Field Identification Codes

The Field Identification Code is a 6-digit integer describing the type of data. There is a field_id_gen (general) field in the header information for each data sets and a field_id_spc (specific) field for each profile in the data sets.

• 1st Digit: Location of Data
  • 1: Ocean
  • 2: Atmosphere
  • 3: Land
  
  
• 2nd Digit: Data Origin
  • 0: Satellite
  • 1: In Situ
  • 2: Model Output
  • 3: Gridded Satellite
  • 4: Gridded In Situ
  
  
• 3rd Digit: Observed or Derived
  • 0: Observed
  • 1: Derivived
  
  
• 4th-6th Digit: Specific Type Intentfier
  
  
  • 100: Temperature and Salinity Profile
  • 101: CTD Temperature and Salinity Profile
  • 102: Fixed Buoy Temperature and Salinity Profile
  • 103: Drifting Buoy Temperature and Salinity Profile
     
  • 110: Temperature Profile
  • 111: XBT Temperature Profile
  • 112: Fixed Buoy Temperature Profile
  • 113: Drifting Buoy Temperature Profile
  • 114: CTD Temperature Profile
  • 115: MBT Temperature Profile
  • 116: Sea Station
  • 117: Extended Temperature Profile
     
  • 120: u,v Current Profile
  • 121: ADCP Current Profile
  • 122: Current Meter Profile
  • 123: Drifting Buoy Current Profile
  • 124: Derived Current Profile
     
  • 130: Salinity Profile
  • 131: Sea Station
  • 132: Fixed Buoy Salinity Profile
  • 133: Drifting Buoy Salinity Profile
  • 134: CTD Salinity Profile
  • 135: MBT Salinity Profile
  • 136: Extended Salinity Profile
     
  • 150: Surface Height Anomaly
  • 151: Surface Height
     
  • 160: Sea Surface Temperature
  • 161: AMSR-E