File Descriptions

This section describes the content and format of each of the five files that comprise this NDP (Table 2). Because CDIAC distributes the data set in several ways (e.g., via anonymous FTP, floppy diskette, and on 9-track magnetic tape), each of the five files is referenced by both an ASCII file name, which is given in lower-case, bold-faced type (e.g., readme), and a file number. The remainder of this section describes (or lists, where appropriate) the contents of each file. The files are discussed in the order in which they appear on the magnetic tapes.

Table 2. Content, size, and format of data files

File
number		File name,
and description		Logical
records		File size
in bytes		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
954
50,859
8,000
80
2
stainv.for:
a FORTRAN 77 data retrieval
routine to read and print
cgc90sta.inv:(File 4)
30
1,062
8,000
80
3
cgc90dat.for:
a FORTRAN 77 data retrieval
routine to read and print
cgc90.dat:(File 5)
36
1,368
8,000
80
4
cgc90sta.inv:
a listing of the station locations,
sampling dates, and sounding
bottom depths for each station
63
3,906
4,100
41
5
cgc90.dat:
hydrographic, carbon dioxide,
and nitrate data from 63 stations.
1,224
134,640
16,000
160

Total
2,307
191,835


akozyr 04/30/97