Identification

Title

Multibeam bathymetry data collected during SMARTEX cruises JC241 and JC257 in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, 2023-2024

Alternative title(s)

British Oceanographic Data Centre record 1048_SMARTEX_bathymetry

Abstract

Multibeam bathymetry data were collected in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), Northeast Pacific Ocean, using a hull-mounted Kongsberg EM122 multibeam echosounder during RRS James Cook Cruise JC241 from 06/02/2023 to 25/03/2023, and JC257 from 08/02/2024 to 19/03/2024. Data acquisition began upon exiting the Costa Rican Econoic Exclusion Zone (EEZ), suspended within the Clipperton Island EEZ, and resumed upon exiting the Clipperton Island EEZ. Data were then acquired throughout the CCZ. This suspension was repeated on the return journey. The data were recorded using Kongsberg’s Seafloor Information System (SIS) in .all format, and CTD and model-derived sound velocity profiles were subsequently applied. The data were manually cleaned using swath and subset editors in CARIS HIPS and SIPS software version 10.4. A zero tide file was also applied. The data were collected to obtain a better insight in the biodiversity patterns and benthic habitat distributions within the CCZ, by scientists from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK as part of the NERC-funded Seabed Mining And Resilience To EXperimental impact (SMARTEX) project (NE/T003537/1).

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

Unique resource identifier

code

EDMED7384

codeSpace

http://www.bodc.ac.uk/

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

authority code

OGP

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

oceans

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2009-07-31

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

MEDIN metadata record availability

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2012-01-11

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2020-05-21

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2023-12-12

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-128.483

East bounding longitude

-92.075

North bounding latitude

14.2075

South bounding latitude

9.62

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

SeaVoX water bodies

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2024-12-11

code identifying the extent

Northeast Pacific Ocean (180W)

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2023-02-06

End position

2024-03-19

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2025-02-10

date type

creation

effective date

2025-01-21

date type

revision

effective date

2025-02-10

Frequency of update

asNeeded

Quality and validity

Lineage

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 recorded using Kongsberg's Seafloor Information System (SIS) in .all format, and CTD and model-derived sound velocity profiles were subsequently applied. The data were manually cleaned by the originator using swath and subset editors in CARIS HIPS and SIPS software version 10.4. The data were then provided to the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) for ingestion into the series schema 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: multi-beam echosounders.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

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

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

true

explanation

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.

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Data are freely available to all following agreement to the terms and conditions of a Data Licence

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Usage restrictions are specified in the terms of the licence

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

Unknown

organisation name

National Oceanography Centre (Southampton)

full postal address

University of Southampton

Waterfront Campus

European Way

Southampton

SO14 3ZH

United Kingdom

email address

enquiries@noc.ac.uk

web address

http://noc.ac.uk

responsible party role

owner

Responsible party

contact position

Unknown

organisation name

National Oceanography Centre (Southampton)

full postal address

University of Southampton

Waterfront Campus

European Way

Southampton

SO14 3ZH

United Kingdom

email address

enquiries@noc.ac.uk

web address

http://noc.ac.uk

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

contact position

Director

organisation name

British Oceanographic Data Centre

full postal address

Joseph Proudman Building

6 Brownlow Street

Liverpool

L3 5DA

United Kingdom

email address

enquiries@bodc.ac.uk

web address

https://www.bodc.ac.uk/

responsible party role

custodian

Responsible party

contact position

Director

organisation name

British Oceanographic Data Centre

full postal address

Joseph Proudman Building

6 Brownlow Street

Liverpool

L3 5DA

United Kingdom

email address

enquiries@bodc.ac.uk

web address

https://www.bodc.ac.uk/

responsible party role

distributor

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

Head of the BODC Requests Team

organisation name

British Oceanographic Data Centre

full postal address

Joseph Proudman Building

6 Brownlow Street

Liverpool

L3 5DA

United Kingdom

email address

enquiries@bodc.ac.uk

web address

https://www.bodc.ac.uk/

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2025-02-10T16:04:00

Metadata language

eng