netcdf classic (CDF-1) {
dimensions:
	STRING2 = 2 ;
	STRING4 = 4 ;
	STRING8 = 8 ;
	STRING32 = 32 ;
	STRING128 = 128 ;
	DATE_TIME = 14 ;
	N_TECH_PARAM = UNLIMITED ; // (4342 currently)
// global attributes:
		:title = "Argo float technical data file" ;
		:institution = "CSIRO" ;
		:source = "Argo float" ;
		:history = "2013-09-06T00:27:12Z creation;2013-09-10T04:28:07Z update;2014-07-18T03:04:16Z update;2014-07-21T00:21:30Z update;2014-10-01T04:42:28Z update;2014-10-02T02:48:29Z update" ;
		:references = "http://www.argodatamgt.org/Documentation" ;
		:user_manual_version = "3.1" ;
		:Conventions = "Argo-3.1 CF-1.6" ;
variables:
	char DATE_CREATION(DATE_TIME) ;
		DATE_CREATION:long_name = "Date of file creation" ;
		DATE_CREATION:conventions = "YYYYMMDDHHMISS" ;
		DATE_CREATION:_FillValue = " " ;
	char DATE_UPDATE(DATE_TIME) ;
		DATE_UPDATE:long_name = "Date of update of this file" ;
		DATE_UPDATE:conventions = "YYYYMMDDHHMISS" ;
		DATE_UPDATE:_FillValue = " " ;
	char PLATFORM_NUMBER(STRING8) ;
		PLATFORM_NUMBER:long_name = "Float unique identifier" ;
		PLATFORM_NUMBER:conventions = "WMO float identifier : A9IIIII" ;
		PLATFORM_NUMBER:_FillValue = " " ;
	char DATA_CENTRE(STRING2) ;
		DATA_CENTRE:long_name = "Data centre in charge of float data processing" ;
		DATA_CENTRE:conventions = "Argo reference table 4" ;
		DATA_CENTRE:_FillValue = " " ;
	char DATA_TYPE(STRING32) ;
		DATA_TYPE:long_name = "Data type" ;
		DATA_TYPE:conventions = "Argo reference table 1" ;
		DATA_TYPE:_FillValue = " " ;
	char FORMAT_VERSION(STRING4) ;
		FORMAT_VERSION:long_name = "File format version" ;
		FORMAT_VERSION:_FillValue = " " ;
	char HANDBOOK_VERSION(STRING4) ;
		HANDBOOK_VERSION:long_name = "Data handbook version" ;
		HANDBOOK_VERSION:_FillValue = " " ;
	char TECHNICAL_PARAMETER_NAME(N_TECH_PARAM, STRING128) ;
		TECHNICAL_PARAMETER_NAME:long_name = "Name of technical parameter" ;
		TECHNICAL_PARAMETER_NAME:_FillValue = " " ;
	char TECHNICAL_PARAMETER_VALUE(N_TECH_PARAM, STRING128) ;
		TECHNICAL_PARAMETER_VALUE:long_name = "Value of technical parameter" ;
		TECHNICAL_PARAMETER_VALUE:_FillValue = " " ;
	int CYCLE_NUMBER(N_TECH_PARAM) ;
		CYCLE_NUMBER:long_name = "Float cycle number" ;
		CYCLE_NUMBER:conventions = "0...N, 0 : launch cycle (if exists), 1 : first complete cycle" ;
		CYCLE_NUMBER:_FillValue = 99999 ;
}