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INST_TYPE: "FLOAT GAUGE" DATA_TYPE: "TIME" DATA_SUBTYPE: "H" DATA_ORIGIN: "UHSLC" COORD_SYSTEM: "GEOGRAPHICAL" Conventions: "PMEL-CDF/TIME" EXPERIMENT: "WOCE" PROJECT: "FAST" MOORING: "083" DELTA_T: "DAILY" VAR_DESC: "SEA LEVEL" DESCRIPT: "AVERAGE DATA" VAR_FILL: "1.e35" DRIFTER: 0 WATER_DEPTH: 0 FILL_FLAG: 1 PROG_CMNT1: "conversion from ascii" COMPOSITE: 0 POS_CONST: 0 DEPTH_CONST: 0 WOCETIME: "YYYYMMDDhh" WOCEstartTIME_DAILY: 1985010112 WOCEendTIME_DAILY: 1999033112 MINIMUM_SLH_VALUE_DAILY: 1.394 MAXIMUM_SLH_VALUE_DAILY: 2.0 DOC_001: " " DOC_002: " QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF SEA LEVEL DATA " DOC_003: " by the " DOC_004: " UH SEA LEVEL CENTER/NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTER " DOC_005: " JOINT ARCHIVE FOR SEA LEVEL " DOC_006: " updated: 12 Jul 1999 " DOC_007: "Station : Arica Latitude: 18 28.0S " DOC_008: "Country : Chile Longitude: 070 20.0W " DOC_009: "JASL # : 083A Time Meridian: 060W (GMT - 4 hr) " DOC_010: "GLOSS # : none Originator #:0210 NODC #: 51078001 " DOC_011: "Contributor : Servicio Hidrografico y Oceanografico de la " DOC_012: " Armada (SHOA) " DOC_013: " Casilla 324 " DOC_014: " Valparaiso " DOC_015: " CHILE " DOC_016: "Originator : same " DOC_017: "Original Data: analog (mechanical,bubbler); digital (encoder) " DOC_018: "Instrmnt Type: standard mechanical (10/1982 - 12/1985); " DOC_019: " Metercraft bubbler (12/1985 - present) (primary); " DOC_020: " Handar Encoder model 436A (11/1986-present) (back- " DOC_021: " up) " DOC_022: "Digitzd Intvl: one hour (mechanical,bubbler); 4 min (encoder) " DOC_023: "Present Data : Hourly, daily, and monthly values obtained by: " DOC_024: " Hourly : The original digitizing interval was hourly " DOC_025: " (analog); a Hanning three-point filter centered " DOC_026: " on the hour (Encoder) " DOC_027: " Daily : 119-point convolution filter (Bloomfield, 1976) " DOC_028: " centered on noon applied to the hourly data " DOC_029: " with respective periods of the 95, 50, and 5% " DOC_030: " amplitude points at 124.0, 60.2, and 40.2 hours " DOC_031: " Monthly: Simple average of all daily values; calculated if " DOC_032: " 7 or fewer days are missing " DOC_033: "Span of data : 03 Oct 1982 - 31 Dec 1998 " DOC_034: "Gaps > 1 mon : 31 Jan - 7 Mar 1984; 1 Jan - 9 Feb 1983 " DOC_035: "Time Refernce: GMT (hours 00-23) Space-filler Flag :-9999 " DOC_036: "Units : millimeters Missing Data Flag : 9999 " DOC_037: "Existing : Yes Operational : Yes " DOC_038: "Sat. Trans. : Yes Distribution : 1982-1998 " DOC_039: "Refernce Levl: The originators have related the data to tide " DOC_040: " staff zero which is linked to a fixed set of " DOC_041: " bench marks. Specifically, BM #1 (established " DOC_042: " 1950) is used as a historical datum. However, " DOC_043: " original data as received from SHOA were adjusted " DOC_044: " with the SHOA station leveling data as follows. " DOC_045: " value added " DOC_046: " period( day/month/year ) to original(mm) " DOC_047: " ------------------------ --------------- " DOC_048: " *14/07/1983 - 31/08/1983 -140 " DOC_049: " 09/06/1987 - 31/12/1987 504 " DOC_050: " 23/10/1990 - 25/10/1990 130 " DOC_051: " &28/07/1993 - 27/09/1993 -55 " DOC_052: " " DOC_053: " *Adjustment of shift in reference level deduced " DOC_054: " from the plot of hourly residuals and from " DOC_055: " comparison of daily values with Antofagasta and " DOC_056: " Caldera. " DOC_057: " &Based on comparisons with satellite-received data " DOC_058: " at the University of Hawaii and comparisons among " DOC_059: " neighboring sites. " DOC_060: " " DOC_061: " These adjustments contains uncertainty of " DOC_062: " a few centimeters. " DOC_063: " " DOC_064: " Data from 1988-1990 were received with the " DOC_065: " reference level tied to the BM #1 (1950) while " DOC_066: " data for other time periods were received without " DOC_067: " linking the data to BM #1. Thus, the following " DOC_068: " level adjustments have been applied to the " DOC_069: " original data based on SHOA geodetic level records: " DOC_070: " value added " DOC_071: " period( day/month/year ) to original(mm) " DOC_072: " ------------------------ --------------- " DOC_073: " 01/01/1982-31/12/1987 -256 " DOC_074: " 01/01/1991-24/04/1995 243 " DOC_075: " 24/04/1995-31/12/1996 -460 " DOC_076: " 01/01/1997-31/12/1998 -217 " DOC_077: " " DOC_078: "Comment : The daily and monthly values agree well with " DOC_079: " the nearest station, Antofagasta, and there are " DOC_080: " no obvious reference level shifts, except that " DOC_081: " mid-July 1992 to Dec 1992 appears about 5 cm low " DOC_082: " and 28 July - 27 Sept 1993 appears about 6 cm high " DOC_083: " compared with other sites and the satellite- " DOC_084: " received data for same time period. # below " DOC_085: " indicates gaps filled with Bubbler data received " DOC_086: " at the UH Sea Level Center via satellite and $ " DOC_087: " below refers to gaps filled with Encoder data. " DOC_088: " " DOC_089: " CI MISSING REPLACED GAPS QUESTIONABLE " DOC_090: "YEAR (%) DATA OR BAD DATA FLUCTUATIONS " DOC_091: "---- --- -------------------- --------------- -------------------- " DOC_092: "1982 24 1-275 (21)237-(11)238 296,318 " DOC_093: "1983 86 1-40,61-74 (21)120-(03)121 56-60,182-183 " DOC_094: " (03)195-(01)196 " DOC_095: " (16)212-(03)213 " DOC_096: " (21)267-(13)268 " DOC_097: "1984 88 31-67,111-116 none 120 " DOC_098: "1985 94 87-88,181-201 (16)030-(13)031 63,80,123-124 " DOC_099: " (22)173-(13)174 " DOC_100: " (16)243-(03)244 " DOC_101: " (14)273-(03)274 " DOC_102: "1986 100 none (01)237-(13)237 none " DOC_103: " (14)365-(23)365 " DOC_104: "1987 100 none (15)089-(13)090 none " DOC_105: " (04)161-(03)162 " DOC_106: "1988 100 none (14)014-(13)015 6-7,64-65,95-96 " DOC_107: " (21)066-(13)067 " DOC_108: " (06)068-(13)068 " DOC_109: " (23)069-(06)070 " DOC_110: " (21)131-(12)132 " DOC_111: " (06)183-(16)183 " DOC_112: " (01)188-(12)188 " DOC_113: " (04)189-(02)190 " DOC_114: " (15)275-(21)275 " DOC_115: " (20)331-(11)332 " DOC_116: " #(05)002-(12)004 " DOC_117: " #(23)061-(07)064 " DOC_118: " #(14)092-(05)095 " DOC_119: " #(15)149-(13)152 " DOC_120: " #(05)157-(05)158 " DOC_121: " #(10)184-(02)186 " DOC_122: "1989 100 none (04)099-(13)099 none " DOC_123: " (11)168-(03)169 " DOC_124: " (05)275-(12)275 " DOC_125: " (21)317-(14)318 " DOC_126: " #(13)091-(14)092 " DOC_127: " #(04)172-(13)188 " DOC_128: " #(01)196-(18)198 " DOC_129: "1990 99 334-336 (23)328-(13)329 15-17 " DOC_130: " (01)351-(14)351 " DOC_131: " #(23)020-(13)023 " DOC_132: " #(05)121-(13)122 " DOC_133: " #(19)138-(15)141 " DOC_134: " #(16)334-(06)336 " DOC_135: "1991 100 none #(02)142-(13)143 none " DOC_136: "1992 100 none (17)124-(11)125 184-185,249-252,269- " DOC_137: " (14)293-(13)294 270,302-303 " DOC_138: "1993 100 none (15)005-(14)006 38-39 " DOC_139: " (01)067-(13)067 " DOC_140: " (18)090-(23)090 " DOC_141: " (01)091-(11)091 " DOC_142: " #(00)333-(18)340 " DOC_143: "1994 100 none $(08)058-(23)059 none " DOC_144: " (16)117-(13)118 " DOC_145: " (20)313-(11)314 " DOC_146: " (19)328-(06)329 " DOC_147: " (21)329-(04)330 " DOC_148: " (16)331-(12)332 " DOC_149: "1995 99 251-253 (14)069-(13)070 none " DOC_150: " $(00)074-(23)092 " DOC_151: " (15)121-(03)122 " DOC_152: " $(00)213-(12)218 " DOC_153: " $(12)306-(23)308 " DOC_154: " (19)316-(12)317 " DOC_155: " $(00)350-(23)351 " DOC_156: "1996 100 none (00)082-(12)082 none " DOC_157: " $(00)094-(23)097 " DOC_158: " $(00)112-(23)116 " DOC_159: " $(00)217-(23)218 " DOC_160: " $(00)226-(23)227 " DOC_161: " (04)306-(13)306 " DOC_162: " $(12)356-(23)361 " DOC_163: "1997 100 none $(00)001-(15)002 " DOC_164: " $(23)010-(12)016 " DOC_165: " $(31)031-(11)034 " DOC_166: " $(04)041-(12)062 " DOC_167: " $(21)064-(17)069 " DOC_168: " $(15)075-(15)076 " DOC_169: " (14)087-(12)088 " DOC_170: " (20)117-(13)118 " DOC_171: " (12)119-(03)120 " DOC_172: " (05)296-(13)296 " DOC_173: " (06)298-(13)298 " DOC_174: " (00)299-(16)299 " DOC_175: " (22)299-(19)300 " DOC_176: " (22)300-(16)301 " DOC_177: " (22)301-(19)302 " DOC_178: " (02)334-(14)334 " DOC_179: " (05)341-(12)341 " DOC_180: "1998 100 none (00)001-(18)001 none " DOC_181: " (17)034-(12)035 " DOC_182: " (22)092-(12)093 " DOC_183: " (21)193-(14)194 " DOC_184: " (04)195-(19)195 " DOC_185: " #(00)274-(23)283 " CREATION_DATE: "13:12 21-JUN-2006"
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time_d
: Array of 32 bit Reals [time_d = 0..5202]
time_d:
FORTRAN_format: " " units: "day since 1985-1-1 0:0:0" type: "EVEN"
depth
: Array of 32 bit Reals [depth = 0..0]
depth:
FORTRAN_format: " " units: "m" type: "EVEN" epic_code: 3
latitude
: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..0]
latitude:
FORTRAN_format: " " units: "degree_north" type: "EVEN" epic_code: 500
longitude
: Array of 32 bit Reals [longitude = 0..0]
longitude:
FORTRAN_format: " " units: "degree_east" type: "EVEN" epic_code: 502
sea_level_d_207
: Grid
time_d:
depth:
latitude:
longitude:
name: "sea_level_d" long_name: "SEA LEVEL (daily) " generic_name: "SLd" FORTRAN_format: "f7.3" units: "m" epic_code: 207
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