false
accepted
SDN:P03::D020
SDN:P03::D020
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
1
SDN:P03::D020
Other physical oceanographic measurements
This is a 'safety net' category to cover physical oceanographic parameters that cannot be mapped to other Agreed Parameter Groups. It should be regarded as a transitional grouping: if a significant number of related parameters map to this group then the creation of an additional group should be discussed and agreed. The following parameters within the BODC Parameter Dictionary currently (May 2003) fall into this category. Parameters derived from temperature and salinity, such as density anomaly and Brunt-Vaisala frequency. The volume to mass (litres to kilograms) conversion parameter. Parameters measured by in-situ turbulence probes (e.g. FLY probe), such as temperature dissipation rate, turbulent kinetic energy dissipation and diffusivity. The BODC parameters 'PRES' (sea pressure in decibars) and 'ADEP' (depth in metres) are also included in this group. This is because there is an ambiguity problem with these parameters assigned to both measurements of tidal height by water level recorders (obviously Currents, Sea Level and Waves APG) and to the 'z' spatial co-ordinate for CTD and radiosonde data (obviously Administration and Dimensions APG). This problem will be addressed in a planned future restructuring of the BODC database by setting up and applying two separate codes. Pressure channels in current meter records pose additional problems as the data may either be used as a measure of tidal height or to monitor the depth of the instrument, looking primarily for knockdown. Current thinking is to assign the 'tidal height' pressure code in this case as the pressure record rarely provides an accurate estimate of the instrument's 'z' co-ordinate.
1
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
SDN:P03::C017
SDN:P03::C017
This group incorporates the parameters relating to the fatty acid content of sediment or suspended particulate material. Contents are expressed either as 'concentrations' (SPM fatty acid per unit volume of water) or 'contents' (quantity of fatty acid per unit mass of sediment or SPM). Fatty acids are considered as the naturally occurring continuous chain, saturated and unsaturated aliphatic acids. In their ester form these are the constituents of the fats, waxes and oils of plants and animals. Simpler carboxylic acids with an alkyl or alkenyl group, sometimes loosely termed 'fatty acids' are not included.
SDN:P03::C017
1
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
Fatty acids
false
accepted
1
accepted
SDN:P03::B070
SDN:P03::B070
2
2011-07-27 14:02:49.0
Biota abundance, biomass and diversity
2011-07-27 14:02:49.0
SDN:P03::B070
BiotaAbundBiomassDivers
BiotaAbundBiomassDivers
2
All parameters of any dimensionality (per unit volume, area or simply counts) quantifying the numbers, mass or diversity (species variation) of biota in water bodies, sediment or the atmosphere.
false
Dissolved gases
This group incorporates dissolved gas concentrations and/or saturations, excluding: Gases that are incorporated into the water column through chemical reaction and quantified as the products of the reaction, such as ammonia and carbon dioxide. Gases that belong to other chemical-type APGs. For example, methane parameters are placed in the Hydrocarbons APG and not Dissolved Gases. Gases are defined as substances with a boiling point below 50 °C at atmospheric pressure (terrestrial conditions extreme limit). The group also includes: Parameters collected by instruments making in-situ measurements of dissolved gas concentration, such as oxygen membrane current and temperature. Parameters required for data standardisation, such as oxygen fixation temperature. Parameters required for the interpretation of gas concentration parameters, such as the temperature and pressure at which the concentration has been calculated if these differ from the in-situ conditions for the sample. This APG should represents dissolved gases that do not fit in any other category and consequently its contents should be periodically reviewed to see if further classes need to be specified.
1
false
accepted
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
SDN:P03::C015
1
SDN:P03::C015
SDN:P03::C015
1
false
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
accepted
1
SDN:P03::C030
Isotopes
SDN:P03::C030
SDN:P03::C030
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
This group contains parameter codes relating to the abundance of both radioactive and stable isotopes. All types of substrate are included - water, SPM, sediment and biological material.
SDN:P03::H011
Datasets related to the process or industry of locating and extracting hydrocarbon compounds from underground sources.
accepted
SDN:P03::H011
1
false
SDN:P03::H011
Hydrocarbon extraction
1
2017-02-02 14:38:40.0
2017-02-02 14:38:40.0
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
SDN:P03::C055
1
This group is designed to bring together parameters pertaining to concentrations of extremely toxic organic chemicals in air, water, SPM, sediment or biological material. It has been set up as an alternative miscellaneous APG to 'Other Organic Chemical Measurements' to assist searches for environmentally significant substances. The inclusion of a parameter in this grouping has to be subjective to some extent. The following types of substance have been included for the current (May 2003) version of the BODC Parameter Dictionary. Polychlorobiphenols (PCBs) Pesticides Herbicides Anti-fouling agents
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
SDN:P03::C055
1
PCBs and organic micropollutants
false
accepted
SDN:P03::C055
SDN:P03::B025
This group incorporates all state variables pertaining to microzooplankton, defined as heterotrophic organisms smaller than 200 microns in length. The term covers organisms sometimes referred to as picozooplankton or nanozooplankton. Most parameters express the abundance, either as cell counts or biomass, of various types of microzooplankton, but may include other properties such as cell volume. Rates (including grazing parameters) and fluxes are not included here (see Rates and Fluxes APGs).
1
accepted
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
1
false
Microzooplankton
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
SDN:P03::B025
SDN:P03::B025
accepted
SDN:P03::H004
false
SDN:P03::H004
1
Parameters related to any aspect of the taking of water-living fauna from the wild
2008-12-09 10:13:21.0
SDN:P03::H004
1
Fisheries
2008-12-09 10:13:21.0
Marine geomorphology
SDN:P03::GMAR
accepted
1
SDN:P03::GMAR
1
SDN:P03::GMAR
2023-07-03 11:32:44.0
2023-07-03 11:32:44.0
false
Parameters describing the morphology, evolution and associated transport phenomena of both seafloor and coastal landforms and features. Seafloor features may include bedforms, seamounts and ridges. Coastal features may include beaches and dunes.
SDN:P03::H002
accepted
false
SDN:P03::H002
1
2008-01-30 08:08:35.0
2008-01-30 08:08:35.0
Cons+Struct
Parameters describing the nature and impact of coastal and offshore man-made objects and the process of creating them.
Construction and structures
SDN:P03::H002
1
Datasets related to the process or industry of deploying and maintaining communication and power cables.
SDN:P03::H008
Cables
2017-02-02 14:38:40.0
1
2017-02-02 14:38:40.0
1
accepted
SDN:P03::H008
false
SDN:P03::H008
true
1
SDN:P03::B040
deprecated
1
Zoobenthos
2007-09-24 10:49:24.0
SDN:P03::B040
This group contains state variables for animals, other than fish, that live on the sea floor or in the sediment. Most parameters pertain to the abundance, expressed as numbers or biomass per unit area of sea floor, of species, genera or less rigorous groupings of animals. However any other properties of these entities that are not rates or fluxes could be included.
2007-09-24 10:49:24.0
SDN:P03::B040
false
SDN:P03::H006
Aquaculture
Datasets related to the process or industry of farming aquatic animal and plants.
1
2017-02-02 14:38:40.0
SDN:P03::H006
2017-02-02 14:38:40.0
SDN:P03::H006
accepted
1
false
SDN:P03::O005
SDN:P03::O005
SDN:P03::O005
Fluxes
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
accepted
This group contains parameter codes that relate to the rate of transfer of material across real or virtual interfaces. The current (May 2003) BODC Parameter Dictionary includes two types of flux: Vertical fluxes of mass, chemical species and biological entities through the water column (sediment trap fluxes). Fluxes of chemical species between the water column and the underlying sediment, including sediment oxygen demand. However, other categories, such as the estuary discharge fluxes, are envisaged in the future. Note that this APG has been given 'priority' status to enable modellers to easily ascertain the extent of rate variable availability. Flux parameters are included in this APG in preference to any other APG that might seem appropriate.
1
1
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
Other biological measurements
1
SDN:P03::B027
This is a 'safety net' category to cover biological parameters that cannot be mapped to other Agreed Parameter Groups. It should be regarded as a transitional grouping: if a significant number of related parameters map to this group then the creation of an additional group should be discussed and agreed. The following parameters within the BODC Parameter Dictionary currently (May 2003) fall into this category. Specimen length (mean and standard deviation) Exuvia Growth coefficient and standard error Algal fragment abundance Total plankton abundance Pollen abundance Fungal spore abundance Transparent exopolymer particle abundance Genetic parameters such as RuBisCO hybridisation
accepted
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
1
SDN:P03::B027
SDN:P03::B027
false
2007-09-24 10:56:01.0
SDN:P03::G035
1
SDN:P03::G035
SDN:P03::G035
accepted
1
2007-09-24 10:56:01.0
false
Parameters pertaining to the chemistry (including isotopic composition) of rocks (including speleotherms) and unlithified sediment.
Rock and sediment chemistry
SDN:P03::G012
Parameters associated with determination of sub-floor structure based on the propogation of acoustic energy and acoustic imaging of the sea floor.
2010-10-01 08:57:07.0
2
2
2010-10-01 08:57:07.0
SDN:P03::G012
accepted
Sonar and seismics
false
SDN:P03::G012
SDN:P03::G055
2007-09-24 10:56:01.0
2007-09-24 10:56:01.0
Parameters pertaining to flora, fauna and their fossil remains in rocks and unlithified sediment. Includes zoobenthos, phytobenthos and palaeontology.
1
1
accepted
Rock and sediment biota
SDN:P03::G055
SDN:P03::G055
false
deprecated
SDN:P03::D010
SDN:P03::D010
SDN:P03::D010
Currents, sea level and waves
1
1
2006-06-28 08:15:00.0
true
2006-06-28 08:15:00.0
This APG contains all parameters pertaining to the measurement of: Eulerian currents Lagrangian currents (except drifter position) Vertical currents River flow velocity Wave height Wave period Wave direction Wave energy spectra Sea level relative to a terrestrial datum Water column height at a fixed location
SDN:P03::C005
Carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
1
This group contains the state variable parameters pertaining to carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus that do not obviously belong in other groupings. Consequently, this grouping should be considered as an 'others' category and its contents should be periodically reviewed with a view to the creation of additional groupings should this be deemed necessary. In the case of carbon, parameters are split between this grouping and the Carbonate System APG. The latter are clearly defined and this group contains anything that is left. Current (May 2003) carbon parameters in this grouping from the BODC Parameter Dictionary include: Measurements of the calcite concentration in the water column expressed in terms of carbon concentration per unit volume/mass of water. Particulate organic (or total) carbon concentration. Dissolved organic carbon concentration. Total, organic and/or inorganic carbon content (mass carbon per unit mass of substrate) of sediment or suspended particulate material. For nitrogen, the parameters are split between this APG and Nutrients. Again, the latter is more clearly defined, leaving the rest for this grouping. Current (May 2003) nitrogen parameters in this grouping from the BODC Parameter Dictionary include: Particulate nitrogen ("PON") concentration. Dissolved total nitrogen. Nitrogen content of sediment. For phosphorus, the parameters are again split between this APG and Nutrients, which is the more clearly defined. Current (May 2003) phosphorus parameters in this grouping from the BODC Parameter Dictionary include: Particulate total and organic phosphorus concentration. Dissolved total phosphorus. Phosphorus content of sediment or SPM.
SDN:P03::C005
accepted
false
1
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
SDN:P03::C005
Parameters pertaining to the absolute and stratigraphic age of rocks (including speleotherms) and unlithified sediment.
2
SDN:P03::G030
2
SDN:P03::G030
2010-10-01 08:51:58.0
Geochronology and stratigraphy
false
SDN:P03::G030
accepted
2010-10-01 08:51:58.0
1
1
2008-12-09 10:13:21.0
accepted
SDN:P03::B060
SDN:P03::B060
2008-12-09 10:13:21.0
Parameters pertaining to all types of diseases, infections, poisonings and physical damage in any type of biota.
false
SDN:P03::B060
Disease, damage and mortality
false
SDN:P03::M015
SDN:P03::M015
1
This group incorporates all parameters pertaining to frozen precipitation, lying snow and ice, permafrost, icebergs, glaciers and ice caps.
SDN:P03::M015
Cryosphere
1
2006-02-28 08:58:25.0
2006-02-28 08:58:25.0
accepted
Other inorganic chemical measurements
This is a 'safety net' category to cover inorganic chemical parameters that cannot be mapped to other Agreed Parameter Groups. It should be regarded as a transitional grouping: if a significant number of related parameters map to this group then the creation of an additional group should be discussed and agreed. The following parameters within the BODC Parameter Dictionary currently (May 2003) fall into this category. Non-metal concentrations in the water column, suspended particulate material and sediment. Element distribution coefficients between dissolved and particulate phases. Thermodynamic data such as ligand binding strengths. Redox potentials. Uncalibrated analytical instrument output, such as XRF counts for element-specific peaks.
1
1
false
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
SDN:P03::C045
accepted
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
SDN:P03::C045
SDN:P03::C045
accepted
Parameters concerning all compounds of carbon covalently bonded to and one or members of the halogen group (fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine) but with no other functional groups. It includes naturally generated compounds (usually short-chain haloalkanes and haloalkenes), man-made freons and contaminants such as organochlorine pesticides.
2010-07-02 10:18:14.0
2
false
SDN:P03::C020
2010-07-02 10:18:14.0
Halocarbons (including freons)
SDN:P03::C020
SDN:P03::C020
2
2010-10-01 09:10:34.0
2
accepted
SDN:P03::GTHM
2010-10-01 09:10:34.0
false
SDN:P03::GTHM
Parameters pertaining to the distribution of the degree of hotness in geologic units (including bodies of unconsolidated sediment), heat transfer in the Earth and the thermal properties of rocks, minerals and sediments.
2
SDN:P03::GTHM
Geothermal measurements
SDN:P03::C003
false
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
accepted
SDN:P03::C003
SDN:P03::C003
This group contains parameters pertaining to amino acid concentrations. Amino acids are defined as carboxylic acids with an amino group at the alpha position. The grouping covers concentrations of these compounds in the water column (mass of amino acid per unit mass/volume of water) or their content in sediment or suspended particulate matter. The grouping does not include amino acid fluxes or rate variables, such as bacterial production by leucine uptake.
1
Amino acids
1
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
Parameters describing the abundance, nature and impact of material added to the environment by the activities of man.
accepted
2017-02-02 14:38:40.0
Pollution
SDN:P03::H001
SDN:P03::H001
false
SDN:P03::H001
2017-02-02 14:38:40.0
2
2
SeaDataNet
SeaDataNet APG
SeaDataNet Agreed Parameter Groups
SeaDataNet Agreed Parameter Groups
2023-07-04 03:00:02.0
Natural Environment Research Council
SeaDataNet
British Oceanographic Data Centre
25
Governance for vocabularies used in the EU SeaDataNet project implemented as consultation between BODC and the members of the SeaDataNet Technical Task Team
Terms agreed within the EU SeaDataNet community to describe coarse-grained groupings of related measurement phenomena.
SeaDataNet APG
1
SDN:P03::GPYS
Geophys
2010-10-22 13:04:00.0
Field geophysics
SDN:P03::GPYS
2010-10-22 13:04:00.0
1
SDN:P03::GPYS
In-situ measurements of physical phenomena designed to elucidate the composition and structure of underlying geological units
accepted
false
false
Tourism
2017-02-02 14:38:40.0
2017-02-02 14:38:40.0
SDN:P03::H015
1
1
accepted
SDN:P03::H015
SDN:P03::H015
Datasets related to the process or industry of tourism including activities and facilities or installations.
1
This is a 'safety net' category to cover organic chemical parameters that cannot be mapped to other Agreed Parameter Groups. It should be regarded as a transitional grouping: if a significant number of related parameters map to this group then the creation of an additional group should be discussed and agreed. The following parameters within the BODC Parameter Dictionary currently (May 2003) fall into this category. Alkenones, alkanols and alkenoate concentrations. Organometallic compound and ligand, such as dimethyl arsenic and Fe-organic ligand, concentrations. Organosulphur compound, such as dimethyl sulphoxide and DMSP, concentrations. Note that dimethyl sulphide has been categorised as a dissolved gas. Biomarker compound, such as DNA, RNA and ATP, concentrations. Carbohydrate concentrations. Protein concentrations. Amine concentrations.
accepted
1
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
false
SDN:P03::C050
Other organic chemical measurements
SDN:P03::C050
SDN:P03::C050
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
This group contains parameter codes that relate to the rate of change of quantity of any chemical species or biological entity. Rates mey be the result of biological (e.g. production), chemical (e.g. photochemical degradation) or biogeochemical (e.g. particulate phase metal uptake rate) processes. The current (May 2003) BODC Parameter Dictionary includes the following types of rate: Primary production ( 14 C uptake rate) Photosynthesis kinetics (P:I experiments) New/regenerated ( 15 N) production Calcification Nitrification Nutrient uptake rates Bacterial production, including thymidine/leucine uptake Metal uptake rates Egg production rates Bacterial and phytoplankton grazing rates Food clearance rates Chemical photoproduction and degradation rates DOC production/uptake DMS/DMSP/DMSO dynamics Excretion and faecal pellet production rates Oxygen/DIC production/respiration Hydrolysis rates Growth efficiency/rates Sulphate reduction rates Some experimental condition parameters, such as incubation temperatures and durations, are also included. Note that this APG has been given 'priority' status to enable modellers to easily ascertain the extent of rate variable availability. Rate parameters are included in this APG in preference to any other APG that might seem appropriate.
SDN:P03::O010
Rate measurements (including production, excretion and grazing)
accepted
1
SDN:P03::O010
SDN:P03::O010
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
false
1
2017-02-02 14:38:40.0
1
Datasets related to the process or industry of deploying and maintaining pipelines.
false
Pipelines
2017-02-02 14:38:40.0
accepted
SDN:P03::H013
1
SDN:P03::H013
SDN:P03::H013
Parameters pertaining to the sedimentological characterisation (e.g. structure, formation) of rocks (including speleothems) and unlithified sediment
1
1
SDN:P03::GSED
2010-09-28 10:37:07.0
SDN:P03::GSED
2010-09-28 10:37:07.0
false
SDN:P03::GSED
accepted
Rock and sediment sedimentology
Sedimentology
SDN:P03::B030
SDN:P03::B030
Parameters related to autotrophic organisms smaller than 200 microns that are free-floating in water bodies, live in sediment or on the seabed.
SDN:P03::B030
2
2015-02-03 10:29:38.0
false
2015-02-03 10:29:38.0
2
Phytoplankton and microphytobenthos
accepted
1
SDN:P03::Z005
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
SDN:P03::Z005
accepted
Administration and dimensions
This APG is primarily intended for parameters that specify the dimensions: x, y (e.g. latitude, longitude) z (e.g. height above sea level/sea floor, depth/pressure) t (e.g. date/time, elapsed time) However, there are other parameters, such as general purpose quality control flags, sequence numbers, platform orientation (heading)/velocity, sampling duration/quantity (e.g. volume filtered) that have been included in the BODC dictionary mapping. It is inevitable that a grouping such as this will become the final resting place for parameters that do not fit into any other existing APG. The mappings to this group therefore require periodical review. Note the potential for problems with confusion between pressure/depth as a z co-ordinate, as a sea level parameter (variation with time), or as a seafloor topography (bathymetry) measurement. Each of these should be assigned a different parameter if sensible grouping is to be possible. BODC currently has problems in this area that have been temporarily resolved by mapping ambiguous pressure/depth parameters into the Other Physical Oceanographic Measurements APG until the problems can be resolved as part of a planned future database restructure.
1
false
SDN:P03::Z005
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
SDN:P03::G040
Rock and sediment physical properties
1
SDN:P03::G040
SDN:P03::G040
2007-09-24 10:56:01.0
Parameters pertaining to the physical properties of rocks (including speleotherms) and unlithified sediment.
accepted
false
2007-09-24 10:56:01.0
1
SDN:P03::B055
1
false
1
Parameters pertaining to plants in the taxonomic groups Rhodophycota, Chromphycota and Chlorophycota (seaweeds/macroalgae) and Charophyta plus Anthophyta (seagrass)
accepted
Macroalgae and seagrass
2008-12-09 10:13:21.0
SDN:P03::B055
SDN:P03::B055
2008-12-09 10:13:21.0
This APG includes all geochemical and parameters for igneous rocks, metamorphic rocks and high-temperature mineral deposits. Age parameters include parameters relating to both geochemical and stratigraphic techniques.
2007-09-24 10:49:24.0
SDN:P03::G025
true
deprecated
2007-09-24 10:49:24.0
1
1
SDN:P03::G025
SDN:P03::G025
Igneous and metamorphic rock geochemistry and geochronology
Birds, mammals and reptiles
accepted
SDN:P03::B015
2
false
SDN:P03::B015
2010-05-04 08:27:01.0
2010-05-04 08:27:01.0
This group incorporates all variables pertaining to birds, mammals and reptiles, including abundance, biomass, biological function and state of health.
SDN:P03::B015
2
2006-06-28 16:25:35.0
2006-06-28 16:25:35.0
This APG contains parameters related to the characterisation of the land surface. These are usually, but not exclusively, determined by remote sensing techniques. Data types falling within the scope of the group are: Land surface temperature Land vegetation Vertical currents Terrestrial water content Terrestrial mapping and the geo-location of features such as coastlines
SDN:P03::T001
SDN:P03::T001
1
false
SDN:P03::T001
accepted
Terrestrial
1
accepted
SDN:P03::G045
SDN:P03::G045
Parameters pertaining to the petrological characterisation and component minerals of rocks (including speleotherms) and unlithified sediment.
false
Rock and sediment lithology and mineralogy
SDN:P03::G045
1
2007-09-24 10:56:01.0
2007-09-24 10:56:01.0
1
1
This APG covers geochemical and age data collected from fully lithified sediments (i.e. sedimentary rocks), water-deposited minerals (e.g. tufa and speleothems) and hard biological deposits (e.g. coral reefs). The group includes both geochemical and stratigraphic geochronological parameters
SDN:P03::G020
SDN:P03::G020
deprecated
1
2007-09-24 10:49:24.0
2007-09-24 10:49:24.0
Sedimentary rock geochemistry and geochronology
true
SDN:P03::G020
Inapplicable
1
inapplicable
accepted
SDN:P03::INAZ
2017-05-02 13:13:32.0
SDN:P03::INAZ
false
2017-05-02 13:13:32.0
1
There is no appropriate value.
SDN:P03::INAZ
This APG includes the parameters associated with the in-situ measurement of water column temperature (including potential temperature) and salinity (including conductivity). Parameters derived from either temperature or salinity (but not temperature AND salinity), such as temperature gradient or temperature variance, are also included.
false
2005-04-04 10:48:27.0
SDN:P03::D025
SDN:P03::D025
2005-04-04 10:48:27.0
SDN:P03::D025
Water column temperature and salinity
accepted
1
1
Atmospheric chemistry
2010-04-20 16:37:41.0
SDN:P03::M005
false
Parameters quantifying and characterising the solid, liquid and gaseous materials that make up the Earth's atmosphere
SDN:P03::M005
2
accepted
2010-04-20 16:37:41.0
SDN:P03::M005
2
accepted
Underwater photography
SDN:P03::UWPH
Still or video digital images taken below the surface of the water column
1
1
false
2009-04-20 08:43:30.0
2009-04-20 08:43:30.0
SDN:P03::UWPH
SDN:P03::UWPH
UW_Photo
1
SDN:P03::B050
SDN:P03::B050
2008-02-20 08:38:12.0
Grouping of parameters that characterise, spatially define, label or classify places where organisms are found.
1
2008-02-20 08:38:12.0
SDN:P03::B050
Habitat
accepted
false
Metal and metalloid concentrations
2
false
2
accepted
SDN:P03::C035
2008-09-12 10:02:59.0
Metal(loid)_cct
SDN:P03::C035
SDN:P03::C035
2008-09-12 10:02:59.0
Parameters pertaining to metal and trace metalloid (i.e. excluding Si) concentrations in any material.
accepted
1
Carbonate system
SDN:P03::C010
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
SDN:P03::C010
1
SDN:P03::C010
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
false
This group incorporates the state variables that describe the concentration of dissolved inorganic carbon and the status of the equilibrium between this and the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration. These are: Carbon dioxide partial pressure/fugacity. Total alkalinity. pH Dissolved inorganic carbon (TCO 2 ) The group also includes parameters that are essential for the interpretation of the data, such as the temperature at which a parameter was collected or to which it has been recalculated.
false
SDN:P03::H012
1
accepted
2017-02-02 14:38:40.0
2017-02-02 14:38:40.0
SDN:P03::H012
Datasets related to the process or industry of locating and extracting coal or other minerals.
Mining
1
SDN:P03::H012
false
SDN:P03::H010
1
SDN:P03::H010
2017-02-02 14:38:40.0
SDN:P03::H010
Energy
accepted
Datasets related to the process or industry of electrical power generation.
1
2017-02-02 14:38:40.0
deprecated
true
SDN:P03::H005
Human activity
SDN:P03::H005
Parameters quantifying the level of any type of human activity, generally in the context of environmental considerations
2
2017-02-02 14:38:40.0
2
2017-02-02 14:38:40.0
SDN:P03::H005
SDN:P03::B045
false
1
This group incorporates all state variables pertaining to zooplankton, which are defined for the purposes of this grouping as any heterotrophic organisms in the water column that are not mammals, reptiles or fish. Most parameters in this group express the abundance, either as cell counts or biomass, of various types of zooplankton. However, the group also includes parameters that describe any other property of these entities that are not rates or fluxes , such as the concentrations of faecal pellets or eggs in the water column or sediment.
accepted
SDN:P03::B045
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
SDN:P03::B045
1
Zooplankton
false
Measurements and parameterisations from which the climatic conditions in the recent or geological past may be determined or described.
1
SDN:P03::H003
SDN:P03::H003
SDN:P03::H003
2008-06-30 15:02:02.0
2008-06-30 15:02:02.0
accepted
1
Palaeoclimate
accepted
SDN:P03::C040
SDN:P03::C040
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
false
1
This group contains parameter codes describing the concentrations of the substances that provide the essential basic elements - nitrogen, phosphorus and silicon - to the phytoplankton. The species covered are: Nitrogen - nitrate, nitrite, ammonium and urea. Phosphorus - orthophosphate Silicon - hydrosilicic acid, commonly termed 'silicate'. The grouping also covers uncalibrated analytical or in-situ instrument outputs, such as monochromatic optical absorbances at the appropriate wavelengths for nutrient determination.
SDN:P03::C040
Nutrients
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
1
SDN:P03::H009
Datasets related to the process of managing cultural and historical artifacts.
accepted
SDN:P03::H009
Cultural Heritage
2017-02-02 14:38:40.0
2017-02-02 14:38:40.0
1
SDN:P03::H009
false
1
false
Fish
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
SDN:P03::B020
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
SDN:P03::B020
1
1
accepted
SDN:P03::B020
This group incorporates all state variables pertaining to fish, such as abundance, biomass and fisheries data.
Area Management/Designation
SDN:P03::H007
Datasets related to the process of managing aquatic and coastal environments.
2017-02-02 14:38:40.0
accepted
1
false
SDN:P03::H007
SDN:P03::H007
2017-02-02 14:38:40.0
1
2007-09-24 10:56:01.0
Parameters pertaining to the chemistry of the interstitial pore waters in unlithified sediments.
SDN:P03::G050
1
accepted
Sediment pore water chemistry
2007-09-24 10:56:01.0
SDN:P03::G050
SDN:P03::G050
false
1
1
SDN:P03::B007
false
accepted
2004-04-30 09:47:00.0
This group contains all parameters relating to the composition of organisms or their constituent parts. It may include any analytical measurements on biological material, but is specifically designed for heavy metal and organic contaminant biota pollution monitoring data.
SDN:P03::B007
Biota composition
SDN:P03::B007
1
2004-04-30 09:47:00.0
Parameters pertaining to material in suspension within water bodies.
accepted
SDN:P03::G015
5
5
false
SDN:P03::G015
2010-10-01 09:08:16.0
2010-10-01 09:08:16.0
SDN:P03::G015
Suspended particulate material
This APG contains all parameters pertaining to the measurement of: Eulerian currents Lagrangian currents (except drifter position) Vertical currents River flow velocity
accepted
SDN:P03::D030
Currents
2006-06-28 16:19:32.0
1
false
SDN:P03::D030
1
SDN:P03::D030
2006-06-28 16:19:32.0
1
accepted
SDN:P03::B005
1
This group incorporates all state variables pertaining to bacteria (Kingdom Monera)and viruses. Note that Monera includes both Phylum Bacteria and Phylum Cyanophycota (cyanobacteria but sometimes called blue-green algae). Most parameters in this group express the abundance, either as cell counts or biomass, of various types of bacteria or viruses. However, the group also includes parameters that describe any other property of these entities that are not rates or fluxes . Examples include cell size, cell volume and the proportion of the population associated with the particulate phase.
false
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
SDN:P03::B005
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
SDN:P03::B005
Bacteria and viruses
1
SDN:P03::G010
This group includes parameters pertaining to the physical properties of sediment. 'Sediment' can include both bottom and suspended particulate material if the property is equally applicable whether or not the sediment is in suspension. This category will inevitably end up as a 'catch all' for sediment parameters that cannot be mapped to other APGs, and consequently its composition should be periodically reviewed. The BODC Parameter Dictionary currently (May 2003) includes the following types of parameter in this grouping: Sediment cohesive strength (e.g. erosion stress and shear velocity). Mineralogy (including organic matter content). Dating and accumulation rate. Porosity and water content Grain size and density. Magnetic susceptibility and resistivity.
2007-09-24 10:49:24.0
2007-09-24 10:49:24.0
SDN:P03::G010
SDN:P03::G010
1
deprecated
Sediment properties
true
SDN:P03::D032
accepted
SDN:P03::D032
Sea level
2006-06-28 16:19:56.0
This APG contains all parameters pertaining to the measurement of: Sea level relative to a terrestrial datum Water column height at a fixed location
1
false
SDN:P03::D032
2006-06-28 16:19:56.0
1
2006-06-28 16:20:14.0
Waves
1
false
1
accepted
SDN:P03::D034
2006-06-28 16:20:14.0
SDN:P03::D034
This APG contains all parameters pertaining to the measurement of: Wave height Wave period Wave direction Wave energy spectra
SDN:P03::D034
2010-09-28 10:31:35.0
Physical phenomena and properties of the atmosphere including air temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, wind velocity and radiation.
Meteorology
SDN:P03::M010
SDN:P03::M010
accepted
false
2010-09-28 10:31:35.0
2
2
SDN:P03::M010
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
This APG contains parameters pertaining to the optical properties of seawater. Assigning parameters to this group encounters two areas of difficulty. Optical techniques, such as transmissometers and nephelometers, are used to quantify SPM concentration. The 'usual' parameter for transmissometer measurements is optical attenuance (or its natural log), which is clearly an optical property. Consequently, attenuance, percentage transmission and their precursor voltages have been included in this APG. However, the usual calibrated parameter from a nephelometer is turbidity, which is clearly more closely related to the suspended load of the water column. Consequently, nephelometer parameters, including raw voltages, have been included in the Suspended Particulate Matter APG. Light intensity, such as downwelling irradiance, may be measured by sensors placed either above or below the surface of the water. It might be argued that the latter belonged in the Meteorology APG. However, some irradiance records include measurements both above and below the sea surface to quantify light loss across the air-sea interface. Consequently, both surface and subsurface irradiance have been placed in the Optical Properties APG.
SDN:P03::D015
accepted
SDN:P03::D015
false
1
Optical properties
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
SDN:P03::D015
1
1
Hydrocarbons
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
false
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
accepted
SDN:P03::C025
This group contains parameter codes describing the concentrations of the compounds of carbon and hydrogen. All compounds conforming to this definition are placed in this APG, including aromatic compounds, even polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons traditionally categorised as 'pollutants'. This is to circumvent problems deciding which hydrocarbons are pollutants and which are not.
1
SDN:P03::C025
SDN:P03::C025
Transport
SDN:P03::H016
SDN:P03::H016
2017-02-02 14:38:40.0
2017-02-02 14:38:40.0
Datasets related to the process or industry of transport including activities and facilities or installations.
1
false
accepted
SDN:P03::H016
1
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
Pigments
SDN:P03::B035
1
SDN:P03::B035
SDN:P03::B035
false
This group incorporates plant pigment concentration parameters and uncalibrated readings from instruments that make in-situ pigment measurements, such as fluorometer voltages. The grouping includes measurements on pigments in the particulate phase of the water column (expressed as pigment mass per unit volume/mass of water), pigments in sediment (expressed as pigment mass per unit mass or volume of sediment) and zooplankton gut pigment contents (expressed as pigment mass per individual).
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
1
accepted
2017-02-02 14:38:40.0
SDN:P03::H014
1
SDN:P03::H014
SDN:P03::H014
Datasets related to the process or industry of extracting salt from saltwater.
1
Salt extraction
2017-02-02 14:38:40.0
accepted
false
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
SDN:P03::D005
Acoustics
1
false
accepted
This group contains parameter codes relating to the propagation of sound through seawater, such as signal amplitude, noise, signal return, travel time and sound velocity.
SDN:P03::D005
SDN:P03::D005
2003-06-10 15:23:21.0
1
2007-09-24 10:56:01.0
2007-09-24 10:56:01.0
SDN:P03::G060
accepted
1
false
SDN:P03::G060
1
SDN:P03::G060
Sedimentation and erosion processes
Parameters pertaining to the removal and deposition of unlithified sediments.
2
Gravity, magnetics and bathymetry
Parameters related to the strength and characteristics of the Earth's magnetic and gravity fields and the spatial variation in water body depth.
2010-10-01 09:01:32.0
2010-10-01 09:01:32.0
SDN:P03::G005
SDN:P03::G005
accepted
false
SDN:P03::G005
2