File Descriptions

This section describes the content and format of each of the seven files that compose this NDP (Table 3). Because CDIAC distributes the data set in several ways (e.g., by anonymous FTP, on floppy diskette, on 9-track magnetic tape), each of the five files is referenced by both a file number and an ASCII file name, which is given in lower-case, bold-faced type (e.g., readme). The remainder of this section describes or lists the contents of each file. The files are discussed in the order presented in Table 3.

Table 3. Content, size, and format of data files.

File number	File name and description	Logical records	File size in bites	Block size	Record length
1	readme: A detailed description of the cruise network, the two FORTRAN 77 data retrieval routines, and the two oceanographic data files	1,426	90,106	8,000	80
2	stainv.for: A FORTRAN 77 data retrieval routine to read and print m153sta.inv (File 4)	33	1,195	8,000	80
3	m153dat.for: A FORTRAN 77 data retrieval routine to read and print met153.dat(File 5)	49	2,278	8,000	80
4	m153sta.inv: a listing of the station locations, sampling dates, and sounding bottom depths for each of the 111stations	195	15,405	4,100	41
5	met153.dat: Hydrographic, carbon dioxide, and chemical data from 111 stations	3,706	811,614	16,000	160
	Total	4,433	878,496

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