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               Asia-Pacific Data-Research Center

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1.  SUMMARY

Argo profile data linearly interpolated/extrapolated to 26 standard levels
from 0 to 2000 m and 1 additional 5 m level depth.

Aviso altimetry(*) referred to MDT_CNES-CLS09(**) was used to calculate
Absolute Dynamic Depth.

Aviso altimetry(*) referred to Miximenko and Niiler (2005) MDOT was used to
calculate Absolute Dynamic Depth-2.

(*) The altimeter products were produced by Ssalto/Duacs and distributed by
Aviso, with support from Cnes (http://www.aviso.oceanobs.com/duacs/).

(**) MDT_CNES-CLS09 was produced by CLS Space Oceanography Division and
distributed by Aviso, with support from Cnes (http://www.aviso.oceanobs.com/).


2.  FORMAT

The Argo_TS_*.dat files structure is:

Missing/Fill value = -999.0

 1 - Longitude
 2 - Latitude
 3 - Level Number
 4 - Depth (meters)
 5 - Julian time (days) relative to 2000-01-01 00:00 UTC
 6 - Temperature (degC)
 7 - Salinity (PSU)
 8 - Potential Temperature (degC)
 9 - Potential Density (kg/m3)
10 - Dynamic Depth Anomaly (dynamic meters)
11 - Spiciness
12 - Extrapolation Flag ( 0 - Interpolation, 1 - Extrapolation )
13 - Error for Temperature
14 - Error for Salinity
15 - Error for Potential Temperature
16 - Error for Potential Density
17 - Error for Dynamic Depth Anomaly
18 - Error for Spiciness
19 - Ocean Code
20 - Region Code
21 - Argo Float ID
22 - Argo Float Cycle Number
23 - Absolute Dynamic Depth (dynamic meters)
     Aviso altimetry(*) referred to MDT_CNES-CLS09(**) was used to calculate
     Absolute Dynamic Depth.
24 - Absolute Dynamic Depth-2 (dynamic meters)
     Aviso altimetry(*) referred to Miximenko and Niiler (2005) MDOT was used
     to calculate Absolute Dynamic Depth-2.

(*) The altimeter products were produced by Ssalto/Duacs and distributed by
Aviso, with support from Cnes (http://www.aviso.oceanobs.com/duacs/).

(**) MDT_CNES-CLS09 was produced by CLS Space Oceanography Division and
distributed by Aviso, with support from Cnes (http://www.aviso.oceanobs.com/).