This directory contains the page 1 and page 2 ASOS one minute (temporal resolution)
data. The page 1 data are in data set DSI 6405 and page 2 data are in data set DSI 
6406. All files in DSI 6405 and DSI 6406 are further organized in subdirectories named by
data set name and 4 digit year.

DSI 6405 files (page one data): Each data file contains data for one station-month.
The files names for the page one data begin with 64050 (for data set name), followed 
by the 4 character call letter identifier (e.g. KNYC = New York Central Park, NY), 
the 4 digit year and two digit month. The file extensions are ".dat".
The format documentation for these files are available in this directory in file
td6405.txt

DSI 6406 files (page two data): Each data file contains data for one station-month.
The files names for the page one data begin with 64060 (for data set name), followed 
by the 4 character call letter identifier (e.g. KNYC = New York Central Park, NY), 
the 4 digit year and two digit month. The file extensions are ".dat".
The format documentation for these files are available in this directory in file
td6406.txt



Anonymous ftp instructions:

   1. Enter: open ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov
   2. Login is: ftp or anonymous
   3. Password is: your email address
   4. You are now logged onto a workstation. Enter help if you'd like a list of available commands.
   5. To move to the correct subdirectory, enter: cd /pub/data/asos-onemin/.
   6. To get a copy of the file descriptions, enter: get README.TXT destination (destination is your output location and name)...e.g.--get README.TXT c:README.TXT - copies to hard drive c: Note that file names are in all CAPITAL letters/numbers.
   7. To logoff the system when finished, enter: bye




For inquiries please contact:
Blake Lasher at Blake.L.Lasher@noaa.gov (828-271-4460)  or
Dan Dellinger at Dan.Dellinger@noaa.gov (828-271-4290)