ICES - RNODC (Formats) - GF3 Subsets

Introduction

A major duty of RNODC (Formats) is to make available descriptions of the GF3 format for the exchange of geo-referenced data, primarily oceanographic data. The system has been built up in a modular way so that specific data sets can have their own GF3 Subsets.

Subsets are currently available for many data set types, including CTD, profile and current meters. For details, and a copy, please contact ICES ocean@ices.dk.

IOC GETADE is now preparing postscript files of each subset to facilitate the availability of the subset specifications. These are available on this server as compressed postcript files (pkzip) files. Uncompressed files, or .Z files, are available on request from ICES.

The present list is as follows:

• gf3-ctd.zip - Standard GF3 Subset for CTD Data;
  
• gf3-geo.zip - Standard GF3 Subset for Marine Geophysical Geophysical Data;
  
• gf3-msl.zip - Standard GF3 Subset for Mean Sea Level Data (PSMSL);
  
• gf3-xbt.zip - Standard GF3 Subset for Bathythermograph data (and TOGA subsurface thermal data);
  
• gf3-bath.zip - Standard GF3 Subset for Operational BATHY/TESAC Data;
  
• gf3-curm.zip - Standard GF3 Subset for Moored Current Meter;
  
• gf3-diwr.zip - Standard GF3 Subset for Digital Wave Records;
  
• gf3-drib.zip - Standard GF3 Subset for DRIBU Reports (Drifting Buoy Observations);
  
• gf3-maps.zip - Standard GF3 Subset for Digitized Contour Maps (Marine Geophysical Data);
  
• gf3-seab.zip - Standard GF3 Subset for Sea Beam Data;
  
• gf3-trac.zip - Standard GF3 Subset for TRACKOB Reports;
  
• gf3-wahp.zip - Standard GF3 Subset for Wave Height-Period Data;
  
• gf3-wave.zip - Standard GF3 Subset for Measured Wave Spectra;
  
• gf3-wbot.zip - Standard GF3 Subset for Classical Hydrocast Data;
  
• gf3.zip - All of the above Standard GF3 Subsets (1.43Mbyte)