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Description of the Temperature-Salinity Database
The database concerns the observed layer-based data of temperature-salinity profiles, mainly coming from the exchanged data provided by the United States, Japan, Russia, Republic of Korea, etc. The survey period ranges from 1887 to 2001, covering the Northwest Pacific Ocean area, and involving 300605 stations and 3416812 records. National Marine Data and Information Service has conducted standardized processing and quality control on these data for the use of the end users. Provided that you find some problems in the data, please contact us in due time. Thank you!
Description of the Temperature
Salinity Data FormatRecord Type 1：
Item
Scope
Length
Usage and Meaning
Unit
Record Type
1－1
1
Always 1
State Code
3－4
2
See the State Code Table
Station No.
6－11
6
The Former Survey Station No.
Latitude (°)
13－14
2
°
Latitude (′)
15－16
2
′
Latitude (minute's decimal fraction)
17－17
1
0.1 minute
Latitude's Hemisphere Mark
18－18
1
N or S
Longitude(°)
19－21
3
°
Longitude(′)
22－23
2
′
Longitude (minute's decimal fraction)
24－24
1
0.1 minute
Longitude's Hemisphere Mark
25－25
1
E or W
Observation Time (Year)
27－30
4
Observation Time (Month)
31－32
2
Observation Time (Day)
33－34
2
Observation Time (Hour and Minute)
35－38
4
Water Depth
40－46
7
*****.*
Meter
Record Type 3：
Item
Scope
Length
Usage and Meaning
Unit
Record Type
1－1
1
Always 3
Observation Layer's Depth
3－8
6
****.*
Meter
Observation Layer's Quality Mark
9－9
1
"1" means " questioned by the former Survey Department".
"2"means"questioned by the Data Center".
Observed Water Temperature
11－15
5
**.**
°C
Water Temperature's Quality Mark
16－16
1
See Observation Layer's Quality Mark
Observed Salinity
18－23
6
**.***
Salinity's Quality Mark
24－24
1
See Observation Layer's Quality Mark
The above format data involve 300,605 stations, The data were collected from 1887 to 2001, covering the Northwest Pacific Ocean area. The document's volume is 162 MB.