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  ds258.0 Detailed Metadata

Overview
Dataset Citation:
SCRIPPS/IOD/CDIP, 1991: Scripps Pier and West Coast Seawater Temperature and Salinity Observations. Published by the CISL Data Support Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO (ds258.0).
Types of data:
  • Platform Observations
Data formats:
  • Dataset-specific ASCII
Data providers:
  • SCRIPPS/IOD/CDIP > Coastal Data Information Program, Integrative Oceanography Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Total volume:  3.052 Mbytes

Summary for Platform Observations in ASCII Format
Observing PlatformObservation/Data TypesAverage Frequency of Data
(varies by individual platform ID and data type)
Temporal/Geographical Coverage
(each dot represents a 3° box containing one or more observations)
Coastal StationSurface
  • Surface salinity (percent)
  • 5 meter (below surface) salinity (percent)
  • Surface water temperature (deg C)
  • 5 meter (below surface) water temperature (deg C)
  • 1 per day
  • 1 to 6 per week
  • 1 to 6 per year
1916-08-22 to 1990-04-30

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