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File naming conventions:
[v][tp][ft][g].gz

where:
[v] = variable:
t = temperature
s = salinity
o = dissolved oxygen
O = percent oxygen saturation
A = apparent oxygen utilization
p = phosphate
n = nitrate
i = silicate

[tp] = time period:
00 = all data annual
13 - 16 = seasons (starting with 13 = Winter (Jan-Mar))
01 - 12 = months (starting with 01 = January)

[ft] = file type:
an = all-data analyzed mean
  monthly: 1-24 standard depth levels (analyzed)
  seasonal: 1-24 standard depth levels (average of appropriate analyzed monthly fields),
  25-33 standard depth levels (analyzed)
  annual: 1-24 standard depth levels (average of 12 analyzed monthly fields),
  25-33 standard depth levels (average of 4 analyzed seasonal fields)
dd = number of observations
sd = standard deviation of data
se = standard error of the mean of data
mn = raw (unanalyzed) mean of data
oa = unanalyzed (raw) mean minus analyzed field
ma = seasonal or monthly fields minus annual fields
gp = number of grid points containing data within the radius of influence around present grid point

[g] = grid size:
1 = one-degree square file
5 = five-degree square file



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