Formats

Data format development

The IQuOD formats task team aim to develop a data format based on the Argo data format. The reasoning is:

1. The Argo dataset is widely used and the IQuOD dataset will compliment it and make it easy to use if it is in a similar format
2. The IQuOD project does not want to invent another new format.

The repository has been set up to contain ideas and development of code to create Argo-based netcdf files from the WOD dataset. Initially, the output from the task team will be summarised in the following documents:

• ArgoFormatsComments.md: general notes and comments on the Argo format;
• IQuOD_Formats.md: requirements and recommendations for the IQuOD formats.

5th IQuOD meeting

A summary of Formats Task Team activities was given at the 5th meeting in Oostende, Belgium. Slides here.