Basin Identification Codes

The Basin Identification Code is an integer describing the location of the profile data. There is an ibas_gen (general) field in the and an ibas_spc (specific) field for each profile in the data set.

• Specific Basin Flag (ibas_spc)
  • 10: Atlantic Ocean
  • 11: Mediterranean Sea
  • 12: Black Sea
  • 13: Caspian Sea
  • 14: Baltic Sea
  • 15: Arabian Sea
  • 20: Indian Ocean
  • 21: Red Sea
  • 22: Persian Gulf
  • 30: Pacific Ocean
  • 31: Sea of Japan
  • 32: Sea of Okhotsk
  • 01: Southern Ocean
  
  
• General Basin Flag (ibas_gen)
  • 10: Atlantic Ocean
  • 20: Indian Ocean
  • 30: Pacific Ocean
  • 01: Other