File Descriptions

This section describes the content and format of each of the seven files that compose this NDP (Table 5). Because CDIAC distributes the data set in several ways (e.g., by anonymous FTP, on floppy diskette, on 9-track magnetic tape), each of the five files is referenced by both a file number and an ASCII file name, which is given in lower-case, bold-faced type (e.g., readme). The remainder of this section describes or lists the contents of each file. The files are discussed in the order presented in Table 5.

Table 5. Content, size, and format of data files.

File number File name and description Logical records File size in bites Block size Record length
1 readme: A detailed description of the cruise network, the three FORTRAN 77 data retrieval routines, and the three oceanographic data files 1,411 83,319 8,000 80
2 stainv.for: A FORTRAN 77 data retrieval routine to read and print met18sta.inv (File 5) 36 1,249 8,000 80
3 met18dat.for: A FORTRAN 77 data retrieval routine to read and print met18.dat(File 6) 44 1,892 8,000 80
4 uwpco2.for: A FORTRAN 77 data retrieval routine to read and print uwpco2.dat(File 7) 36 1,218 8,000 80
5 met18sta.inv: A listing of the station locations, sampling dates, and sounding bottom depths for all stations 76 5,598 4,100 41
6 met18.dat: Hydrographic, carbon dioxide, and nutrient data from all stations 1,224 192,149 16,000 160
7 uwpco2.dat: Underway pCO2 data collected along the cruise track 2,122 132,833 16,000 120
Total 4,949 418,258  

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