Joint Archive for Shipboard ADCP:  Database July 15, 2002

Data organized in directories as:
 /ship
   /year
     /SAC_ID (unique cruise) 
 
The entire database is given on this exabyte tape.  Some
cruises provided previously to NODC have received corrections or 
additional documentation and should thus be replaced.

Total size: 6.14 gigabytes

Exabyte tape: 8 mm
Two tar files:

Tar file one has these subdirectories:
               discvrer.usa/  gyre.usa/      kaimoana.usa/  mauewing.usa/
alphahlx.usa/  dsjordan.usa/  hudson.ca/     kaiyoxk.jpn/   mcarthur.usa/
aurotrls.aus/  edwnlink.usa/  iselin.usa/    kexue.prc/     meteor.ger/
chdarwin.uk/   endeavor.usa/  jptully.ca/    latlante.fr/   moanawve.usa/
               firstjup.pan/  jwpowell.usa/  lenoroit.fr/   
discovry.uk/   franklin.aus/  kaimkana.usa/  mardufre.fr/ 

Tar file two has these subdirectories:
               nbpalmer.usa/  ronbrown.usa/  tcromwel.usa/
               nhorizon.usa/  rrevelle.usa/  thompson.usa/
jcross.uk/     oceanus.usa/   sewdjohn.usa/  twashgtn.usa/
knorr.usa/     oleander.usa/                 vickers.usa/
malcbald.usa/  pointsur.usa/  shiyan3.prc/   wecoma.usa/
melville.usa/  polarstn.ger/  sonne.ger/     xiangy14.prc/
mfreeman.usa/  poseidon.ger/                 xiangyh5.prc/


Files:
ship.ref: ship names, subdirectory abbreviations, ship codes
cruise.ref: Identification Numbers (SAC IDs), subdirectory ship name,
            subdirectory year, cruise name, other booking information
std_sub.txt: format description for NODC standard subset

For each cruise:
    sssss.sub          "standard subset (hourly and 10 m depth intervals
                        for U,V, transducer temp, and ship U, ship V,
                        for sac_id=sssss, ie. 00123.sub"
    sssss.bft          "cruise summary, or block footer as we call it"
    sssssnnn.blk       "CODAS block nnn for cruise sssss"
    sssssdir.blk       "CODAS block directory for cruise sssss"

    *some directories contain file mkblkftr.cnt-- ignore it.