---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Tim Wootton <twootton@uchicago.edu>
Date: Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: NODC receipt confirmation for Tim Wootton (UChicago); 
20121115; Tatoosh Island, Washington ocean time series
To: Liqing Jiang - NOAA Affiliate <liqing.jiang@noaa.gov>
Cc: Cathy Pfister <cpfister@uchicago.edu>

Hi Liqing,

Here is a revised data file and answers to our queries. Please let us know 
if further editing is needed.

Best wishes,

Tim Wootton


On 11/30/12 1:35 PM, Liqing Jiang - NOAA Affiliate wrote:

Hi Tim,

I think the files you sent us are very well organized. I just have a few 
minor questions.

1) What does "YrsSvc" stand for?
Answer: YrsSvc stands for time since the pH probe was last serviced 
(replacement if necessary, recharging reference solution if needed, 
calibration).

2) The unit for pH is listed as "NBS pH units (mol/kg)". I guess mol/kg is 
just a typo, right? Logarithmic scale shouldn't have a unit.
Answer: Yes you should drop the units.

3) The Date and Time are listed as numbers in the data file. For example, 
I see dates like "60400". Would you please convert them back to something 
like "YYYYMMDD", etc?
Answer: The data is presented as MDDYY. If we include that key in the 
variable header, do you think that is acceptable?

Thank you,

Liqing