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Multi-profile NetCDF Format

Global attributes Attribute name Attribute value
  title "US NODC Argo Profiling Float Profiles Format"
  Conventions "COARDS, US_NODC"
  history "Program used to create this file: daily_gdac2nodc.pro 1.9 2004-12-08"
  format_version "US NODC Argo Profiling Data Format Ver. 2.1"

 

Variable name (size) Data type Attribute name Attribute value
data_type(string16) char    
    long_name "Data Type"
    _FillValue " "
format_version(string8) char    
    long_name "File format version"
    _FillValue " "
    comment "US NODC Argo Profile Data Format Ver. 2.1"
handbook_version(string8) char    
    long_name "Data handbook version"
    _FillValue " "
    comment "US NODC Argo data handbook Ver. 1.0"
reference_date_time(string1) double    
    long_name "Reference date and time for observation days"
    units "count"
    _FillValue 999999.
    comment "Julian Day Number of 1950-01-01 00:00:00 UTC"
float_number(time, string8) char    
    long_name "Float ID Number"
    conventions "WMO float identifier : A9IIIII"
    _FillValue " "
    comment "WMO Float unique identifier"
project_name(time, string64) char    
    long_name "Name of the project"
    _FillValue " "
pi_name(time, string64) char    
    long_name "Name of the principal investigator"
    _FillValue " "
station_parameters(time, n_parm, string4) char    
    long_name "List of available parameters for the station"
    conventions "Argo referenece table 3"
    _FillValue " "
cycle_number(time) int    
    long_name "Float Cycle Number"
    conventions "0..N, 0 : launch cycle (if exists) ,
1 : first complete cycle"
    _FillValue 99999
direction(time, string1) char    
    long_name "Direction of the station profiles"
    conventions "A: ascending profiles, D: descending profiles"
    _FillValue "9"
data_centre(time, string2) char    
    long_name "Data centre"
    conventions "Argo reference table 4"
    _FillValue " "
    comment "Data centre in charge of float data processing"
date_creation(date_time) char    
    long_name "Date Creation"
    conventions "YYYYMMDDHHMISS"
    _FillValue " "
    comment "Date and time of file creation"
data_update(date_time) char    
    long_name "Update Date"
    conventions "YYYYMMDDHHMISS"
    _FillValue " "
    comment "Date and time of file updated"
dc_reference(time, string32) char    
    long_name "Station unique identifier in data centre"
    conventions "Data centre convention"
    _FillValue " "
data_state_indicator(time, string4) char    
    long_name "Degree of processing the data have passed through"
    conventions "Argo reference table 6"
    _FillValue " "
data_mode(time, string1) char    
    long_name "Data Mode"
    conventions "R : real time; D : delayed mode"
    _FillValue "9"
    comment "Delayed mode or real time data"
inst_reference(time, string64) char    
    long_name "Instrument Type"
    conventions "Brand, type, serial number"
    _FillValue " "
wmo_inst_type(time, string4) char    
    long_name "Coded instrument type"
    conventions "WMO code table 1770 - instrument type"
    _FillValue " "
time(time) double    
    long_name "Days of the observations"
    units "days since 1950-01-01 00:00:00 UTC"
    _FillValue 999999.
    comment "Observation days relative to reference_date_time"
time_qc(time, string1) char    
    long_name "Date and Time Quality Flag"
    conventions "Argo reference table 2"
    _FillValue "9"
    comment "Quality on Date and Time"
juld_location(time) double    
    long_name "Julian day (UTC) of the location relative to REFERENCE_DATE_TIME"
    units "days since 1950-01-01 00:00:00 UTC"
    conventions "Relative julian days with decimal part (as parts of day)"
    _FillValue 999999.
latitude(time) double    
    long_name "Latitude"
    units "degrees_north"
    valid_min -90.f
    valid_max 90.f
    _FillValue 99999.
    comment "Latitude of the station location, best estimate"
longitude(time) double    
    long_name "Longitude"
    units "degrees_east"
    valid_min -180.f
    valid_max 180.f
    _FillValue 99999.
    comment "Logitude of the station location, best estimate"
position_qc(time, string1) char    
    long_name "Quality on position (latitude and longitude)"
    conventions "Argo reference table 2"
    _FillValue "9"
positioning_system(time, string8) char    
    long_name "Positioning System"
    conventions "ARGOS or GPS"
    _FillValue " "
profile_pres_qc(time, string1) char    
    long_name "Global quality flag of PRES profile"
    conventions "Argo reference table 2"
    _FillValue "9"
profile_temp_qc(time, string1) char    
    long_name "Global quality flag of TEMP profile"
    conventions "Argo reference table 2"
    _FillValue "9"
profile_psal_qc(time, string1) char    
    long_name "Global quality flag of PSAL profile"
    conventions "Argo reference table 2"
    _FillValue "9"
profile_cndc_qc(time, string1) char    
    long_name "Global quality flag of CNDC profile"
    conventions "Argo reference table 2"
    _FillValue "9"
profile_doxy_qc(time, string1) char    
    long_name "Global quality flag of DOXY profile"
    conventions "Argo reference table 2"
    _FillValue "9"
pres(time, level) float    
    long_name "Pressure"
    units "decibar"
    positive "down"
    valid_min 0.f
    valid_max 15000.f
    C_format "%7.1f"
    FORtrAN_format "F7.1"
    _FillValue 99999.f
    resolution 0.1f
    comment "In situ measurement, sea surface = 0"
pres_qc(time, level, string1) char    
    long_name "Quality Flag"
    conventions "Argo reference table 2"
    _FillValue "9"
temp(time, level) float    
    long_name "Temperature"
    units "degree_Celsius"
    valid_min -3.f
    valid_max 40.f
    C_format "%9.3f"
    FORtrAN_format "F9.3"
    _FillValue 99999.f
    resolution 0.001f
    comment "In situ measurement"
temp_qc(time, level, string1) char    
    long_name "Quality Flag"
    conventions "Argo reference table 2"
    _FillValue "9"
psal(time, level) float    
    long_name "Practical Salinity"
    units "psu"
    valid_min 0.f
    valid_max 42.f
    C_format "%9.3f"
    FORtrAN_format "F9.3"
    _FillValue 99999.f
    resolution 0.001f
    comment "In situ measurement"
psal_qc(time, level, string1) char    
    long_name "Quality Flag"
    conventions "Argo reference table 2"
    _FillValue "9"
cndc(time, level) float    
    long_name "Electrical Conductivity"
    units "mhos/m"
    valid_min 0.f
    valid_max 60.f
    C_format "%9.3f"
    FORtrAN_format "F9.3"
    _FillValue 99999.f
    resolution 0.001f
    comment "In situ measurement"
cndc_qc(time, level, string1) char    
    long_name "Quality Flag"
    conventions "Argo reference table 2"
    _FillValue "9"
doxy(time, level) float    
    long_name "Dissolved Oxygen"
    units " "
    valid_min 0.f
    valid_max 60.f
    C_format "%9.3f"
    FORtrAN_format "F9.3"
    _FillValue 99999.f
    resolution 0.001f
    comment "In situ measurement"
doxy_qc(time, level, string1) char    
    long_name "Quality Flag"
    conventions "Argo reference table 2"
    _FillValue "9"
level(level) int    
    long_name "Level Number"
    units "count"
    depth_var "pressure"