Distribution Files

Files in the distribution package are listed below:

Contents			File name
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ascii description of 		readme [this file]
distribution files & formats

Site catalogue & 		fsu.inv
summary statistics		fsu_inv.xls
		
Monthly discharge data		fsu2400.q
		
Notes           		fsu2400.doc
		
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-fsu2400.doc is an MS WORD6 doc file
-fsu_inv.xls is an MS EXCEL 8 spreadsheet

-for anyone with computers running MS Windows 3+ or NT, but
not MS WORD, EXCEL or Office Suite, free viewers for MS WORD .doc & 
EXCEL .xls files can be found at 
http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/index.htm

-the free EXCEL viewer only runs on Windows 95, 98 or NT, but
fsu_q.cat (ascii) and fsu_cat.xls (MS Excel 8) contain the same 
gauge metadata and summary statistics.  

-for anyone with computers not running MS Windows 3+ or NT,
fsu.inv has the essential metadata 


METADATA (CATALOGUE/INVENTORY) FILES

fsu.inv has FORTRAN format listed below.  

(i5,1x,i5,1x,a30,a35,a2,1x,a1,f8.3,f9.3,f11.2,i5)

variable			format	width	1st col	last col 
====================================================================					
gauge no.			i5	5	1	5
blank				1x	1	6	6
FSU gauge ID			i5	5	7	11
blank				1x	1	12	12
river name			a30	30	13	42
gauge name			a35	35	43	77
country code			a2	2	78	79
blank				1x	1	80	80
continent code			a1	1	81	81
latitude			f8.3	8	82	89
longitude			f9.3	9	90	98
drainage area			f11.1	11	99	109
elevation			i5	5	110	114
====================================================================

fsu_inv.xls has additional info.


MONTHLY MEAN DISCHARGE DATA

Mean monthly discharge rates in m3/s are contained in file 
fsu2400.q with FORTRAN format (2i5,12f11.3).     

variable			format
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gauge no.			I5
calendar year			I5
monthly discharges Jan-Dec	12F11.3

The suggested method for reading data is to 1st read the gauge no. 
and any other desired metadata into memory from file fsu.inv, and 
then to read data for the desired sites from fsu2400.q.