Subject:  AUS Navy XBT Data
 From: Krystyna Jankowska <krystyna@metoc.gov.au>
 Date: 1/31/2005 11:35PM
  To:  Francis Mitchell <Francis.Mitchell@noaa.gov>,
       Melanie Hamilton <Melanie.Hamilton@noaa.gov>


Hi Frank, Melanie,

The Royal Auatralian Navy XBT data has been converted to NODC P3 format and
is ready for your collection from our FTP site ftp.aodc.gov.au.

The User account name is:    nodc
and Password:    

The data files are located in nodc ftp directory:
 /home/ftp/pub/nodc/RAN_2002_2
and /home/ftp/pub/nodc/RAN_2003

The data has been filtered only from erroneous or lack of metadata and from
totally erroneous/missing profile data. It means that the submitted data
require a scientific QC.

There is two sets of data: 2002 and 2003. The 2002 set includes the Royal
New Zealand Navy ships data collected in 2001 and 2002.

The 2002_2 in this submission is a full set of RAN data collected in year
2002, after RAN released the security code, and therefore should replace the
previous one with NODC accession 0001261.

The files have been compressed, and once downloaded should be uncompressed
using "gunzip" UNIX command.

Please let me know if there is any problem with transferring the data and
forward me and email when you have successfully transferred and read the
files.

Regards,
Krystyna



--- Original Message -----
From: "Francis Mitchell" <Francis.Mitchell@noaa.gov>
To: <Krystyna@metoc.gov.au>; "Melanie Hamilton" <Melanie.Hamilton@noaa.gov>
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 1:42 AM
Subject: : Re: [Fwd: NODC ship codes



>>   Krystyna:
>
>>> >
>>> > Here are are codes:
>>> >
>>> > HMAS BALLARAT    - 09BT
>>> > HMAS LEEUWIN     - 09LE
>>> > HMAS MELVILLE    - 09MV
>>> > HMNZS RESOLUTION - 61RL
>>> >
>>> > Thanks,
>>> >
>>> > FRANK
>>> >
>>> >
>>
>>>> >> Hi Frank,
>>>> >>
>>>> >> You are right, the HMAS Melville ship call sign is VLSF. I've typed it
>>>> >> incorrectly, as well as the HMNZS Resolution which should be VZRS.
>>>> >> Yes, this
>>>> >> is a New Zealand ship and the AODC proceseed their data, and I am
>>>> >> going to
>>>> >> submitt it together with our Navy data.  What I need  is the NODC ship
>>>> >> code
>>>> >> for P3 conversion which is for Australian ships e.g: HMAS Sydney = 09SH


>>>> >>
>>>> >> HMAS BALLARAT- VKLG
>>>> >> HMAS LEEUWIN - VLSE
>>>> >> HMAS MELVILLE - VLSF
>>>> >> HMNZS RESOLUTION - VZRS
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I apologize for any inconvenience.
>>>> >> Regards, Krystyna
>>>> >>
>>>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> >> From: "Francis Mitchell" <Francis.Mitchell@noaa.gov>
>>>> >> To: <Krystyna@metoc.gov.au>; "Melanie Hamilton"
>>>> >> <Melanie.Hamilton@noaa.gov>
>>>> >> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 2:20 AM
>>>> >> Subject: Re: [Fwd: NODC ship codes]
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>
>>>>> >>> Hi Krystyna:
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> We try to match ships to their radio call signs (when possible)
>>>>> >>> The marine radio code assignments shows a code of VLSF for
>>>>> >>> an Australian Melville ( of course they aren't very good with
>>>>> >>>   government ships and this may not be the HMAS Melville). Also you

give

>>>>> >>> a radio code of VKRS for the HMNZS Resolution  - this is an Australian
>>>>> >>> code - is this a New Zealnd ship ?? Can you shed some light on these

??

>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> http://www.itu.int/cgi-bin/htsh/mars/ship_search.sh#start
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> Thanks,
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> Frank Mitchell
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> Melanie Hamilton wrote:
>>>>> >>>
>>>>
>>>>>> >>> > Mitch,
>>>>>> >>> > Can you assign some shipcodes for the following data?
>>>>>> >>> > Thanks, Mel
>>>>>> >>> >
>>>>>> >>> >
>>>>>> >>> > -------- Original Message --------
>>>>>> >>> > Subject:     NODC ship codes
>>>>>> >>> > Date:     Fri, 7 Jan 2005 15:29:11 +1100
>>>>>> >>> > From:     Krystyna Jankowska <krystyna@metoc.gov.au>
>>>>>> >>> > Organization:     AODC
>>>>>> >>> > To:     Melanie Hamilton <Melanie.Hamilton@noaa.gov>
>>>>>> >>> >
>>>>>> >>> >
>>>>>> >>> >
>>>>>> >>> > Hi Melanie,
>>>>>> >>> >
>>>>>> >>> > I have 2002 and 2003 RAN and RNZN XBT data almost ready to ship off

to

>>>>>> >>> > NODC but I could not find the NODC ship code for the following new
>>>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> ships:
>>>> >>
>>>
>>>>>> >>> >
>>>>>> >>> > HMAS BALLARAT- VKLG
>>>>>> >>> > HMAS LEEUWIN - VLSE
>>>>>> >>> > HMAS MELVILLE - VLSF
>>>>>> >>> > HMNZS RESOLUTION - VZRS
>>>>>> >>> >
>>>>>> >>> > Could you help, please.
>>>>>> >>> >
>>>>>> >>> > Thanks, Krystyna
>>>>
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> --
>>>>> >>> Francis Mitchell
>>>>> >>> Oceanographer
>>>>> >>> NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center
>>>>> >>> 1315 East West Highway, SSMC3, Room 4637
>>>>> >>> Silver Spring, MD 20910
>>>>> >>> 301-713-3272 x113
>>>>> >>>
>>>
>>>> >>
>>
>>> >
>>> >
>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Francis Mitchell
>> NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center
>> 1315 East West Highway, SSMC3, Room 4637
>> Silver Spring, MD 20910
>> 301-713-3272 x113
>>

