gov.noaa.nodc:9400053 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 2025-11-13T15:02:28Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Physical, chemical, net haul, bird surveys, and other observations (BIOMASS data) from the British Antarctic Survey FIBEX and SIBEX Projects from 1980-11-01 to 1985-04-30 (NCEI Accession 9400053) 2002-11-19 publication 2013-03-18 revision 1994 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:9400053 NCEI Archive Management System 9400053 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 Mark Thorley British Antarctic Survey (BAS) resourceProvider British Antarctic Survey (BAS) resourceProvider British Antarctic Survey (BAS) contributor Thorley, Mark British Antarctic Survey (BAS) author British Antarctic Survey author tableDigital This dataset includes observations of physical, chemical, and biomass properties from three field experiments conducted by the British Antarctic Survey: the First International BIOMASS Experiment (FIBEX), the Second International BIOMASS Experiment (SIBEX), Part 1, and the Second International BIOMASS Experiment (SIBEX), Part 2. Digital data and code tables are available in the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. The following supplemental publication can be found in the NOAA Central library: Thorley, Mark and Phil Trathan, 1994, BIOMASS Data Set Documentation, British Antarctic Survey, 47p. (NODC Accession 9400053, NOAA Central Library call number GC 461 .T49 1994). The publication is necessary to understand the data in the data/0-data/ folder. Many files identified as data files (.dat) in the 0-data/ folder are codes tables such as age_code.dat, cloudcvr_code.dat, net_code.dat, and observer_code.dat. The publication describes the table codes that are in the 0-data/ folder. The purpose of this document is to explain the structure and contents of the BIOMASS dataset in sufficient detail to allow the required data to be located and its format understood. The document is a detailed description of how the dataset is organized and a summary of what data are present. 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 9400053 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:9400053 Preview graphic PNG 9400053 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 1994-05-05 publication AIR TEMPERATURE AIR TEMPERATURE - WET BULB AMMONIA (NH3) ANIMALS - GROUP - BEHAVIOR ANIMALS - GROUP - NUMBER IN GROUP ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - AGE ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - BEHAVIOR ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - CAUSE OF DEATH ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - COUNTS ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - DIVE TIMES ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - MARKS OR TAGS ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - MASS ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - RELATIVE POSITION BAROMETRIC PRESSURE BIRDS CARBON - TOTAL ORGANIC CHLOROPHYLL A CONDUCTIVITY DEPTH - OBSERVATION DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON DISSOLVED OXYGEN FISH CENSUS FISH SPECIES HYDROCARBONS - TOTAL RESOLVED HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE ICE - CHARACTERISTICS ICE - COVERAGE ICE - TYPE INDIVIDUAL FISH EXAMINATION - LENGTH INDIVIDUAL FISH EXAMINATION - WEIGHT NITRATE NITRITE pH PHAEOPIGMENTS phosphate POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS SALINITY silicate SOLAR RADIATION - ATMOSPHERIC SOUND VELOCITY SPECIES IDENTIFICATION suspended solids TIDE HEIGHT TIDE STAGE total alkalinity TOTAL CARBON TOTAL PHOSPHORUS turbidity WATER DENSITY WATER TEMPERATURE WAVE HEIGHT WAVE PERIOD WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED ZOOPLANKTON ABUNDANCE ZOOPLANKTON SPECIES IDENTITIES ZOOPLANKTON SPECIES NUMBER PER SAMPLE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS bottle CTD net net - zooplankton net photograph visual observation XSV instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS biological meteorological physical profile tows - plankton tows theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS AFRICANA I AGUALHAS BRANSFIELD CAPITAN ALCAZAR DAINI SYONAN MU ITZUMI JOHN BISCOE KAIYO-MARU KYO-MARU NO 1 MARION DUFRESNE NELLA DAN ODISSEY PROFESSOR SIEDLECKI R/V Melville RV Polarstern SING YANG YONG TOSHI MARU UMITAKA-MARU WALTHER HERWIG YOSHU MARU platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS British Antarctic Survey dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS British Antarctic Survey dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS BIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF MARINE ANTARCTIC SYSTEMS AND STOCKS (BIOMASS) FIRST INTERNATIONAL BIOMASS EXPERIMENT (FIBEX) SECOND INTERNATIONAL BIOMASS EXPERIMENT (SIBEX) project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Indian Ocean South Atlantic Ocean South Pacific Ocean 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 UK/NERC/BAS > British Antarctic Survey, 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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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian AFRICANA I (ICES code: 91AE) BRANSFIELD (call sign: ZDLG, ICES code: 74RD, 1971-1999) CAPITAN ALCAZAR (ICES code: 20CA) DAINI SYONAN MU (ICES code: 4911) ITZUMI (ICES code: 20IT) JOHN BISCOE (ICES code: 74JB, -1992) KAIYO-MARU (ICES code: 49K6) KYO-MARU NO 1 (ICES code: 49Y1) MELVILLE (call sign: WECB, ICES code: 318M, 1969-) NELLA DAN (ICES code: 09ND) ODISSEY (ICES code: 905J) PROFESSOR SIEDLECKI (ICES code: 67SL) Polarstern (call sign: DBLK, ICES code: 06AQ, 1982-) SING YANG YONG (ICES code: 76YY) TOSHI MARU (ICES code: 49TS) UMITAKA-MARU (ICES code: 49UT) YOSHU MARU (ICES code: 49UV) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location 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. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Thorley, Mark; British Antarctic Survey (2002). Physical, chemical, net haul, bird surveys, and other observations (BIOMASS data) from the British Antarctic Survey FIBEX and SIBEX Projects from 1980-11-01 to 1985-04-30 (NCEI Accession 9400053). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/9400053. Accessed [date]. Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives. otherRestrictions Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose. BIOMASS data set documentation / M.R. Thorley and P.N. Trathan; Cambridge, U.K.: British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, c1994 1994 publication https://discover.library.noaa.gov/permalink/01NOAA_INST/1qbesct/alma991000267699707381 HTTPS Related publication(s) NOAA Central Library: iii, 47 p.; ill., maps; 30 cm information Thorley, M. R. author NOAA Library https://library.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Library website Institution web page information publisher crossReference collection eng; USA utf8 environment oceans climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere biota -66.52 93.012 -69.023 -59.99 1980-11-01 1985-04-30 This publication is available in the NOAA Central library: BIOMASS Data Set Documentation. Cambridge, U.K. : British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, c1994. Points of contact for this dataset include: Contact info: Agency: NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL; INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHIC SCIENCES PI: Thorley, Mark Address: address: BROOK ROAD city: WORMLEY GODALMING state: SURREY postal: GU8 5, UB, GBN country: GREAT BRITIAN NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 ncei.info@noaa.gov pointOfContact In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. 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All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. 2013-03-18T12:55:11Z NCEI Accession 9400053 v1.2 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/9400053/1.2 HTTPS NCEI Accession 9400053 v1.2 published 2013-03-18T12:55:11Z download repository NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015. 2015-04-22T00:00:00 asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian 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 - zooplankton net net - zooplankton net net - zooplankton net photograph photograph still images used as the basis for making parameter determinations visual observation visual observation not an instrument - maybe an observation type XSV XSV eXpendable Sound Velocity probe AFRICANA I Built c. 1930 in Aberdeen, Scotland for the Union Government of South Africa as a fisheries research vessel. Requisitioned in September 1939 by the South African Naval Forces and converted to a minesweeper (HMSAS Africana). Returned to South African Department of Sea Fisheries in April 1947, and sold to a private owner in 1950. Remained afloat as a fishing vessel until 1965. Sources: Cape Times, "Port Pourri" column by Brian Ingpen, 23 April 2008. URL: http://www.capeports.co.za/archive_2008.html The Aberdeen-built ships Project: http://www.aberdeenships.com/single.asp?index=101453 http://www.museumstuff.com/learn/topics/HMSAS_Africana AGUALHAS AGUALHAS BRANSFIELD ZDLG CAPITAN ALCAZAR CAPITAN ALCAZAR DAINI SYONAN MU DAINI SYONAN MU ITZUMI ITZUMI JOHN BISCOE JOHN BISCOE KAIYO-MARU Source: http://e-ships.net/index/K1.shtml IMO Ship Name Call Sign Ship Type DOB Flag 9115391 KAIYO MARU JKQQ Training Ship 1995 Japan KYO-MARU NO 1 KYO-MARU NO 1 MARION DUFRESNE Use 35M1 for any data from vessel name MARION DUFRESNE, call sign = FNGB acquired at NODC after December 2009. NODC code 35MF may refer to two different vessels with the same name. 35M1 was assigned by ICES to disambiguate data from two vessels with the name MARION DUFRESNE. USE NODC CODE 35MV for vessel MARION DUFRESNE, call sign = FNIN. Built 1973 owned by IFREMER; IMO7208388; Commissioned Date 1973 Decommissioned Date 1995 Current Length(m) 112 Built Date 1972 Notes Sold in 1995 to Alexander Nav. Vo and renamed FRES under Malta flag. Decomissioned in 2002 and destroyed in 2004. NELLA DAN NELLA DAN ODISSEY ODISSEY PROFESSOR SIEDLECKI WAS SIEDLECKI before 1968 R/V Melville Hull Classification: AGOR-14. It is a research vessel operated by Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Commissioned on 10 July 1968 and the current status is active. https://scripps.ucsd.edu/ships/melville RV Polarstern Additional information provided by ICES on 7/9/2009: Polarstern Flag : GERMANY - DE (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : DBLK Title : Research vessel IMO : 8013132 Commissioned Date : 1982-12-01 Current Length : 118 Built : 1982 Notes : Icebreaker rV Information Source : http://www.awi.de/en/infrastructure/ships/polarstern/ () Lloyds URL : http://www.lloydsmiu.com/lmiu/vessels/overview.htm?vesselID=154010 SING YANG YONG SING YANG YONG TOSHI MARU TOSHI MARU UMITAKA-MARU UMITAKA-MARU WALTHER HERWIG Period of Service: 1962 to July/August 1972 YOSHU MARU YOSHU MARU