6. How to Obtain the Data and Documentation

This database is available on request in machine-readable form, without charge, from CDIAC. CDIAC will also distribute subsets of the database as needed. It can be acquired on 8-mm tape; on 150-mB, ¼-in. tape cartridge; on MAC- or IBM-formatted floppy diskettes; or from CDIAC's anonymous File Transfer Protocol (FTP) area through the Internet (see FTP address below). Requests should include any specific media instructions required by the user to access the data (e.g., 3.5- or 5.25-in. floppy diskettes, high or low density; and 8200 or 8500 format, 8-mm tape). Requests should be addressed to

Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Post Office Box 2008
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6335
U.S.A.

Telephone: (865) 574-0390 or (865) 574-3645
Fax: (865) 574-2232
Electronic Mail: cdiac@ornl.gov

The data files can also be acquired from CDIAC's anonymous FTP account via Internet:
FTP to cdiac.esd.ornl.gov (128.219.24.36),
Enter "ftp" or "anonymous" as the user ID,
Enter your electronic mail address as the password (e.g.,"alex@alex.esd.ornl.gov"),1
Change to the directory "/pub/ndp065", and
Acquire the files using the FTP "get" or "mget" command.

As an alternative, you can access the following World Wide Webb URL:

http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/oceans/home.html

1Please enter your correct address. This address is used by CDIAC to inform data recipients of data revisions and updates.