ASCII Data Info
Details for OCS Time Series Data Files in ASCII Format
Files are named using the pattern {measurement type}{site}(_frequency} . {format}
Measurement Type Abbreviations:
| airt | Air Temperature |
| bp | Barometric Pressure |
| cur | Currents |
| d | Subsurface Density profiles |
| dyn | Dynamic Height |
| heat | Heat Content (0 to 300m in J/m2 ) |
| met | Meteorological Measurements (uwind, vwind, wspeed, wdir, air T, SST, RH) |
| pos | Mooring Position |
| pr | Pressure (important for slack line moorings such as KEO and ARC) |
| rad | Solar (shortwave) and Infra-red (long wave) Radiation |
| rain | Rainfall Rate |
| rh | Relative Humidity |
| s | Subsurface salinity profile |
| sst | Sea Surface Temperature |
| t | Subsurface Temperature profile |
| w | Wind speeds and direction |
Sites are "32n145e" for KEO, and "50n145w" for Papa
Frequency is _dy for daily, _hr for hourly, _10m for 10 minute, _2m for 2 minute data.
All daily and hourly files include data as of yesterday.
High resolution (10 minute or better) data is only available after mooring recovery. . It is posted as soon as it is processed.
Format is ascii for text, and .nc for netCDF
Data Quality Codes
Within the data files, each row contains the date and time, the measurement(s), and quality and source flags.
| 0 | No Sensor, or Datum Missing |
| 1 | Highest Quality. Pre/post-deployment calibrations agree to within sensor specifications. In most cases, only pre-deployment calibrations have been applied |
| 2 | Default Quality. Pre-deployment calibrations applied. Default value for sensors presently deployed and for sensors which were either not recovered or not calibratable when recovered. |
| 3 | Adjusted Data. Pre/post calibrations differ, or original data do not agree with other data sources (e.g., other in situ data or climatology), or original data are noisy. Data have been adjusted in an attempt to reduce the error. |
| 4 | Lower Quality. Pre/post calibrations differ, or data do not agree with other data sources (e.g., other in situ data or climatology), or data are noisy. Data could not be confidently adjusted to correct for error. |
| 5 | Sensor, Instrument or Data System Failed |
Data Source Codes
| 0 | No Sensor, No Data |
| 1 | Real Time (Telemetered Mode) |
| 2 | Derived from Real Time |
| 3 | Temporally Interpolated from Real Time |
| 4 | Spacially Interpolated (e.g. vertically) from Real Time |
| 5 | Recovered from Instrument RAM (Delayed Mode) |
| 6 | Derived from RAM |
| 7 | Temporally Interpolated from RAM |
| 8 | Spacially Interpolated (e.g. vertically) from RAM |