Position Information: If the Observations Were Collected at a Single Latitude and Longitude

EDIOS Metadata Input Form July 2002

EUROPEAN DIRECTORY OF THE INITIAL OCEAN-OBSERVING SYSTEM (EDIOS)

METADATA INPUT FORM - PART A

PLEASE NOTE MANDATORY FIELDS ARE INDICATED BY AN * AND ARE IN BOLD TYPE

(1) PLATFORM INFORMATION:

If the observations are collected at one platform then enter the details below. If there are several platforms of the same type, with the same owner, operator and instrumentation then either provide a list of the platform names or use separate forms. Where a repeated cruise is undertaken by different ships, these can count as one platform. However, if possible, please list the names, owners, etc., of all ships.

Platform pointer

Name or Identifier of Platform *

/ National monitoring programme of Slovenia
Type of Platform * / Research ship
Platform Owner * / National Institute of Biology (NIB), SLOVENIA
Platform Operator * / Marine Biology Station of the NIB Piran (SLOVENIA)
Country responsible * / SLOVENIA

(2) POSITION INFORMATION:

If the observations made from the platform were collected at a single latitude and longitude (example 1 below), use the latitude-1 and longitude-1 columns. If the observations were collected over a range of latitudes (examples 2 and 3), use both latitude and longitude columns and note in the Type column whether this range represents a track or an area. The position information could be for example a series of CTD stations collected along a section, moored buoy positions, continuous plankton recorder tows, or the area covered by a fisheries survey cruise. If this information is already held in digital form, please supply it in its current form (e.g. as ASCII files output from spreadsheets or databases). The Originator's Identifier can be used to indicate a station name, a standard ship route (e.g. SOOP track identifier), or in the case of a mooring, for example, could be the same as the platform identifier. Please also include information about the reference frames and levels.

Examples: 1. Point: A · 2. Tracks (or lines): 3. Area:

When several instruments are in use on a platform, there needs to be a link between the platform, instrument and variables or parameters measured. The ‘Instrument/variable pointer’ acts as this link. When completing the Metadata Input Form choose a letter or group of letters as the link, and insert it at the appropriate place in the position, instrument and variable/parameter tables.

Platform pointer / Instrument/ variable pointer / Latitude-1* / Longitude-1* / Latitude-2 / Longitude-2 / Type (e.g. point, line or track, area)* / Min. depth (m) / Max. depth (m) / Minimum sea floor depth (m) / Maximum sea floor depth (m) /

Start Date*

00K0 / S1, B1, C1, T1 / 45.5600º N / 13.7217º E / Point / 1970
00KK / S1 / 45.5900º N / 13.6667º E / Point / 1970
00CZ / S1 / 45.6233º N / 13.6333º E / Point / 1970
00G0 / S1 / 45.5933º N / 13.5167º E / Point / 1970
00F0 / S1 / 45.5383º N / 13.5500º E / Point / 1970
0035 / S1 / 45.4900º N / 13.5867º E / Point / 1970
00MA / S1 / 45.5033º N / 13.5700º E / Point / 1970
00M / S1 / 45.5233º N / 13.4733º E / Point / 1970
00M1 / S1 / 45.5333º N / 13.4367º E / Point / 1970
00F1 / S1 / 45.5583º N / 13.5217º E / Point / 1970
00C0 / S1 / 45.5800º N / 13.6133º E / Point / 1970
00C1 / S1 / 45.5500º N / 13.6467º E / Point / 1970
00C2 / S1 / 45.5800º N / 13.6133º E / Point / 1970
00F2 / S1 / 45.5833º N / 13.4767º E / Point / 1970
0024 / S1 / 45.5258º N / 13.5873º E / Point / 1970
Geographic frame of reference (e.g. WGS84): / WGS84
Reference level for depths (e.g. relative to chart datum, mean sea level, instantaneous water surface, sea floor, etc.): / Instantaneous water surface

(3) INSTRUMENT INFORMATION:

Please supply information relating to the instruments used to make the measurements, or attach the information if it is available in digital or printed form. If many instruments are in use, add them in to the EDIOS_MIF_INST file.

Instrument/variable pointer / S1
Instrument Type* / STD/CTD cast; Meteorological data logger
Instrument Name* / FPS2 Fine Scale Profiler Series 2
Manufacturer and model / The University of Western Australia, CWR, FPS2 (Fine Scale Profiler Series 2) with SBE temperature sensor, model no. 3-01/F, serial no. 031212, SBE conductivity sensor, model no. 4-01/0, serial no. 041416, SBE-13 dissolved oxygen sensor, model no. S/2 2-11-02, serial no. 130236, Paroscientific pressure sensor, model no. 1116-007-0, P/N 8DPP060-1, serial no. 85423. Additional fluorescence sensor, light meter and nephelometer.
Manufacture date / 1990, SBE-13 S/2 2-11-02 dissolved oxygen sensor 21 February 2003
Description / CTD measurements started in 1991.
Technical characteristics / The FPS2 probe is always released in a free fall mode, with falling speed of 0.3-0.6 m/s in the first 2 m of the surface layer and 1.0 m/s in depth, down to the muddy sea-floor of the Gulf of Trieste. More than 2000 casts performed.
Further relevant information / Pumped surface water sample are collected for bio-chemical determinations.
Other attached equipment / Meteorological data logger with anemometer fixed on board and continuously measuring.
Instrument/ parameter pointer / A1
Instrument Type* / Acoustic Current meter
Instrument Name* / Vessel-Mounted Current Profiler
Manufacturer and model / Nortek AS, Norway, VM 500kHz ADCP
Manufacture date
Description / Nortek’s Vessel-Mounted Current Profiler (VM-Profiler) is permanent mounted on the research vessel, measuring the ocean current profile while moving.
Technical characteristics
Further relevant information
Other attached equipment
Instrument/variable pointer / B1
Instrument Type* / Benthic incubation chamber; Camera
Instrument Name*
Manufacturer and model
Manufacture date
Description
Technical characteristics
Further relevant information
Other attached equipment
Instrument/variable pointer / C1
Instrument Type* / Corer
Instrument Name*
Manufacturer and model
Manufacture date
Description / Sediment cores were collected with Multicorer (?)
Technical characteristics
Further relevant information
Other attached equipment
Instrument/variable pointer / T1
Instrument Type* / Sediment trap
Instrument Name*
Manufacturer and model
Manufacture date
Description
Technical characteristics
Further relevant information
Other attached equipment

(4) VARIABLE/PARAMETER INFORMATION:

List the variables or parameters measured (e.g. temperature, salinity, chlorophyll a, phytoplankton, dissolved oxygen, pH, particulate carbon, silicate, etc), including where possible, an estimate of their accuracy. Any standard real-time or delayed-mode validation schemes should also be noted.

Instrument/ parameter pointer

/

Variable/Parameter*

/ Accuracy / Real-time data validation? / Delayed-mode validation? / Sampling frequency (e.g. 10 minute, hourly, daily, annually,3 hours before high water, etc.)
S1 / COND / 0.001 S/m / YES / YES
S1 / TEMP / 0.001 oC / YES / YES
S1 / DOX1 / 0.02 ml/l / YES / YES
S1 / Fluorescence
S1 / Light scattering
S1 / Light penetration/turbidity (?)
A1 / Current speed / ±5 cm/s
A1 / Current direction / 1% of measured value
M1 / Air temperature (?)
M1 / Atmospheric pressure (?)
M1 / Relative humidity (?)
M1 / Wind Speed
C1 / Total/Organic carbon (?)
C1 / Total nitrogen (?)
T1 / Total mass flux (?)
T1 / Particulate Total/Organic carbon (?)
T1 / Particulate Total nitrogen (?)
T1 / Grain size (?)

(5) QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Complete for each platform, group of platforms, instrument or group of instruments as appropriate

Is there a Quality Management System (QMS) followed by the organisation responsible for the observations?* / Yes / No
If yes, is the institution accredited or certified? * / Yes / No
If yes, indicate accreditation scheme (e.g. ISO9000, QUASIMEME)
If no, please note which of the following quality assurance procedures are applied (or attach appropriate documentation)
How frequently are sensors calibrated? / Temperature sensor calibrated at OGS on 19 June 2003; Conductivity sensor calibrated at OGS on 19 June 2003; - Dissolved oxygen sensor calibrated by SBE on 21 February 2003, as a new one; Pressure sensor calibrated by Paroscientific on 24 April 2002.
Are sensors calibrated prior to and after the measurement period? / YES
Is calibration performed by the manufacturer or by the data generating institution? / By manufacturer and by OGS
To what accuracy are the sensors calibrated? / To instrument accuracy
Are there sensor intercalibrations (regular or not)?
Are there back-up sensors?
For automatic recording stations: Frequency of comparative in situ measurements (for each variable).
Is there an instant data validation based on neighbouring stations?
Are data gaps filled by derived values (e.g. after multi-linear regression)?
Are standard procedures applied for the processing of the (raw) data (e.g. removal of spikes, comparison with existing climatologies etc.)?
Are there additional quality control checks, such as consistency checks, range of validity, date, geographical position (typical NODC control procedures)? / YES
In chemistry: Are there intercalibration exercises? Proficiency testing? Internal quality assurance procedures, e.g. control charts, blank analyses? Name E(uropean) N(orm,) NODC?
Are the high quality data and the corresponding metadata safe-guarded in a central data bank (NODC, WDC)
Include details of any other relevant procedures in use

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(6) OBSERVING PROGRAMME INFORMATION

Observing programme name (e.g. UK tide gauge network, UK MAWS (met. Buoy) network, CTD section, Swedish coastal monitoring stations)*
National monitoring programme of Slovenia
Description of programme
National monitoring programme of Slovenia : programme for the assessment and control of pollution in the Mediterranean region (MED POL - PHASE III)
National/International project name(s) (e.g. Argo, GODAE, MedGOOS)
PROGRAMME STATUS: Please note future commitment to the observing programme, adding dates where appropriate *

An active measurement programme with no planned end

/ Yes / No
An active measurement programme with a planned end (include end date if known) / No
An active measurement programme with a planned end and planned repeat of program (include dates if known) / No
An non-active measurement programme with planned repeat of the program (include dates if known) / No
Status unknown / No

ACCESS TO THE DATA: Include information relating to the conditions and protocols for access to the measurements or attach the relevant information (e.g. unrestricted access, access for registered users, access for subscribed users, access restricted, confidential, available for scientific research only, available under EuroGOOS data policy).

· Access to data held at the centre responsible for the observations
Available for scientific research from National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station, Piran
· Access to real-time observations
· Access to the archived data set from the observing programme
Available for scientific research from National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station, Piran

Web-site for access to real-time data

Web site for access to archived data

EUROPEAN DIRECTORY OF THE INITIAL OCEAN-OBSERVING SYSTEM (EDIOS)

METADATA INPUT FORM - PART B

PLEASE NOTE MANDATORY FIELDS ARE INDICATED BY AN * AND ARE IN BOLD TYPE

Complete the sections below to provide contact information. Section 1 (Responsible organisation) should always be completed for each platform or group of platforms.

(1) RESPONSIBLE ORGANISATION CONTACT INFORMATION

NAME OF ORGANISATION* / National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station Piran
CONTACT TITLE (e.g. position/title of post for contact person)* / Dr. Vlado Malačič
TELEPHONE / +386 5 671 2904
FAX / +386 5 6712901, 2902
E-MAIL /
WEB-SITE / http://www.mbss.org
BUILDING (building name or number)* / Marine Biology Station
STREET* / Fornace 41
TOWN/CITY* / Piran
REGION (e.g. county/state/region)* / Slovenia
ZIP/POSTCODE * / 6330
COUNTRY* / Slovenia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANISATION
The Marine Biology Station Piran was founded in 1969 as a Unit of the National Institute of Biology in Ljubljana. Like its predecessor, the Board of Marine Research, the MBS was established because of increasing public interest in the sea, practical need and for fundamental reasons of environmental concern. The Station was initially oriented toward research on the local flora and fauna but gradually developed into a larger unit with more weight on work with ecological and pollution aspects. These days the MBS predominantly undertakes diverse interdisciplinary marine research.
The Marine Biology Station is currently the only research group in Slovenia devoted to maritime scientific research and professional work. Collaborating with high calibre foreign Marine Research Centres, it represents a National focal point for development in the area of marine research. Through three decades of development, the MBS has significantly outgrown it's earliest frame of reference as a marine branch of the National Institute of Biology. Its assests, staffing, programs and links to foreign research have been markedly strengthened to reflect Slovenia's significant traditional ties with the sea.

(2) REAL-TIME DATA CONTACT INFORMATION

NAME OF ORGANISATION

CONTACT TITLE (e.g. position/title of post for contact person)
TELEPHONE
FAX
E-MAIL
WEB-SITE
BUILDING (building name or number)
STREET
TOWN/CITY
REGION (e.g. county/state/region)
ZIP/POSTCODE
COUNTRY
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANISATION

(3) DATA ARCHIVE CENTRE CONTACT INFORMATION

NAME OF ORGANISATION / National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station Piran
CONTACT TITLE (e.g. position/title of post for contact person) / As above
TELEPHONE
FAX
E-MAIL
WEB-SITE
BUILDING (building name or number)
STREET
TOWN/CITY
REGION (e.g. county/state/region)
ZIP/POSTCODE
COUNTRY
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANISATION

COMPLETED BY: Dr. Branko Cermelij

DATE: 05.02.2004

Annex 1: Platform types

Ship/surface vessel (no further specification available)
Research ship
Ship of opportunity
Ship of opportunity on fixed route (regularly occupied route where the route itself is identified rather than the particular ship occupying it at the time)
Ship at fixed position (e.g. Light Vessel or Weathership)
Small shore based craft
Submersible (no further specification available)
Mobile manned submersible
Mobile unmanned submersible (e.g. ROV, AUV)
Towed unmanned submersible (e.g. Batfish)
Buoy/mooring (no further specification available)
Moored surface data buoy
Drifting surface data buoy
Fixed oceanographic monitoring station
Subsurface mooring (surface and/or subsurface buoyancy)
Subsurface vertical profiler (e.g. PALACE float)
Subsurface drifting (e.g. Swallow Float)
Land/sea floor (,no further specification available)
Sea floor - fixed (the sea floor itself is the platform)
Sea floor - mobile
Offshore structure (e.g. Oil Rig)
Coastal structure (e.g. Lighthouse, pier, breakwater, rock)
Beach/intertidal zone
Land/onshore - fixed
Land/onshore - mobile
Balloon (no further specification available)
Free rising balloon, vertical profiling
Free floating balloon, horizontal profiling
Tethered balloon
Aircraft/satellite/rocket (no further specification available)
Research aircraft,
Non research aircraft
Non orbiting rocket
Orbiting satellite
Geostationary orbiting satellite
Manned spacecraft
Ice island
Unspecified (platform type unknown)

Annex 2: Instrument types