TRAJECTORY_PARAMETERS:conventions = "Argo reference table 3"; TRAJECTORY_PARAMETERS:_FillValue = " "; DATA_CENTRE char DATA_CENTRE(STRING2); Code for the data centre in charge of the float data DATA_CENTRE:long_name = "Data management. centre in charge of float data processing"; The data centre are described in the reference DATA_CENTRE:conventions = "Argo table 4. reference table 4"; Example : ME for MEDS DATA_CENTRE:_FillValue = " "; DATA_STATE_INDICATOR char Degree of processing the data has passed through. DATA_STATE_INDICATOR(STRING4); The data state indicator is described in the reference DATA_STATE_INDICATOR:long_name = table 6. "Degree of processing the data have passed through"; DATA_STATE_INDICATOR:conventions = "Argo reference table 6"; DATA_STATE_INDICATOR:_FillValue = " "; INST_REFERENCE char INST_REFERENCE(STRING64); Information about instrument : brand, type, serial INST_REFERENCE:long_name = number "Instrument type"; Example : APEX-SBE 259 INST_REFERENCE:conventions = type, serial number"; INST_REFERENCE:_FillValue = " "; WMO_INST_TYPE char WMO_INST_TYPE(STRING4); Instrument type from WMO code table 1770. WMO_INST_TYPE:long_name = "Coded A subset of WMO table 1770 is documented in the instrument type”; reference table 8. WMO_INST_TYPE:conventions = "Argo Example : 831 reference 8"; WMO_INST_TYPE:_FillValue = " "; POSITIONING_SYSTEM char POSITIONING_SYSTEM(STRING8); Name of the system used to derive the float locations, POSITIONING_SYSTEM:long_name = see reference table 9. "Positioning system"; Examples : ARGOS POSITIONING_SYSTEM:_FillValue = " ";
TRAJECTORY_PARAMETERS:conventions = "Argo reference table 3"; TRAJECTORY_PARAMETERS:_FillValue = " "; DATA_CENTRE char DATA_CENTRE(STRING2); DATA_CENTRE:long_name = "Data centre in charge of float data processing"; DATA_CENTRE:conventions = "Argo reference table 4"; DATA_CENTRE:_FillValue = " "; Code for the data centre in charge of the float data management. The data centre are described in the reference table 4. Example : ME for MEDS DATA_STATE_INDICATOR char DATA_STATE_INDICATOR(STRING4); DATA_STATE_INDICATOR:long_name = "Degree of processing the data have passed through"; DATA_STATE_INDICATOR:conventions = "Argo reference table 6"; DATA_STATE_INDICATOR:_FillValue = " "; Degree of processing the data has passed through. The data state indicator is described in the reference table 6. INST_REFERENCE char INST_REFERENCE(STRING64); INST_REFERENCE:long_name = "Instrument type"; INST_REFERENCE:conventions = type, serial number"; INST_REFERENCE:_FillValue = " "; Information about instrument : brand, type, serial number Example : APEX-SBE 259 WMO_INST_TYPE char WMO_INST_TYPE(STRING4); WMO_INST_TYPE:long_name = "Coded instrument type”; WMO_INST_TYPE:conventions = "Argo reference 8"; WMO_INST_TYPE:_FillValue = " "; Instrument type from WMO code table 1770. A subset of WMO table 1770 is documented in the reference table 8. Example : 831 POSITIONING_SYSTEM char POSITIONING_SYSTEM(STRING8); POSITIONING_SYSTEM:long_name = "Positioning system"; POSITIONING_SYSTEM:_FillValue = " "; Name of the system used to derive the float locations, see reference table 9. Examples : ARGOS
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