Journal for accession number: 0000441
Created on:                   Fri 20 Apr 2001 10:18:46 -0400
By:                           Robert Gelfeld,SSMC3 4230,7133295 179

Source: CDIAC

12 January 2005:  edited by Renee Tatusko

This accession is only a small subset of data that is available for Ocean Station Papa, 
which was operated as an ocean weather station from 19 December 1949 through 20 June 1981.  
Further information about this station can be found at the web site:  
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sci/osap/projects/linepdata/default_e.htm.

Data format description can be found in the file, Stnppco2.txt, in the \about directory.

Using a report generating subroutine created in the Ocean Climate Laboratory, the
following information was produced for this accession:

Title:  Oceanographic profile temperature, salinity, and other measurements collected 
from the Weather Station Papa in the North Pacific from 1973 to 1976 (NODC Accession 0000441)

Accession: 0000441
Date Received (month/day/year): 4/30/2001
Start date (month/day/year): 8/12/1973
End date (month/day/year): 12/7/1976
Submitting Institute: CARBON DIOXIDE INFORMATION ANALYSIS CENTER (CDIAC) 
Contains observation type(s): physical,chemical
Contains datatype(s): 14 temperature profiles
                        14 salinity profiles
                        12 XCO2sea profiles
                        14 xCO2atm profiles
                        14 barometric pressure profiles
                        14 latitude profiles
                        14 longitude profiles
                        14 julian year-day profiles

Includes Sea Area(s): North Pacific     
West Boundary: -145.00
East Boundary: -142.15
North Boundary:   50.00
South Boundary:   49.78
Contains Instrument Type(s): (null) (14 stations)