Reference table 2: Argo quality control flag scale Reference table 2: measurement flag scale A quality flag indicates the quality of an observation. The flags are assigned in real-time or delayed mode according to the Argo quality control manual available at: n Meaning Real-time comment Delayed-mode comment 0 was was performed. was performed. performed 1 Good data All Argo real-time QC tests passed. The adjusted value is statistically consistent and a statistical error estimate is supplied. 2 Probably Not used in real-time. Probably good data. good data 3 Bad data Test 15 or Test 16 or Test 17 failed and all An adjustment has been applied, that are other real-time QC tests passed. These but the value may still be bad. potentially data are not to be used without scientific correctable correction. A flag may be assigned by ‘3’ an operator during additional visual QC for bad data that may be corrected in delayed mode. 4 Bad data Data have failed one or more of the Bad data. Not adjustable. QC tests, excluding Test flag may ‘4’ be assigned by an operator during additional visual QC for bad data that are not correctable. 5 Value changed Value changed changed 6 Not used Not used Not used 7 Not used Not used Not used 8 Interpolated Interpolated value Interpolated value value 9 Missing Missing value Missing value A list of real-time QC tests can be found in Table 11.
Reference table 2: Argo quality control flag scale Reference table 2: measurement flag scale A quality flag indicates the quality of an observation. The flags are assigned in real-time or delayed mode according to the Argo quality control manual available at: n Meaning Real-time comment Delayed-mode comment 0 was performed was performed. was performed. 1 Good data All Argo real-time QC tests passed. The adjusted value is statistically consistent and a statistical error estimate is supplied. 2 Probably good data Not used in real-time. Probably good data. 3 Bad data that are potentially correctable Test 15 or Test 16 or Test 17 failed and all other real-time QC tests passed. These data are not to be used without scientific correction. A flag ‘3’ may be assigned by an operator during additional visual QC for bad data that may be corrected in delayed mode. An adjustment has been applied, but the value may still be bad. 4 Bad data Data have failed one or more of the QC tests, excluding Test flag ‘4’ may be assigned by an operator during additional visual QC for bad data that are not correctable. Bad data. Not adjustable. 5 changed Value changed Value changed 6 Not used Not used Not used 7 Not used Not used Not used 8 Interpolated value Interpolated value Interpolated value 9 Missing value Missing value Missing A list of real-time QC tests can be found in Table 11.
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