COARE-Met Data Center: Niiler Drifting Buoys

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Filename Conventions

Readme file for netCDF files

Readme file for ASCII files

Quality Assurance Manual

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Download: netCDF Files

Data for buoy 11957 for 120 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 1215 for 120 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 15390 for 083 days beginning 08 Dec 1992

Data for buoy 15391 for 079 days beginning 12 Dec 1992

Data for buoy 15392 for 080 days beginning 11 Dec 1992

Data for buoy 15393 for 081 days beginning 10 Dec 1992

Data for buoy 15394 for 018 days beginning 11 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 15550 for 049 days beginning 14 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 15551 for 035 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 15552 for 120 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 15553 for 120 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 15554 for 069 days beginning 14 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 15556 for 109 days beginning 12 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 15557 for 098 days beginning 23 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 15558 for 011 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 15559 for 101 days beginning 10 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 15561 for 093 days beginning 28 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 15659 for 058 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 15666 for 011 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 15668 for 037 days beginning 02 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 16195 for 047 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 16196 for 120 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 16197 for 025 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 16198 for 007 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 16199 for 069 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 16200 for 120 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 16202 for 024 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 16203 for 120 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 16204 for 008 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 16205 for 120 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 16206 for 120 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 16207 for 004 days beginning 25 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16208 for 004 days beginning 25 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16211 for 079 days beginning 12 Dec 1992

Data for buoy 16215 for 018 days beginning 11 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16226 for 005 days beginning 24 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16227 for 013 days beginning 16 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16228 for 023 days beginning 06 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16229 for 015 days beginning 14 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16230 for 007 days beginning 22 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16231 for 005 days beginning 24 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16232 for 021 days beginning 08 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16233 for 022 days beginning 07 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16234 for 024 days beginning 05 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16235 for 025 days beginning 04 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16236 for 082 days beginning 09 Dec 1992

Data for buoy 16237 for 023 days beginning 06 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16238 for 080 days beginning 11 Dec 1992

Data for buoy 16239 for 076 days beginning 15 Dec 1992

Data for buoy 16240 for 007 days beginning 02 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16241 for 026 days beginning 03 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16242 for 026 days beginning 03 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16243 for 014 days beginning 15 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16244 for 025 days beginning 04 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16245 for 020 days beginning 09 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16246 for 020 days beginning 09 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16247 for 015 days beginning 14 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16248 for 015 days beginning 14 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16249 for 016 days beginning 13 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16250 for 017 days beginning 12 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 17617 for 002 days beginning 19 Dec 1992

Data for buoy 17618 for 072 days beginning 19 Dec 1992

Data for buoy 17619 for 059 days beginning 01 Jan 1993

Data for buoy 17620 for 057 days beginning 03 Jan 1993

Data for buoy 17621 for 041 days beginning 19 Jan 1993

Data for buoy 17623 for 071 days beginning 20 Dec 1992

Data for buoy 17624 for 071 days beginning 20 Dec 1992

Data for buoy 17625 for 069 days beginning 22 Dec 1992

Data for buoy 17626 for 041 days beginning 19 Jan 1993

Data for buoy 17627 for 058 days beginning 02 Jan 1993

Data for buoy 17628 for 040 days beginning 20 Jan 1993

Data for buoy 17629 for 068 days beginning 23 Dec 1992

Data for buoy 2676 for 055 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 2678 for 019 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 2679 for 007 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 2682 for 031 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 2683 for 038 days beginning 22 Jan 1993

Data for buoy 2684 for 117 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 2685 for 017 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 2686 for 078 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 2687 for 019 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 2690 for 035 days beginning 25 Jan 1993

Data for buoy 3116 for 052 days beginning 01 Nov 1992


Download: UNIX compressed [gzip] ASCII Files

Data for buoy 11957 for 120 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 1215 for 120 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 15390 for 083 days beginning 08 Dec 1992

Data for buoy 15391 for 079 days beginning 12 Dec 1992

Data for buoy 15392 for 080 days beginning 11 Dec 1992

Data for buoy 15393 for 081 days beginning 10 Dec 1992

Data for buoy 15394 for 018 days beginning 11 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 15550 for 049 days beginning 14 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 15551 for 035 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 15552 for 120 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 15553 for 120 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 15554 for 069 days beginning 14 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 15556 for 109 days beginning 12 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 15557 for 098 days beginning 23 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 15558 for 011 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 15559 for 101 days beginning 10 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 15561 for 093 days beginning 28 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 15659 for 058 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 15666 for 011 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 15668 for 037 days beginning 02 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 16195 for 047 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 16196 for 120 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 16197 for 025 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 16198 for 007 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 16199 for 069 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 16200 for 120 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 16202 for 024 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 16203 for 120 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 16204 for 008 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 16205 for 120 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 16206 for 120 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 16207 for 004 days beginning 25 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16208 for 004 days beginning 25 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16211 for 079 days beginning 12 Dec 1992

Data for buoy 16215 for 018 days beginning 11 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16226 for 005 days beginning 24 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16227 for 013 days beginning 16 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16228 for 023 days beginning 06 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16229 for 015 days beginning 14 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16230 for 007 days beginning 22 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16231 for 005 days beginning 24 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16232 for 021 days beginning 08 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16233 for 022 days beginning 07 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16234 for 024 days beginning 05 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16235 for 025 days beginning 04 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16236 for 082 days beginning 09 Dec 1992

Data for buoy 16237 for 023 days beginning 06 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16238 for 080 days beginning 11 Dec 1992

Data for buoy 16239 for 076 days beginning 15 Dec 1992

Data for buoy 16240 for 007 days beginning 02 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16241 for 026 days beginning 03 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16242 for 026 days beginning 03 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16243 for 014 days beginning 15 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16244 for 025 days beginning 04 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16245 for 020 days beginning 09 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16246 for 020 days beginning 09 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16247 for 015 days beginning 14 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16248 for 015 days beginning 14 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16249 for 016 days beginning 13 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 16250 for 017 days beginning 12 Feb 1993

Data for buoy 17617 for 002 days beginning 19 Dec 1992

Data for buoy 17618 for 072 days beginning 19 Dec 1992

Data for buoy 17619 for 059 days beginning 01 Jan 1993

Data for buoy 17620 for 057 days beginning 03 Jan 1993

Data for buoy 17621 for 041 days beginning 19 Jan 1993

Data for buoy 17623 for 071 days beginning 20 Dec 1992

Data for buoy 17624 for 071 days beginning 20 Dec 1992

Data for buoy 17625 for 069 days beginning 22 Dec 1992

Data for buoy 17626 for 041 days beginning 19 Jan 1993

Data for buoy 17627 for 058 days beginning 02 Jan 1993

Data for buoy 17628 for 040 days beginning 20 Jan 1993

Data for buoy 17629 for 068 days beginning 23 Dec 1992

Data for buoy 2676 for 055 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 2678 for 019 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 2679 for 007 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 2682 for 031 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 2683 for 038 days beginning 22 Jan 1993

Data for buoy 2684 for 117 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 2685 for 017 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 2686 for 078 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 2687 for 019 days beginning 01 Nov 1992

Data for buoy 2690 for 035 days beginning 25 Jan 1993

Data for buoy 3116 for 052 days beginning 01 Nov 1992


The netCDF file naming convention is as follows:

ID.YYMMsDnDv###.nc

ID: up to an 8 character identifier for the platform. May be a ship's call sign or a WMO number for a buoy or surface station. A "." will mark the end of the ID.

YY: two digit year of the first record in the file.

MM: two digit month of the first record in the file.

sD: two digit day of the first record in the file.

nD: number of days in the file (three digits).

v###: COARE-Met version number, typically to be greater than or equal to 100 (v1.00).

As an example, for this data, the name is: (ID=niiler, Year=, Month=, Start Day=, number of days=, version ).

This convention will necessitate that machines limited to an 8.3 filename format will need to rename the netcdf files before they are downloaded.

The ASCII file names follow the same convention, execept they will end with the extension ".asc".


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