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Argo data management User’s manual
PROJECT_NAME:_FillValue = " ";
char PI_NAME (N_PROF, STRING64);
PI_NAME:long_name = "Name of the
principal investigator";
PI_NAME:_FillValue = " ";
Name of the principal investigator in charge of
the profiling float.
Example : Yves Desaubies
char STATION_PARAMETERS(N_PROF,
N_PARAM, STRING16);
STATION_PARAMETERS:long_name = "List of
available parameters for the station";
STATION_PARAMETERS:conventions = "Argo
reference table 3";
STATION_PARAMETERS:_FillValue = " ";
List of parameters contained in this profile.
The parameter names are listed in reference
table 3.
Examples : TEMP, PSAL, CNDC
TEMP : temperature
PSAL : practical salinity
CNDC : conductivity
int CYCLE_NUMBER(N_PROF);
CYCLE_NUMBER:long_name = "Float cycle
number";
CYCLE_NUMBER:conventions = "0...N, 0 :
launch cycle (if exists), 1 : first complete
cycle";
CYCLE_NUMBER:_FillValue = 99999;
Float cycle number.
See §1.6: float cycle definition.
char DIRECTION(N_PROF);
DIRECTION:long_name = "Direction of the
station profiles";
DIRECTION:conventions = "A: ascending
profiles, D: descending profiles";
DIRECTION:_FillValue = " ";
Type of profile on which measurement occurs.
A : ascending profile
D : descending profile
char DATA_CENTRE(N_PROF, STRING2);
DATA_CENTRE:long_name = "Data centre in
charge of float data processing";
DATA_CENTRE:conventions = "Argo
reference table 4";
DATA_CENTRE:_FillValue = " ";
Code for the data centre in charge of the float
data management.
The data centre codes are described in the
reference table 4.
Example : “ME" for MEDS
char DC_REFERENCE(N_PROF, STRING32);
DC_REFERENCE:long_name = "Station unique
identifier in data centre";
DC_REFERENCE:conventions = "Data centre
convention";
DC_REFERENCE:_FillValue = " ";
Unique identifier of the profile in the data
centre.
Data centres may have different identifier
schemes.
DC_REFERENCE is therefore not unique across
data centres.
char DATA_STATE_INDICATOR(N_PROF,
STRING4);
DATA_STATE_INDICATOR:long_name =
"Degree of processing the data have passed
through";
DATA_STATE_INDICATOR:conventions =
"Argo reference table 6";
DATA_STATE_INDICATOR:_FillValue = " ";
Degree of processing the data has passed
through.
The data state indicator is described in the
reference table 6.
char DATA_MODE(N_PROF);
DATA_MODE:long_name = "Delayed mode or
real time data";
DATA_MODE:conventions = "R : real time; D
: delayed mode; A : real time with
adjustment";
DATA_MODE:_FillValue = " ";
Indicates if the profile contains real time,
delayed mode or adjusted data.
R : real time data
D : delayed mode data
A : real time data with adjusted values
char PLATFORM_TYPE(N_PROF, STRING32);
PLATFORM_TYPE:long_name = "Type of
float";
PLATFORM_TYPE:conventions = "Argo
reference table 23";
PLATFORM_TYPE:_FillValue = " ";
Type of float listed in reference table 23.
Example: SOLO, APEX, PROVOR, ARVOR, NINJA
char FLOAT_SERIAL_NO(N_PROF,
STRING32);
FLOAT_SERIAL_NO:long_name = "Serial
number of the float";
FLOAT_SERIAL_NO:_FillValue = " ";
Serial number of the float.
Example 1679
char FIRMWARE_VERSION(N_PROF,
STRING64);
FIRMWARE_VERSION:long_name =
"Instrument firmware version";
FIRMWARE_VERSION:_FillValue = " ";
Firmware version of the float.
Example : "013108"
The dimension STRING32 instead of STRING64
remains accepted.
char WMO_INST_TYPE(N_PROF, STRING4);
WMO_INST_TYPE:long_name = "Coded
instrument type”;
WMO_INST_TYPE:conventions = "Argo
reference table 8";
WMO_INST_TYPE:_FillValue = " ";
Instrument type from WMO code table 1770.
A subset of WMO table 1770 is documented in
the reference table 8.
Example :
846 : Webb Research float, Seabird sensor
Julian day of the profile.