talk_*.dat (Files 10-14)
These files provide the interpolated TALK fields calculated annually and for each quarter (talk_ann.dat, talk_djf.dat, talk_mam.dat, talk_jja.dat, and talk_son.dat). The files are sorted by longitude and latitude and can be read by using the following FORTRAN 77 code [contained in talkdat.for (File 5)]:
REAL lon, lat, dep, mld, talk, tmp, sal, coefa, coefb REAL coefc read (1, 10, end=999) lon, lat, dep, mld, talk, tmp, 1 sal, coefa, coefb, coefc 10 format (F7.1, 1X, F6.1, 1X, F7.1, 1X, F7.1, 1X, F9.1, 1 1X, F7.3, 1X, F7.3, 1X, F10.3, 1X, F10.3, 1X, F10.3)
Stated in tabular form, the contents include the following:
| Variable | Variable type | Variable width | Starting column | Ending column |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lon | Numeric | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| lat | Numeric | 6 | 9 | 16 |
| dep | Numeric | 7 | 16 | 25 |
| mld | Numeric | 7 | 24 | 34 |
| talk | Numeric | 9 | 32 | 43 |
| tmp | Numeric | 7 | 42 | 52 |
| sal | Numeric | 7 | 50 | 61 |
| coefa | Numeric | 10 | 58 | 70 |
| coefb | Numeric | 10 | 69 | 79 |
| coefc | Numeric | 10 | 80 | 88 |
The variables are defined as follows:
| lon | - | is the longitude for which TALK was calculated; |
| lat | - | is the latitude for which TALK was calculated; |
| dep | - | is the depth for which TALK was calculated (m); |
| mld | - | is the maximum layer depth (m); |
| talk | - | is the total alkalinity (µmol/kg); |
| tmp | - | is the temperature (°C); |
| sal | - | is the salinity; |
| coefa | - | is the a coefficient (offset); |
| coefb | - | is the b coefficient to temperature; and |
| coefc | - | is the c coefficient to salinity. |
Last modified: 2021-03-17T18:30:28Z
