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2005-03-22 13:55:00 -0500: Journal for accession number: 0002083
Created on:                    2005-03-22 13:55:00 -0500
By:                            Carla Forgy, SSMC3 4306, 713-3295 x184

Source:  Temperature, salinity, oxygen and other profile data received at NODC on 03/21/05
by Sydney Levitus on a CD-ROM sent by Renata Guera, IMARPE (INST DEL MAR DEL PERU)


File format:  NODC/OCL GODAR digitization format (comma-separated-values)
These data were manually entered into a MS Excel spreadsheet by NODC personnel 
and /or contractors from the original source.  The MS Excel spreadsheet was 
subsequently saved as the .xls file and as a comma-delimited ascii text in the .csv file.


***Information about the data format can be found in the CSV_format_description.html 
in the /about directory.****

Temperature, salinity  and other measurements found in dataset OSD taken from the VICTORIA 1 
(FISHING BOAT), ALEJERO HUMBOLDT  and other platforms in the South Pacific,Coastal S Pacific
and other locations from 1980 to 1982 (NODC Accession 0002083)

Accession| 0002083
Date Received (month/day/year)| 3/24/2005
Start date (month/day/year)| 9/23/1980
End date (month/day/year)| 12/6/1982
Submitting Institute| INSTITUTO DEL MAR DEL PERU (IMARPE); PAITA; PERU
Contains observation type(s)| physical,chemical,biology
Contains datatype(s)| 276 temperature profiles
                        223 salinity profiles
                        276 plankton profiles
                        55 oxygen profiles
                        4 phosphate profiles
                        4 silicate profiles
                        4 nitrate profiles
                        44 chlorophyll profiles

Includes Sea Area(s)| South Pacific
                      Coastal S Pacific
                      Equatorial Pacific
                      Coastal Equatorial Pacific
West Boundary|  -85.42
East Boundary|  -70.53
North Boundary|   -3.50
South Boundary|  -18.33
Contains Instrument Type(s)| bottle/rossette/net (276 casts)
Institute(s)| INSTITUTO DEL MAR DEL PERU (IMARPE); PAITA; PERU
Platform(s)| VICTORIA 1 (FISHING BOAT)
             ALEJERO HUMBOLDT
             UNANUE