Mono-profile NetCDF Format
| Global attributes | Attribute name | Attribute value |
|---|---|---|
| title | "US NODC Argo Profiling Float Profile Format" | |
| Conventions | "COARDS, US_NODC" | |
| history | "Program used to create this file: split_latest_data.pro Ver. 1.2 2004-12-08" | |
| format_version | "US NODC Argo Profiling Data Format Ver. 2.1" | |
| quality_code_std | "IGOSS, Argo" |
| Variable name (size) | Data type | Attribute name | Attribute value |
|---|---|---|---|
| data_type(string16) | char | ||
| long_name | "Data Type" | ||
| _FillValue | " " | ||
| format_version(string8) | char | ||
| long_name | "File format version" | ||
| _FillValue | " " | ||
| comment | "US NODC Argo Profile Data Format Ver. 2.1" | ||
| handbook_version(string8) | char | ||
| long_name | "Data handbook version" | ||
| _FillValue | " " | ||
| comment | "US NODC Argo data handbook Ver. 1.0" | ||
| reference_date_time(time) | double | ||
| long_name | "Reference date and time for observation days" | ||
| units | "count" | ||
| _FillValue | 999999. | ||
| comment | "Julian Day Number of 1950-01-01 00:00:00 UTC" | ||
| float_number(string8) | char | ||
| project_name(string64) | char | ||
| long_name | "Name of the project" | ||
| _FillValue | " " | ||
| pi_name(string64) | char | ||
| long_name | "Name of the principal investigator" | ||
| _FillValue | " " | ||
| station_parameters(n_parm, string4) | char | ||
| long_name | "List of available parameters for the station" | ||
| conventions | "Argo referenece table 3" | ||
| _FillValue | " " | ||
| cycle_number(time) | int | ||
| long_name | "Float Cycle Number" | ||
| conventions | "0..N, 0 : launch cycle (if exists) , 1 : first complete cycle" |
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| _FillValue | 99999 | ||
| direction(string1) | char | ||
| long_name | "Direction of the station profiles" | ||
| conventions | "A: ascending profiles, D: descending profiles" | ||
| _FillValue | " " | ||
| data_centre(string2) | char | ||
| long_name | "Data Centre" | ||
| conventions | "Argo reference table 4" | ||
| _FillValue | " " | ||
| comment | "Data centre in charge of float data processing" | ||
| data_creation(date_time) | char | ||
| long_name | "Date Creation" | ||
| conventions | "YYYYMMDDHHMISS" | ||
| _FillValue | " " | ||
| comment | "Date and time of file creation" | ||
| data_update(date_time) | char | ||
| long_name | "Update Date" | ||
| conventions | "YYYYMMDDHHMISS" | ||
| _FillValue | " " | ||
| comment | "Date and time of file updated" | ||
| dc_reference(string32) | char | ||
| long_name | "Station unique identifier in data centre" | ||
| conventions | "Data centre convention" | ||
| _FillValue | " " | ||
| data_state_indicator(string4) | char | ||
| long_name | "Degree of processing the data have passed through" | ||
| conventions | "Argo reference table 6" | ||
| _FillValue | " " | ||
| data_mode(string1) | char | ||
| long_name | "Data Mode" | ||
| conventions | "R : real time; D : delayed mode" | ||
| _FillValue | " " | ||
| comment | "Delayed mode or real time data" | ||
| inst_reference(string64) | char | ||
| long_name | "Instrument Type" | ||
| conventions | "Brand, type, serial number" | ||
| _FillValue | " " | ||
| wmo_inst_type(string4) | char | ||
| long_name | "Coded instrument type" | ||
| conventions | "WMO code table 1770 - instrument type" | ||
| time(time) | double | ||
| long_name | "Days of the observations" | ||
| units | "days since 1950-01-01 00:00:00 UTC" | ||
| _FillValue | 999999. | ||
| comment | "Observation days relative to reference_date_time" | ||
| time_qc(string1) | char | ||
| long_name | "Date and Time Quality Flag" | ||
| conventions | "Argo reference table 2" | ||
| _FillValue | "9" | ||
| juld_location(time) | double | ||
| long_name | "Julian day (UTC) of the location relative to REFERENCE_DATE_TIME" | ||
| units | "days since 1950-01-01 00:00:00 UTC" | ||
| conventions | "Relative julian days with decimal part (as parts of day)" | ||
| _FillValue | 999999. | ||
| latitude(latitude) | double | ||
| long_name | "Latitude" | ||
| units | "degrees_north" | ||
| valid_min | -90.f | ||
| valid_max | 90.f | ||
| epic_code | 500 | ||
| _FillValue | 99999. | ||
| longitude(longitude) | double | ||
| long_name | "Longitude" | ||
| units | "degrees_east" | ||
| valid_min | -180.f | ||
| valid_max | 180.f | ||
| epic_code | 502 | ||
| _FillValue | 99999. | ||
| position_qc(string1) | char | ||
| long_name | "Quality on position (latitude and longitude)" | ||
| conventions | "Argo reference table 2" | ||
| _FillValue | "9" | ||
| positioning_system(string8) | char | ||
| long_name | "Positioning System" | ||
| conventions | "ARGOS or GPS" | ||
| profile_pres_qc(string1) | char | ||
| long_name | "Global quality flag of PRES profile" | ||
| conventions | "Argo reference table 2" | ||
| _FillValue | "9" | ||
| profile_temp_qc(string1) | char | ||
| long_name | "Global quality flag of TEMP profile" | ||
| conventions | "Argo reference table 2" | ||
| _FillValue | "9" | ||
| profile_psal_qc(string1) | char | ||
| long_name | "Global quality flag of PSAL profile" | ||
| conventions | "Argo reference table 2" | ||
| _FillValue | "9" | ||
| pressure(pressure) | float | ||
| long_name | "Pressure" | ||
| units | "decibar" | ||
| positive | "down" | ||
| valid_min | 0.f | ||
| valid_max | 15000.f | ||
| C_format | "%7.1f" | ||
| FORtrAN_format | "F7.1" | ||
| _FillValue | 99999.f | ||
| resolution | 0.1f | ||
| epic_code | 5 | ||
| comment | "In situ measurement, sea surface = 0" | ||
| pressure_qc(pressure, string1) | char | ||
| long_name | "Pressure Quality Flag" | ||
| conventions | "Argo reference table 2" | ||
| _FillValue | "9" | ||
| temperature(time, pressure, latitude, longitude) | float | ||
| long_name | "Temperature" | ||
| units | "degree_Celsius" | ||
| valid_min | -3.f | ||
| valid_max | 40.f | ||
| C_format | "%9.3f" | ||
| FORtrAN_format | "F9.3" | ||
| _FillValue | 99999.f | ||
| resolution | 0.001f | ||
| epic_code | 28 | ||
| comment | "In situ measurement" | ||
| temperature_qc(pressure, string1) | char | ||
| long_name | "Temperature Quality Flag" | ||
| conventions | "Argo reference table 2" | ||
| _FillValue | "9" | ||
| salinity(time, pressure, latitude, longitude) | float | ||
| long_name | "Practical Salinity" | ||
| units | "psu" | ||
| valid_min | 0.f | ||
| valid_max | 60.f | ||
| C_format | "%9.3f" | ||
| FORtrAN_format | "F9.3" | ||
| _FillValue | 99999.f | ||
| resolution | 0.001f | ||
| epic_code | 41 | ||
| comment | "In situ measurement" | ||
| salinity_qc(pressure, string1) | char | ||
| long_name | "Practical Salinity Quality Flag" | ||
| conventions | "Argo reference table 2" | ||
| _FillValue | "9" |
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