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

Argo data formats

• The Argo data formats are described in :
  • Argo user's manual, version 3.0, May 3rd 2013 942.17 kB
• Argo technical files
  • Technical parameters names, version 5.3, January 15th 2013 65.17 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
  • Reference table 18 : configuration parameter name table, 15th March 2012 25.38 kB
  • Technical information convention for metadata, version 1.0, March 17th 2011 31.50 kB

Argo quality control

• Argo quality control manual (version 2.8, January 3rd 2013) 473.05 kB

Cookbook documents

• DAC Cookbook
• Processing Argo oxygen data at the DAC level, version 1.3, January 2013 673.07 kB
• Common method for determining position and Time and attribute the appropriate QC, August 2009 22.20 kB