Directory disk1:[anonymous.taodata.temp] This directory contains ascii files of daily averaged temperature data from the TAO array of ATLAS and Current Meter moorings maintained by NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory. Time series of Ocean Temperature at a range of instrument depths from 1 meter to 500 meters are included. At the right end of each line of data are integer values in the same order in depth as the data which indicate the quality of the data at left. These may be interpreted using the following key: 0 = datum missing 1 = highest quality; pre-cruise/post-cruise calibration drift is within acceptable limits; data agrees with climatology 2 = standard quality; pre-cruise calibrations applied, data agrees with climatology 3 = Either pre-cruise/post-cruise calibration drift outside quality limits but data agrees with climatology OR pre-cruise/post-cruise calibration drift within quality limits but data does not agree with climatology. Data considered valid 4 = pre-cruise/post-cruise calibration drift outside quality limits and data does not agree with climatology, or data does not agree with climatology and no post calibration could be done. Data considered questionable. 5 = sensor or tube failed The quality values at this time are all set to either 2, 0, or 5. As calibration comparisons progress, quality value indices will be updated as appropriate. The most recent data in this directory (past 12 months) should be considered preliminary until post-deployment calibrations are performed for sensors presently deployed. Preliminary data are subject to revision. The nearest to realtime data from the TAO array is available in NetCDF (i.e. binary) format in the directory [anonymous.tao], which includes documentation and tar files for the TAO DISPLAY SOFTWARE package for use on UNIX workstations. See the readme files in that directory for details. The files in this directory are organized by site. For example, 0n110w.tmp contains all the data from the site at the Equator and longitude 110W. At the top of each file you will find a two line header which gives the nominal location, the time range covered by the file, the total number of days, the total number of instrument depths, the number of data blocks, the units for the data, and the missing value. The data have been divided into blocks, each of which has a four line header, whenever major changes in instrument depths occur, or data is unavailable at all depths for periods longer than 7 days. These headers give, for their data block, the time range, the time index range relative to the start of the file, the number of days, the number of instrument depths, the depth indices, and the depths in meters. (The time index range and the depth indices are used by programs which read the data; see below). The file tao_tmp.index details the number of daily average data from each instrument depth at each mooring. Daily mooring locations can be found in the corresponding met data files. For example, to find the locations for the mooring at 0n110w, refer to the file 0n110w.met in the directory [anonymous.taodata.surface]. Moorings have on occasion broken free from their anchors and drifted from their deployed locations. These events can be found by inspection of the mooring location time series in the met files. Care should be used in the interpretation of the subsurface temperatures during these events since the sensor depths are not accurately known. Any of the data files in this directory can be read using the example fortran program tmp_read.f. You may copy this program, and adapt it to your needs. It uses the time index range and the depth indices mentioned above to create real arrays in program memory of Ocean Temperature as well as integer arrays of data quality. All of these arrays are evenly spaced in time with gaps filled by missing data values. The subroutine tmp_sub can readily be linked to various other programs. DISK STORAGE REQUIREMENTS: As of Jan 1994, the files in this directory require about 8 Megabytes of disk space. If you GET any of these data, please notify "atlasrt@pmel.noaa.gov" so that we can inform you of any modifications to the data sets. Also, please provide a 1-2 line description of your intended use of the data, so that we can advise you of other TAO analysis projects underway on related topics. If you use TAO data in publications, please acknowledge the TAO Project Office, Dr. Michael J. McPhaden, Director. Also, we would appreciate receiving a preprint and/or reprint of those publications utilizing TAO data for inclusion in the TAO bibliography. These publications should be sent to: The TAO Project Office NOAA/Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle, WA 98115 Please send comments, questions, or problems to "atlasrt@pmel.noaa.gov".