Reference documentation

How is Argo data management organized ?

• A beginners’ guide to accessing Argo data
• The Argo data management handbook
• The organisation of the Argo Global Data Centers is described in this document

Argo data formats

• The Argo data formats are described in :
  • Argo user's manual (version 2.31, June 14th 2011) 426.38 kB
• Argo technical files
  • Technical parameters names (version 4.1, January 5th 2012) 160.00 kB
  • Technical parameters names, changes since last version (January 5th 2012) 42.00 kB
  • Technical parameters naming convention (version 2, August 24th 2010) 87.00 kB
  • Surface pressure correction table (version 5.1, January 5th 2012) 43.50 kB
• Argo metadata files
  • Metadata variable names (16 December 2011) 14.90 kB
  • Configuration parameter name table (16 december 2011) 33.29 kB
  • Technical information convention for metadata (version 1.0, March 17th 2011) 31.50 kB

Argo quality control

• Argo quality control manual (version 2.7, January 3rd 2012) 664.98 kB

Oxygen data processing

• Argo Oxygen data processing (Updated Feb 2011) 244.01 kB

Intercomparison exercises

• Argo Real time : results of the standard dataset (action 23 of the ADMT7) - Annex
• 2006 DMQC intercomparaison exercise

Miscellaneous

• Common method for determining position and Time and attribute the appropriate QC ( October 2009)
• A simple example of Matlab program to read Argo NetCDF files is available in :Argo Matlab Reader (September 3rd, 2004 release)