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169 wghcob 
78°S 
79°S 
A FORTRAN program read_observed_data.f is an example program which reads in 
profiles in the selected data file and prints them to screen. 
SAMPLE OBSERVED PROFILE 
A 100115009 JAMES CLARK ROSS UNITED KINGDOM A23_JC10/1 
B 100115 9 1 ROS OBS 0 
C 1995 3 31 8 6 BO -71.9557 -18.2188 GP 
D 14 2990.8 3043.6 2990.8 7.9 3058.0 P 13 1 OBSERV 
E -9.0 -9.0 -9.0000 -9.0000 0.0012 -9.0000 -9.0000 -9.0000 -9.0000 
7.8 7.9 -1.7971 -1.7972 34.1940 27.5256 36.9594 45.9681 27.7736 - 
52.4 53.0 -1.7883 -1.7893 34.1973 27.5282 36.9614 45.9696 27.7772 
154.1 155.8 -0.4367 -0.4418 34.5337 27.7517 37.0964 46.0216 28.0391 
203.9 206.2 0.3670 0.3588 34.6187 27.7786 37.0747 45.9540 28.0779 
254.0 256.9 0.6625 0.6514 34.6549 27.7903 37.0690 45.9316 28.0970 
354.1 358.2 0.8696 0.8533 34.6873 27.8036 37.0701 45.9215 28.1214 
506.3 512.3 0.7820 0.7582 34.6963 27.8170 37.0889 45.9452 28.1549 
1008.0 1021.2 0.4050 0.3563 34.6832 27.8308 37.1261 46.0044 28.2063 
1259.3 1276.5 0.2484 0.1863 34.6771 27.8354 37.1406 46.0284 28.2303 
1513.6 1535.1 0.1344 0.0577 34.6728 27.8390 37.1519 46.0469 28.2523 
1766.8 1793.0 0.0451 -0.0472 34.6702 27.8424 37.1616 46.0624 28.2745 
2017.9 2049.0 -0.0306 -0.1392 34.6681 27.8456 37.1700 46.0760 28.2936 
2516.6 2558.2 -0.1333 -0.2778 34.6639 27.8491 37.1819 46.0957 28.3218 
2990.8 3043.6 -0.1780 -0.3609 34.6618 27.8514 37.1892 46.1078 28.3391 
/T=0.and S=35. were used to convert dbars into meters 
WOCE IPO 
9.900 66.47 27.870 
7.629 66.29 27.820 
5.505 84.41 32.010 
5.010 90.72 32.600 
4.759 94.13 32.100 
4.672 98.44 32.310 
4.601 101.96 32.020 
4.766 113.22 32.510 
4.808 116.92 32.630 
4.941 116.45 32.760 
5.052 117.67 32.500 
5.114 118.09 32.530 
5.245 117.95 32.230 
5.411 118.33 32.090 
1.015 
1.850 00000000 
1.830 00000000 
2.140 00000000 
2.170 00000000 
2.170 00000000 
2.160 00000000 
2.150 00000000 
2.180 00000000 
2.190 00000000 
2.190 00000000 
2.190 00000000 
2.180 00000000 
2.170 00000000 
2.160 00000000 
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9.2. CD-ROM-2: Gridded data 
The CD-ROM-2 contains objectively analysed all-data-mean profiles for one-half-degree 
squares for the Global Ocean. We use 45 standard depth levels extending from the sea 
surface to 6000 meter depth. The data are split into 6 files, each file representing a 59.5- 
degree longitude sector of the World ocean. 
Filename 
Longitude, E 
Wghc 0000-0595.gz 
0- 59.5 
Wghc 0060-1195.gz 
60-119.5 
Wghc 1200-1795.gz 
120-179.5 
Wghc 1800-2395.gz 
180-239.5 
Wghc 2400-2995.gz 
240-299.5 
Wghc 3000-3595.gz 
300-359.5 
The header of each gridded profile contains the number of gridded levels, radius of influence 
bubble, decorrelation length scale and mixed layer depth. Each standard level contains 
analysed values of temperature, salinity, oxygen, silicate, nitrate, and phosphate, along with 
relative interpolation errors, number of observations contributed to the optimum estimate, 
and property standard deviations within the influence bubble. 
The first grid-node in the first file (wghc_0000-0595.gz) represents the 0.5x0.5-degree box 
centred at 80°S and 0°. The first 341 grid-nodes are incremented northward constant in 
longitude. The 342-th grid-node has the coordinates 80°S and 0.5°E. Each of the six files 
follows the same pattern with the longitude of the first grid node being incremented by 60 
degree in longitude.