Dataset: d008


Global attributes:

INST_TYPE: "FLOAT GAUGE"
DATA_TYPE: "TIME"
DATA_SUBTYPE: "H"
DATA_ORIGIN: "UHSLC"
COORD_SYSTEM: "GEOGRAPHICAL"
Conventions: "PMEL-CDF/TIME"
EXPERIMENT: "WOCE"
PROJECT: "FAST"
MOORING: "008"
DELTA_T: "DAILY"
VAR_DESC: "SEA LEVEL"
DESCRIPT: "AVERAGE DATA"
VAR_FILL: "1.e35"
DRIFTER: 0
WATER_DEPTH: 0
FILL_FLAG: 1
PROG_CMNT1: "conversion from ascii"
COMPOSITE: 0
POS_CONST: 0
DEPTH_CONST: 0
WOCETIME: "YYYYMMDDhh"
WOCEstartTIME_DAILY: 1985010112
WOCEendTIME_DAILY: 2006043012
MINIMUM_SLH_VALUE_DAILY: 0.986
MAXIMUM_SLH_VALUE_DAILY: 1.7
DOC_001: " "
DOC_002: " QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF SEA LEVEL DATA "
DOC_003: " by the "
DOC_004: " UH SEA LEVEL CENTER/NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTER "
DOC_005: " JOINT ARCHIVE FOR SEA LEVEL "
DOC_006: " updated: 06 Dec 2005 "
DOC_007: "Station : Yap-B Latitude: 09 30.5N "
DOC_008: "Country : Fed. States Micronesia Longitude: 138 07.7E "
DOC_009: "JASL # : 008B Time Meridian: 150E (GMT + 10 hr) "
DOC_010: "GLOSS # : 119 TOGA #: P017 NODC #: 10139801 "
DOC_011: "Contributor : University of Hawaii Sea Level Center (1973-) "
DOC_012: " 1000 Pope Rd. MSB 317 "
DOC_013: " Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 "
DOC_014: " "
DOC_015: " Scripps Institute of Oceanography (1969-70) "
DOC_016: " University of California at San Diego "
DOC_017: " La Jolla, California "
DOC_018: "Originator : Dept. of Oceanography (1973-) "
DOC_019: " University of Hawaii "
DOC_020: " 1000 Pope Rd. MSB 317 "
DOC_021: " Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 "
DOC_022: " "
DOC_023: " unconfirmed (1969-70) "
DOC_024: "Original Data: unconfirmed (1969-70), analog (1973-8/74), "
DOC_025: " digital (9/1974-) "
DOC_026: "Instrmnt Type: 1) unconfirmed (1969-70) "
DOC_027: " 2) Bristol bubbler (1973-8/1974) "
DOC_028: " 3) Fischer and Porter Analog-to-Digital "
DOC_029: " Recorder (ADR), (9/1974-4/1991) "
DOC_030: " 4) Handar Encoder (ENC) model 436A, (5/1991-) "
DOC_031: " 5) Handar Encoder (ENB) model 436B, (5/1991-), "
DOC_032: " replaced ADR, also uses data logger (ENO) "
DOC_033: " Primary gauge: ADR:1974-4/1991, ENC 5/1991-1997, "
DOC_034: " ENB:1998; ENC: 1999- "
DOC_035: "Digitzd Intvl: unconfirmed (1969-70), hourly(1973-8/74); "
DOC_036: " 15 min (ADR), 4 min (ENC), 15 min (ENB&ENO) "
DOC_037: "Present Data : Hourly, daily, and monthly values obtained by: "
DOC_038: " Hourly : unconfirmed (1969-70);spot hour (1973-8/74 only); "
DOC_039: " (pre-1987) Nine-point triangular filter centered "
DOC_040: " on the hour with respective periods of the 95, 50, "
DOC_041: " and 5% amplitude point of the filter response at "
DOC_042: " 623.6, 177.0, and 103.7 minutes;(1987+) three-point "
DOC_043: " Hanning filter centered on the hour "
DOC_044: " Daily : 119-point convolution filter (Bloomfield, 1976) "
DOC_045: " centered on noon applied to the hourly data "
DOC_046: " with respective periods of the 95, 50, and 5% "
DOC_047: " amplitude points at 124.0, 60.2, and 40.2 hours "
DOC_048: " Monthly: Simple average of all daily values; calculated if "
DOC_049: " 7 or fewer days are missing "
DOC_050: "Span of data : 10 May 1969 - 31 Dec 2004 "
DOC_051: "Gaps > 1 mon : 31 Dec 1970 - 31 Mar 1973;05 Apr 1989 - 15 May 1989 "
DOC_052: " 01 Dec 2002 - 03 Jan 2003 "
DOC_053: "Time Refernce: GMT (hours 00-23) Space-filler Flag :-9999 "
DOC_054: "Units : millimeters Missing Data Flag : 9999 "
DOC_055: "Existing : Yes Operational : Yes "
DOC_056: "Sat. Trans. : Yes Distribution : 1969-2004 "
DOC_057: "Refernce Levl: Yap-B is separate from Yap-A (1951-52) because the "
DOC_058: " two series have not been linked to a common datum. "
DOC_059: " All heights have been referred to the station tide "
DOC_060: " staff zero which is linked to fixed bench marks. "
DOC_061: " Geodetic levelling has confirmed that the "
DOC_062: " tide station was sinking during 1969-1990. "
DOC_063: " Month by month corrections were applied so that "
DOC_064: " the data are all relative to 14.052 ft (BM 7,1990). "
DOC_065: " There is good agreement between the detrended "
DOC_066: " series and the nearest site at Malakal. "
DOC_067: " Additional information is available from the "
DOC_068: " University of Hawaii Sea Level Center. "
DOC_069: "Comment : Prior to 1982, the timing was less accurate than "
DOC_070: " plus or minus 7.5 minutes. The daily and monthly "
DOC_071: " means reveal no apparent changes in the reference "
DOC_072: " level and agree well with a nearby station,Malakal. "
DOC_073: " "
DOC_074: " CI MISSING REPLACED GAPS QUESTIONABLE "
DOC_075: "YEAR (%) DATA OR BAD DATA FLUCTUATIONS "
DOC_076: "---- --- -------------------- --------------- -------------------- "
DOC_077: "1969 64 none none none "
DOC_078: "1970 99 365 none none "
DOC_079: "1971 0 1-365 none none "
DOC_080: "1972 0 1-366 none none "
DOC_081: "1973 75 1-90 none none "
DOC_082: "1974 100 none none none "
DOC_083: "1975 98 18-20,114-117 128(13)-129(0) 235-238,250-251 "
DOC_084: " 232(09)-233(07) "
DOC_085: "1976 100 none none none "
DOC_086: "1977 100 none none none "
DOC_087: "1978 100 none none 198-199,234-238, "
DOC_088: " 287-289 "
DOC_089: "1979 100 none none 307 "
DOC_090: "1980 100 none none none "
DOC_091: "1981 100 none none none "
DOC_092: "1982 100 none none 77,114 "
DOC_093: "1983 100 none none 27-30,169-170,229- "
DOC_094: " 230,249,268-269, "
DOC_095: " 272-273,279-280, "
DOC_096: " 346-347 "
DOC_097: "1984 97 51-54,86-92 244(02-13) 12-13,47-48,59-60, "
DOC_098: " 79,131,147-148,153- "
DOC_099: " 155,192-193,209-216, "
DOC_100: " 221-225,237-248,260- "
DOC_101: " 261,270-274,287-291, "
DOC_102: " 300,326 "
DOC_103: "1985 97 53-55,57-64 none 17,39,44-45,51,86, "
DOC_104: " 97-98,102,124,153, "
DOC_105: " 199,256-260,289-292, "
DOC_106: " 304,330,332,338 "
DOC_107: "1986 100 none none 224,231 "
DOC_108: "1987 100 none none 44,252,268-272,282- "
DOC_109: " 285,296-299,327-328 "
DOC_110: "1988 99 85-86 none 269-272,300-302,309 "
DOC_111: "1989 89 95-135 none 319-320,332 "
DOC_112: "1990 99 174-178 none 291,337 "
DOC_113: "1991 99 230-233 none none "
DOC_114: "1992 99 158-160,341-344 (11)017-(22)017 none "
DOC_115: " (00)038-(23)038 "
DOC_116: " (01)168-(20)168 "
DOC_117: " (00)175-(23)175 "
DOC_118: "1993 100 none none none "
DOC_119: "1994 99 153-154,197-199 (05)327-(19)327 none "
DOC_120: "1995 100 none none none "
DOC_121: "1996 99 363-365 none none "
DOC_122: "1997 100 none (16)086-(13)087 none "
DOC_123: "1998 100 none (22)137-(14)138 none "
DOC_124: "1999 100 none none none "
DOC_125: "2000 100 none (18)334-(14)335 none "
DOC_126: "2001 100 none none none "
DOC_127: "2002 92 335-365 none none "
DOC_128: "2003 90 1-3,7-25,31-37,112- (11)037-(00)038 none "
DOC_129: " 114,276-282,299-301 (02)038-(15)038 "
DOC_130: "2004 99 207-209 none none "
CREATION_DATE: "13:11 21-JUN-2006"

Variables:

time_d: Array of 32 bit Reals [time_d = 0..7789]
FORTRAN_format: " "
units: "day since 1985-1-1 0:0:0"
type: "EVEN"
depth: Array of 32 bit Reals [depth = 0..0]
FORTRAN_format: " "
units: "m"
type: "EVEN"
epic_code: 3
latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..0]
FORTRAN_format: " "
units: "degree_north"
type: "EVEN"
epic_code: 500
longitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [longitude = 0..0]
FORTRAN_format: " "
units: "degree_east"
type: "EVEN"
epic_code: 502
sea_level_d_207: Grid
name: "sea_level_d"
long_name: "SEA LEVEL (daily) "
generic_name: "SLd"
FORTRAN_format: "f7.3"
units: "m"
epic_code: 207
sea_level_d_207: Array of 32 bit Reals [time_d = 0..7789][depth = 0..0][latitude = 0..0][longitude = 0..0]
name: "sea_level_d"
long_name: "SEA LEVEL (daily) "
generic_name: "SLd"
FORTRAN_format: "f7.3"
units: "m"
epic_code: 207
time_d: Array of 32 bit Reals [time_d = 0..7789]
FORTRAN_format: " "
units: "day since 1985-1-1 0:0:0"
type: "EVEN"
depth: Array of 32 bit Reals [depth = 0..0]
FORTRAN_format: " "
units: "m"
type: "EVEN"
epic_code: 3
latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..0]
FORTRAN_format: " "
units: "degree_north"
type: "EVEN"
epic_code: 500
longitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [longitude = 0..0]
FORTRAN_format: " "
units: "degree_east"
type: "EVEN"
epic_code: 502