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
TECHNICAL_PARAMETER_NAME char STRING128) of technical parameter”; = " "; Name of the technical parameter. Example : “CLOCK_FloatTime_HHMMSS” See reference table 14 for standard technical parameter names. TECHNICAL_PARAMETER_VALUE char STRING128) of technical parameter”; = " "; Value of the technical parameter. Example : "125049" CYCLE_NUMBER int CYCLE_NUMBER(N_TECH_PARAM); CYCLE_NUMBER:long_name = "Float cycle number"; CYCLE_NUMBER:conventions = "0..N, 0 : launch cycle (if exists), 1 : first complete cycle"; CYCLE_NUMBER:_FillValue = 99999; Cycle number of the technical parameter. Example : 157
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.