Aloha,

    A collaboration on the archival of shipboard ADCP data
is established between the US NODC and the Univ. of Hawaii
(Dr. Eric Firing).  Please find the following subdirectories
within this account:

 directory             comment
 -------------------   -----------------------------------
 INVNTORY              Inventory lists, cruise track plots
 DATABASE              standard subsets, cruise tracks, and
                       cruise summary files for each cruise
                      *if you obtain files, please email me
                       and let me know what you grabbed, thanks.
                       caldwell@soest.hawaii.edu
 BIRS                  Browse, Inventory, and Retrieval Software.
                       Available for public queries of global
                       database.  See instructions below.
 GEN_DOC               general documentation and overview 
 ASC_DUMP              software for ascii dump of codas data set
 CODAS_MN              1) a compressed post-script "rough draft" 
                       of processing manual and 2) "second draft"
                       of NODC's Acess to High-Resolution CODAS
                       Shipboard ADCP Data
 SUBMIT                ATTENTION DATA CONTRIBUTORS
                       metadata is invaluable, to assist in
                       preparation for your submission, see
                       this subdirectory for a 
                       a blank form and an example
 SAMP_SUB              sample files for NODC subset
 ESM                   article for NOAA's Earth System Monitor
 xfer_dat              working area for data transfer


Instructions for obtaining files:
cd "subdirectory"          <example: cd BIRS>
get file                   <example: get read_1st.doc>
bye

That will end the session with the FTP.  Now is the appropriate 
time to view the "readme" type file on your own operating
system (ie, out of FTP, since FTP does not allow viewing).  From
the "readme" file, you can gather enough information to re-enter
FTP and grab more files.  Good luck.

NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE: STANDARD SUBSETS, CRUISE TRACKS, AND SUMMARY FILES
========================================================================

               NO CHARGE, EVEN (can you believe it?)
               =====================================

     One may now obtain data sets directly from the Anonymous FTP area.
First obtain the inventory lists from subdirectory INVNTORY or the
BIRS software.  From the inventory list or output of BIRS, use the 
SAC_ID to identify desired cruises.  Then go to the DATABASE subdirectory 
and grab files as desired.  The file naming convention is as follows:

Root name: SAC_ID, e.g. 00234
Extension: .sub         standard subset
           .cru         cruise track
           .bft         block footer (cruise summary)

for example, cruise 00005 will have files 00005.sub, 00005.cru, 00005.bft.

For format descriptions, go to subdirectory GEN_DOC and grab files:
cru_trk.doc (cruise track) and  std_sub.doc (standard subset).

OUT OF COURTESY, PLEASE EMAIL ME AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU GRABBED, THANKS.

    Comments or questions should be directed to:

     Mr. Patrick Caldwell
     NODC Hawaii Liaison Officer
     Dept. of Oceanography
     University of Hawaii, MSB 316
     Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
     USA

     Internet: caldwell@kapau.soest.hawaii.edu
     Omnet: p.caldwell
     Telex: 6502478678 (use mainland U.S. access code)
     fax: 808-956-2352 or 808-956-4104
     office phone: 808-956-4105