| 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" |
| |
|
_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(time) |
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" |
