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Code Tables Necessary to Use the World Ocean Database Data
Each file name starts with one of the letters, denoting the type of code table
followed by the code table number within that type and a brief descriptive name for the code table, except Primary Investigator and Country Code lists.
You may download an ascii (txt) or pdf versions of the tables.
- Primary investigator list: txt,
(0.73 MB)
- Country list: txt,
(0.01 MB)
-
Depth dependent variables list: txt,
(0.01 MB)
- Quality Control Flags: txt,
(0.01 MB)
- WOD Datasets list: txt,
(0.01 MB)
| Second header code tables Top |
|---|
| s_1_accession |
txt,
(1.20 MB) |
| s_2_project |
txt,
(0.03 MB) |
| s_3_platform |
txt,
(0.37 MB) |
| s_4_institute |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
| s_5_cast/tow_number |
n/a
|
| s_6_station_number |
n/a
|
| s_7_orig_station_number |
n/a
|
| s_8_depth_precision |
n/a
|
| s_9_weather_station |
txt,
(0.03 MB) |
| s_10_bottom_depth |
n/a
|
| s_11_cast_duration |
n/a
|
| s_12_cast_direction |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
| s_13_high_resolution_pairs |
n/a
|
| s_14_water_color |
txt,
(0.02 MB) |
|---|
| s_15_water_transparency |
n/a
|
| s_16_wave_direction |
txt,
(0.03 MB) |
|---|
| s_17_wave_height |
txt,
(0.02 MB) |
|---|
| s_18_sea_state |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| s_19_wind_force |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| s_20_wave_period |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| s_21_wind_direction |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| s_22_wind_speed |
n/a
|
| s_23_barometric_pressure |
n/a
|
| s_24_dry_bulb_temperature |
n/a
|
| s_25_wet_bulb_temperature |
n/a
|
| s_26_weather_condition |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| s_27_cloud_type |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| s_28_cloud_cover |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| s_29_probe_type |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| s_30_calibration_depth |
n/a
|
| s_31_calibration_temperature |
n/a
|
| s_32_recorder |
txt,
(0.02 MB) |
|---|
| s_33_depth_correction |
n/a
|
| s_34_bottom_hit |
n/a
|
| s_35_digitization_method |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| s_36_digitization_interval |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| s_37_data_storage |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| s_38_trace_correction |
n/a
|
| s_39_temperature_correction |
n/a
|
| s_40_ref_instrument |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| s_41_visibility |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| s_45_absolute_humidity |
n/a
|
| s_46_reference/sea_surface_temperature |
n/a
|
| s_47_sea_surface_salinity |
n/a
|
| s_48_year_probe_was_manufactured |
n/a
|
| s_49_ship_speed_when_probe_was_dropped |
n/a
|
| s_54_needs_depth_fix |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| s_71_real_time |
n/a
|
| s_74_ocean_vehicle |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| s_77_xCO2_atmospheric |
n/a
|
| s_84_argos_fix |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| s_85_argos_time_from_last_fix |
n/a
|
| s_86_argos_time_to_next_fix |
n/a
|
| s_87_height_xbt_launch |
n/a
|
| s_88_sea_surface_sensor_depth |
n/a
|
| s_91_database_id |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| s_92_ukho_ref |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| s_93_consecutive_prof_tow_segment |
n/a
|
| s_94_wmo_code_id |
n/a
|
| s_95_depth_unit |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| s_96_origflagset |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| s_97_sampler |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| s_98_argos_id_number |
n/a
|
| s_99_time_stamp |
n/a
|
| Variable specific code tables Top |
|---|
| v_1_accession |
txt,
(1.20 MB) |
|---|
| v_2_project |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| v_3_scale |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| v_4_institute |
txt,
(0.03 MB) |
|---|
| v_5_instrument |
txt,
(0.06 MB) |
|---|
| v_6_methods |
txt,
(0.04 MB) |
|---|
| v_8_orig_units |
txt,
(0.02 MB) |
|---|
| v_10_equilibrator_type |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| v_11_filter_type_and_size |
txt,
(0.02 MB) |
|---|
| v_12_incubation_time |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| v_13_co2_sea_warming |
n/a |
|---|
| v_15_analysis_temperature |
n/a |
|---|
| v_16_uncalibrated |
n/a |
|---|
| v_17_contains_nitrite |
n/a |
|---|
| v_18_normal_sea_water_batch |
n/a |
|---|
| v_19_adjustment |
n/a |
|---|
| Biological code tables Top |
|---|
| b_1_water_volume_filtered |
n/a |
|---|
| b_2_sampling_duration |
n/a |
|---|
| b_3_mesh_size |
n/a |
|---|
| b_4_type_tow |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| b_5_large_removed_volume |
n/a |
|---|
| b_6_large_removed |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| b_7_gear_and_flowmeter |
txt,
(0.05 MB) |
|---|
| b_8_sampler_volume |
n/a |
|---|
| b_9_net_mouth_area |
n/a |
|---|
| b_10_preservation_method |
txt,
(0.02 MB) |
|---|
| b_11_weight_method |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| b_12_large_removed_length |
n/a |
|---|
| b_13_count_method |
txt,
(0.02 MB) |
|---|
| b_14_tow_distance |
n/a |
|---|
| b_15_average_tow_speed |
n/a |
|---|
| b_16_sampling_start_time |
n/a |
|---|
| b_18_flowmeter_type |
n/a |
|---|
| b_19_flowmeter_calibration |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| b_20_counting_institute |
see institute code |
|---|
| b_21_voucher_institute |
see institute code |
|---|
| b_22_wire_angle_start |
n/a |
|---|
| b_23_wire_angle_end |
n/a |
|---|
| b_24_depth_determined |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| b_25_volume_method |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| b_30_accession |
txt,
(1.20 MB) |
|---|
| Taxa specific code tables Top |
|---|
| t_1_taxa_list |
txt,
(1.50 MB) |
|---|
| t_2_upper_depth |
n/a
|
|---|
| t_3_lower_depth |
n/a
|
|---|
| t_4_biomass_value |
n/a
|
|---|
| t_5_taxon_lifestage |
txt,
(0.03 MB) |
|---|
| t_6_taxon_sex |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| t_7_taxon_presence_abundance |
txt,
(0.03 MB) |
|---|
| t_8_taxon_trophic_level |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| t_9_taxon_realm |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| t_10_taxon_count |
n/a
|
|---|
| t_11_sample_specific_volume |
n/a
|
|---|
| t_12_taxon_volume |
n/a
|
|---|
| t_13_taxon_wet_weight |
n/a
|
|---|
| t_14_taxon_dry_weight |
n/a
|
|---|
| t_15_taxon_ash_free_weight |
n/a
|
|---|
| t_16_taxon_feature |
txt,
(0.02 MB) |
|---|
| t_17_taxon_modifier |
txt,
(0.02 MB) |
|---|
| t_18_size_min |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| t_19_size_max |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| t_20_units |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| t_21_taxon_radius |
n/a
|
|---|
| t_22_taxon_length |
n/a
|
|---|
| t_23_taxon_width |
n/a
|
|---|
| t_25_taxon_carbon_content |
n/a
|
|---|
| t_26_count_method |
txt,
(0.02 MB) |
|---|
| t_27_cbv_value |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
| t_28_cbv_calculation_method |
txt,
(0.02 MB) |
|---|
| t_30_biologial_group |
txt,
(0.01 MB) |
|---|
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