  Readme file for May 1996 submission of ALACE profiling data to NODC
 
 Manifest -
   README - This file.
   profiler.doc - March 1995 document on the ALACE profiler.
   1992.ubt - data from 28 floats.
   1994.ubt - data from 7 floats.
   1995.ubt - data from 23 floats.
 
 Institution.
    University of California, San Diego
    Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
    Physical Oceanography Research Department, 0230
    La Jolla California 92093-0230
 
 Principal Investigator
    Russ E. Davis   - SIO
 
 Data is non-proprietary.
 
 Data submitted:
    Temperature profiles from 3 ongoing deployments of ALACE floats.
    NODC UBT format. 
      1992.ubt - 115 profiles
      1994.ubt - 376 profiles
      1995.ubt - 571 profiles

 Format details:
      File ID.             col 1-2      'AL'
      Originator cruise    col 55-61    'SSSS YY'
                                           where SSSS is 4 digit ALACE float
                                           serial number and
                                           YY is year of profile.
      Originator consec    col 64-66    'DDD'
                                           where DDD is integer day of year.
 
 Data editing:
   Each profile has been looked at and obvious bad points removed.
   No effort has been made to cross-check between instruments or with
     seasonal norms.

 Data formatted and this note prepared by:
   David Newton
   Scripps Instn. of Oceanog.
   dnewton@ucsd.edu    [619] 534-6273
 May 13 1996
