, allowing the ship's motion to be subtracted from the data. These devices are also used on moorings and profilers and, along with acoustic backscattering, measure animal biomass. Particles in the path of the sound waves, mostly plankton, reflect a small part of the sound energy back toward receivers, allowing researchers to make remote estimates of the sizes and numbers of animals present in the water column. Before the 1970's, the most technologically advanced instrument used to measure water velocity was known as a Doppler speed log. This evolved into the first commercial ADCP, produced in the mid-1970's, which used averaging. Later in the 1970's, the first vessel-mounted ADCP was developed to measure water velocity more accurately and to allow measurement in range cells over a depth profile. As instruments evolved, so did new techniques in Doppler signal processing. Initially, Doppler speed logs used simple analog signal processing methods, which are still used in some commercial speed logs today. However, the first ADCPs incorporated analog-to-digital signal conversion over a narrow communication bandwidth. Around 1990, this technique was developed into broadband signal processing. Since then, broadband ADCPs have been able to generate very accurate, real-time velocity measurements. bottle bottle any type of water bottle sampling device Generic name for water collection device; usually used to determine temperature, salinity and provide water aliquots for measurement of a wide range of parameters; often referred to by a specific type of water sampling bottle, such as a Nansen or Niskin bottle. CTD CTD Conductivity-Temperature-Depth probe net net net net - plankton net net - plankton net net - plankton net pump casts pump casts use pump sampler pump sampler pump sampler generic name for instrument that pumps water from depth to be filtered through a sieve RRS CHALLENGER The RRS Challenger (IMO 7117761) was a 1973-built British oceanographic research vessel operated by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) for marine studies, often in the Atlantic and North Sea, until her sale in 2000 and subsequent scrapping in 2004. She is not to be confused with the historic 1872 HMS Challenger expedition. Key Details of RRS Challenger (1973): Built: Launched in 1973 by James Lamont & Co., Port Glasgow. Operation: Used for oceanographic research, including seabed studies, current meter mooring, and biological surveys, particularly around the UK continental shelf and the Porcupine Abyssal Plain. Specs: 1,050 gross tonnage. Final Years: Sold in 2000 and renamed SV Explorer, later scrapped in Grenå in 2004. Cruise Activity: She conducted numerous cruises, such as CH14B/78 and CH8/86, conducting essential marine biology and physics data collection.