eWOCE Profiling Float Data
R. Schlitzer, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
Data
Description: The pfloatProfiles collection contains ocean temperature and salinity data measured by profiling floats. The data have been contributed by a number of researchers. The data have undergone whatever data quality checks are carried out by the originator only. None of the data have passed through standardized procedures. Users are cautioned to keep this in mind when using the data.
Usage: Open file <DVD>/ewoce/data/pfloat/pfloatProfiles.var with Ocean Data View. Load one of the provided configuration files or browse the data interactively. <DVD> above represents the drive or mount-point of your DVD.
Map: All Profiles
Documentation
For more information see the pfloat directory of the WOCE Global Data, Version 3.0 disks.
If you use eWOCE, please reference it in your publications as follows:
Schlitzer, R., Electronic Atlas of WOCE Hydrographic and Tracer Data Now Available, Eos Trans. AGU, 81(5), 45, 2000.