The OceanSITES format netcdf files in this directory contains
data from Station Papa at 50N, 145W in the North Pacific.

Please refer to the files with the .head suffix for detailed 
information about the data contained. All available variables are 
contained in one OceanSITES file.

If you want to read the file using matlab, you can use
the file ostime2md.m to convert the OceanSITES time axis
into matlab times.

If you use these data in publications or presentations,
please acknowledge the Papa Project Office. Also, we would
appreciate receiving a preprint and/or reprint of
publications utilizing the data for inclusion in
our bibliography. Relevant publications should be sent to:

  Papa Project Office
  NOAA/Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
  7600 Sand Point Way NE
  Seattle, WA 98115

Contacts:

Papa Project Leader: Dr. Meghan F. Cronin: Meghan.F.Cronin@noaa.gov

Data info: Paul Freitag: Paul.Freitag@noaa.gov

File info: Dai.C.McClurg@noaa.gov