1  History of the document

Version	Date	Comment
0.9	29/12/2001	Thierry Carval : creation of the document
0.9a	18/01/2002	Bob Keeley : general comments and updates
0.9a	24/01/2002	Valérie Harscoat : general comments and updates
0.9a	25/01/2002	Claudia Schmid : general comments and updates
0.9a	24/01/2002	Roger Goldsmith : general comments and updates
0.9b	05/03/2002	Roger Goldsmith, Yasushi Takatsuki and Claudia Schmid comments implemented.
0.9c	24/04/2002	Comments from version 0.9b are implemented
1.0	09/07/2002	Comments from version 0.9c are implemented
1.0a	31/12/2002	Missing values in trajectory and calibration
1.0a	17/01/2003	Description of directory file format
1.0a	24/01/2003	Update of reference tables
1.0a	24/01/2003	Update of “measurements of each profile” to handle corrected values
1.0a	24/01/2003	Increase the size of DC_REFERENCE from STRING16 to STRING32
1.0b	17/03/2003	Replace corrected values with adjusted values
1.0b	29/04/2003	DC_REFERENCE removed from trajectory format general information of the float section
1.0b	30/04/2003	Use blank fill values for character variables
1.0c	30/04/2003	Proposal submitted on 30/04/2003
1.0d	14/08/2003	Proposal submitted on 14/08/2003 (green font)
1.0e	23/10/2003	Proposal submitted on 12/11/2003 (green font)
2.0	12/11/2003	All comments from “Argo user’s manual comments” ref ar-dm-02-02 implemented. General agreement from Argo data management meeting in Monterey (Nov. 5-7, 2003)
2.01	15/12/2003	History section updated.
2.01	01/10/2004	metadata section : WMO_INST_TYPE added to history section INSTRUMENT_TYPE renamed INST_REFERENCE
2.01	10/11/2004	Reference table 2 quality control flag scale updated by Annie Wong
2.01	10/11/2004	Updates in reference table 3, parameter codes table DOXY, TEMP_DOXY, TEMP (use ITS-90 scale)
2.01	23/11/2004	Reference table 14 : instrument failure mode added by Annie Wong
2.01	25/02/2005	Table 11 updated for frozen profile and deepest pressure tests from Rebecca Macreadie
2.01	28/02/2005	Table 4 updated : CSIO, China Second Institute of Oceanography
2.01	12/04/2005	Mathieu Belbeoch : table 5 updated : argos location classes
2.01	12/06/2005	Change lengths of all parameter name variables to accommodate longer parameter names. Affects: STATION_PARAMETERS (section 2.2.3), PARAMETER (section 2.2.5), and HISTORY_PARAMETER (section 2.2.6) in the profile format; TRAJECTORY_PARAMETERS (section 2.3.3) and HISTORY_PARAMETER (section 2.3.6) in the trajectory format; SENSOR (section 2.4.5) and PARAMETER (section 2.4.6) in the metadata format
2.01	12/06/2005	Change “:conventions” attribute and description of PROFILE_<PARAM>_QC in section 2.2.3.
2.01	12/06/2005	Add reference table 2a for the redefined PROFILE_<PARAM>_QC variables
2.01	20/06/2005	New long name for TEMP_DOXY in section 3.3
2.01	22/06/2005	Claudia Schmid : general update of trajectory file history section (N_MEASUREMENT dimension removed)
2.01	07/11/2005	Claudia Schmid : create reference table 14 for technical parameter names. Minor typo corrections.
2.01	07/11/2005	Thierry Carval : add a GPS code for position accuracy in ref. Table 5.
2.01	08/11/2005	Ann Thresher : example of sensor type in metadata
2.01	09/11/2005	Annie Wong : §3.2.2 usage of <PARAM_ADJUSTED_QC> and <PARAM_QC> Reference table 2 updated (qc 3 and 4)
2.01	11/11/2005	Thierry Carval : §2.2.4, §2.3.4 accept adjusted parameters in real time files
2.01	11/11/2005	Thierry Carval : §2.2.6 history section for multi-profile files is empty
2.01	11/11/2005	Thierry Carval : §1.3, §2.2.3, §2.3.4 real-time adjusted data
2.01	11/11/2005	Thierry Carval : §2.4.8 highly desirable metadata description
2.1	30/11/2005	Annie Wong : §3.2.1 update on flag 4 real time comment
2.1	20/12/2005	Thierry Carval : remove erroneous blanks (ex : “Argo reference table 3”)
2.1	01/03/2006	Mark Ignaszewski: §2.3.6 Change HISTORY_*_INDEX to “int”, Change HISTORY_REFERENCE to STRING64. Change to “dependent” in all sections. Remove PLATFORM_SERIAL_NO from desirable parameter table. Add “No QC performed” to Table 2a. Change FORMAT_VERSION to 2.2 in all sections.
2.1	26/09/2006	Thierry Carval §2.4.3 : TRANS_SYSTEM_ID : use N/A when not applicable (eg : Iridium or Orbcomm)
2.1	27/11/2006	Thierry Carval §2.4.8 : highly desirable metadata; PARKING_PRESSURE may be empty for floats drifting along a selected density level.
2.1	09/06/2008	Claudia Schmid §3.3: use DOXY2 for floats equipped with 2 oxygen sensors.
2.2	12/02/2009	Claudia Schmid §4.1 : file naming convention, multi-profiles cycle
2.2	03/03/2009	Thierry Carval §6.1 : greylist file collection §2.2.2 : move date_creation and date_update to “general information on profile file section”.
2.2	21/08/2009	§1.2 : new graphic for float cycles description §2.2.3 : add a firmware version to general information for profile §2.3.4 : add a “CYCLE_STAGE” in trajectory file §2.3.5 : add “CYCLE_PHASE” and “cycle” in trajectory file §2.4.3 : general review of float characteristics §2.4.5 : configuration parameters §2.4.8. : metadata file version 2.3 §2.6 : technical data format 2.3 §2.8.2 : profile directory file format version 2.1 §3.3 : add BPHASE_DOXY §3.3 : remark on unit conversion of oxygen §6.2 : GDAC files removal add a RAFOS positioning system add a note on qc flag and qc manual add a description of greylist use for users trajectory format : move date_creation and date_update in the file information section
2.2	27/11/2009	§1.1: “Notice on file format change” chapter added §1.2: “User Obligations” chapter added §1.3: “Disclaimer” chapter added §1.4: “Further information sources and contact information” chapter added §2.3.1 and §2.3.6: remove N_HISTORY2 dimension from trajectory format §2.3.2: move DATE_CREATION and DATE_UPDATE to “General information on the trajectory file” chapter §2.3.4: revisit PARAM and PARAM_QC policy in real-time/delayed mode §2.5.4: CONFIGURATION_PHASE_REPETITION is removed from the configuration parameter chapter. §2.5.4: new example with a graphic §2.8.2: Profile directory file format statement transition added. §3.2.1: add a reference to quality control manual. §3.11: add a description of table 11. Add a new column in the table to explain the link between QC test binary ID and test number. §3.14: table 14 “technical parameter names” revision, links to naming convention and list of technical parameters added. §6.1.1: “Greylist definition” chapter added §6.1.1: Who/when/how to add a float in the greylist §6.1.1: Who/when/how to remove floats from the greylist §6.1.1: How users should use the greylist
2.2	31/12/2009	§1.3: Disclaimer; argo data are continuously managed and updated §2.3.4: Trajectory locations and measurements Remove DC_REFERENCE Do not report DATA_MODE in this section report CYCLE_NUMBER in this section §2.3.5: Trajectory cycle information from the float Missing cycle management Report DATA_MODE in this section §3.2.1: Reference table 2: measurement flag scale For flag 2 comment is “Treat as good data” instead of “Probably good data” §3.3.2: Oxygen data management §3.14 Reference table 14: technical parameter names How to require new technical parameters
2.2	08/01/2010	Address the following messages listed and commented in argo-user-manual-comment-toulouse.doc : 04/01/2010 22:32 Annie Wong 31/12/2009 22:49 Claudia Schmid 31/12/2009 20:35 Claudia Schmid 31/12/2009 19:12 Annie Wong
2.31	08/09/2010	T. Carval : CONCENT_DOXY is renamed MOLAR_DOXY to be compliant with the document “Processing Argo OXYGEN data at the DAC level”, version 1.0
2.31	14/06/2011	T. Carval : Add a NMDIS Chinese DAC
2.4	19/11/2011	Thierry Carval : general revision of the document presentation
2.4	19/11/2011	§2.3 Megan Scanderbeg : update of trajectory format following Seoul trajectory & ADMT12 meeting
2.4	19/11/2011	§3.3 Thierry Carval : CNDC (conductivity) valid min is set to 8.5 instead of 60.0
2.4	10/02/2012	§2.2.3 Thierry Carval : vertical sampling scheme to manage profiles performed on different vertical axes
2.4	10/02/2012	§2.4 Esmee Van Wijk : metadata format version 2.4
2.4	10/02/2012	§2.2.3 Thierry Carval : global attributes and parameter attributes for CF compatibility
2.4	13/02/0212	§2.5 Thierry Carval : remove chapter “technical information format version 2.2”; keep “technical information format version 2.3”
2.4	20/02/2012	Feedbacks from the draft “User’s manual” sent on 13/02/2012. The changes are highlighted in green. The comments are available in argo-dm-user-manual-seoul-update-comment.docx
2.4	14/03/2012	Feedbacks from the draft “User’s manual” sent on 14/03/2012. The changes are highlighted in grey. The comments are available in argo-dm-user-manual-seoul-update-comment.docx
2.4	30/03/2012	The version 2.4 of Argo user’s manual is officially released.
2.41	19/06/2012	§2.4.6: CONFIGURATION_MISSION_COMMENT: FillValue is equal to ” “;
2.41	07/11/2012	§2.4 : metadata format, additions from Esmee
2.41	10/11/2012	§6.3 : compressed files distribution
2.41	10/11/2012	§6.5 : compressed files data submission
2.41	07/01/2013	§2.2 §2.3 §2.4 §2.4 all format versions renamed as 3.0
3.0	03/05/2013	§2.3 : trajectory format entirely revisited by Megan Scanderbeg, Jean-Philippe Rannou and John Gilson
3.01	06/05/2013	§3.15 : move reference table 15 from §2.3 to §3.15 and replace the previous version.
3.01	06/05/2013	§3.20 : reference table 20 “grounded flags” updated
3.01	06/05/2013	§3.21 : reference table 21 added, “representative park pressure status”
3.01	06/05/2013	§4.1 : file naming convention, update on trajectory file names
3.01	06/05/2013	§2.3.6 : table n_cycle revisited, 2 variables added
3.01	19/06/2013	§2.2 : more information to describe the relations between profiles – vertical sampling scheme – cycle
3.01	19/06/2013	§2.2.4 : Replace INST_REFERENCE with FLOAT_SERIAL_NO
3.01	19/06/2013	§2.2.4 : FIRMWARE_VERSION : dimension set to STRING16, remove attribute “conventions”
3.01	19/06/2013	§2.2.4 : add a CONFIG_MISSION_NUMBER variable in the profile file
3.01	19/06/2013	§2.4.4 : remove IMEI number
3.01	19/06/2013	§2.4.4 : TRANS_FREQUENCY dimension set to (N_TRANS_SYSTEM ,STRING16)
3.01	19/06/2013	§2.4.4: PLATFORM_TYPE, STANDARD_FORMAT_ID, DAC_FORMAT_ID : add a link to the draft reference table (an Internet spreadsheet)
3.01	19/06/2013	§2.4.4: remove variable SAMPLING_MODE
3.01	19/06/2013	§2.4.4: remove variable ARGO_GROUP
3.01	19/06/2013	§2.4.4: BATTERY_PACKS moved from mandatory metadata to highly desirable metadata
3.01	19/06/2013	§3.3: reference table 3: parameter code table, oxygen related parameters . Remove pres_doxy . Update long names . Add TPHASE_DOXY, C1PHASE_DOXY, C2PHASE_DOXY, MLPL_DOXY Resolution is mandatory but its content is sensor dependent.
3.01	19/06/2013	§3.8 : reference table 8: instrument types Add 10 new instruments types
3.01	19/06/2013	§3.17 : reference table 17: obsolete Remove reference table 17.
3.01	19/06/2013	§4.1 : trajectory : new file naming convention
3.01	20/06/2013	§2.2.4 : Add the PLATFORM_TYPE variable Add an N_PROF dimension in FLOAT_SERIAL_NO.
3.01	20/06/2013	§2.3.4 : add the PLATFORM_TYPE variable
3.01	26/06/2013	§2.2.4 : CONFIG_MISSION_NUMBER long name updated
3.01	26/06/2013	Remarks from Megan Scanderbeg §2.3.1 : add a global attribute in the profile file : :comment_on_resolution = “PRES variable resolution depends on measurement code”; §2.3.4 : remove the STRING2 dimension from SATELLITE_NAME char SATELLITE_NAME(N_MEASUREMENT, STRING2); §3.15 : remove the old reference table 15 (but keep the new one)
3.01	27/06/2013	configuration_mission_number graphic updated
3.01	28/06/2013	§2.3.2 : add a STRING32 dimension
3.02	18/07/2013	§3.3 : remove the sensor names from oxygen related parameter’s long name attributes
3.03	28/08/2013	§2.4.2: add a STRING64 dimension §2.4.4: CONTROLLER_BOARD_SERIAL_NO_PRIMARY long_name : remove “The” §2.4.1: //global attributes:user_manual_version=“3.03”
3.03	30/08/2013	§2.4.2 : add a STRING32 dimension in definition column
3.1	30/11/2013	§1.2 : use DOI for data and document citation §1.6 : update cycle definition §2.2.4 §2.3.4 §2.4.4 :FLOAT_SERIAL_NO dimension extended to 32 instead of 16 §2.2.4, §2.3.4, §2.4.4 : add a “conventions” attribute to PLATFORM_TYPE §2.3.5 : add a “resolution attribute” to JULD and JULD_ADJUSTED §2.3.5.1 How to report unusual Pressure resolutions in the N_MEASUREMENT variable group of the TRAJ file §2.4 : general revision of metadata format; §2.4.6 adding launch configuration parameters; §2.4.7 discriminate float sensor and float parameter information §2.4.4 : add a “conventions” attribute to PLATFORM_FAMILY and PLATFORM_MAKER §2.4.5 : add STARTUP_DATE and STARTUP_DATE_QC §2.4.7.1 : add a “conventions” attribute to SENSOR_MAKER and SENSOR_MODEL §2.6 : B-Argo profile additional format features §3.22, §3.23, §3.24, §3.25, §3.26, §0 : new reference tables §3.3 : separation of core-Argo and B-Argo parameters in reference table 3 §0 : separation of core-Argo data files and B-Argo data files §7 : add a glossary
3.1	19/12/2013	§3.1 : add the B-Argo profile and B-Argo trajectory data types in reference table 1.
3.1	21/02/2014	§2.6.1 : manage pressure axis between core-argo and b-argo files
3.1	18/04/2014	§3.3 : revision of valid_min and valid max on TEMP, PSAL, DOXY to be compliant with Argo quality control manual. §2.3.6: add a “conventions” attribute to each cycle timing §2.2.3, §2.3.3: add a FILE_TYPE variable to discriminate C, B or M files. §2.2.6: list parameter names in the PARAMETER variables even if no calibration is performed yet. Page 1 : add a DOI to the manual Page 2 : add a “How to cite this document” chapter §6.4: add a chapter on Argo DOIs
3.1	22/04/2014	§4 : change the usgodae ftp server
3.1	06/05/2014	§2.2.4 : add “JULD:resolution = X;” and “JULD_LOCATION:resolution = X;”
3.1	21/05/2014	§1.6 : improve end cycle definition (John) §2.2.5.1 : do not report resolution attribute if not known §2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 : a proper definition replaces “eponymous” : “The version number of the user manual” §3.22….3.27 : add a link to Matthieu’s tiny url reference tables §2.2, §2.3 : no need for a file_type variable precisions for use of array N_VALUES##
3.1	31/05/2014	§2.6.1 : core-Argo b-Argo parameters separation, improvement of the chapter, add an example §2.6.3 : management of spectral parameters, revision of the chapter name §3.11 : reference table 11, addition of the new QC tests 21 and 22 §2.3.6 : JULD_DEEP_PARK_START typo correction in long name
3.1	03/06/2014	§2.3 : update REPRESENTATIVE_PARK_PRESSURE:long_name §2.3 : add a long_name attribute to all *_STATUS variable §2.3 : JULD_ASCENT_END:long_name…remove the word “float’s” §2.3 : replace any “0..N” with “0…N”
3.1	23/06/2014	§2.4 : update config_parameter_value and launch_config_parameter_value fill values §2.3 : update/create long name attributes in trajectory section General : replace all “as part of day” with “as parts of day” §2.6.9 : extend data_type dimension from 16 to 32 in b-argo and merged files
3.1	09/07/2014	§2.4.7.2 : PARAMETER_UNITS dimension set to 32 instead of 16 §2.2.6 : SCIENTIFIC_CALIB_DATE:conventions = “YYYYMMDDHHMISS”; §2.3.6 JULD_DEEP_DESCENT_END:long_name = “Deep descent end date of the cycle”; §2.6.1.2 : Pressure axis management in core-Argo and b-Argo trajectory files §2.6.2 Cycle timings management in core-Argo and b-Argo trajectory files
3.1	11/07/2014	§2.2.4 : CONFIG_MISSION_NUMBER:long_name updated to be consistent with trajectory and metadata formats. §2.3.6 : typo error corrected in JULD_FIRST_LOCATION:long_name and JULD_FIRST_LOCATION_STATUS:long_name §2.2.5 : *_ADJUSTED_ERROR:long_name updated to be consistent with trajectory format. §3.25 §3.26 §0 : update reference tables 25, 26 and 27 (new sensors and platforms)
3.1	15/07/2014	§2.4.6.2 : config_mission_number dimension in prof and traj files §2.3.6 : update long name JULD_LAST_LOCATION_STATUS:long_name = “Status of date of latest location”; §3.3 : update of B-Argo parameters and I-Argo parameters
3.1	18/07/2014	§2.2.4 §2.3.4 §2.4.4 : extend FIRMWARE_VERSION from STRING16 to STRING32
3.1	15/09/2014	§2.3.5.1 : clarification on how to report unusual pressure resolutions in the N_MEASUREMENT variable group of the TRAJ file §2.2.5.1 : how to report unusual parameter resolutions in a profile
3.1	07/11/2014	§2.6 : the variables PROFILE_PRES_QC, PRES_QC, PRES_ADJUSTED, PRES_ADJUSTED_ERROR are not duplicated in the b-Argo profile files.
3.1	18/03/2015	§2.2.5: <PARAM>_ADJUSTED_ERROR:long_name updated to be consistent between profile and trajectory.
3.2	10/11/2015	§2.2.5 clarification on DATA_MODE §2.6.8 clarification on PARAMETER_DATA_MODE §2.6.7 clarification on QC and ADJUSTED variables in b-Argo profile files §6.2.2 the GDAC greylist operation is transferred in the GDAC cookbook §6.3 the “GDAC file removal” chapter is transferred to the GDAC cookbook
3.2	29/12/2015	§3.4 add MBARI in reference table 4 from Annie Wong All chapters: various corrections from Jean-Philippe Rannou (typo, unit names in examples) §2.6.6 N_PARAM management in b-Argo profile files from Annie Wong §2.3 trajectory format revision from Megan Scanderbeg
3.2	02/10/2016	Page 2: replace the obsolete “Authors” list with “Argo data management team”. The DOI landing page lists the contributors.
3.2	02/10/2016	§4.1 note on cycle numbers greater than 999
3.2	02/10/2016	§3.2.1 QC flag 8, replace “interpolated” with a more general “estimated”.
3.2	08/10/2016	§2.4.6.3 add a chapter “highly desirable configuration parameters”
3.2	10/10/2016	§2.6.8 Parameter names on 64 characters
3.2	10/10/2016	§2.6.10 Predeployment calibration variable dimension When necessary (such as for Nitrate sensor), the string length is set to 4096.
3.2	14/10/2016	§2.6.3 clarification PARAM_QC do not have a N_VALUES dimension
3.2	17/10/2016	§2.6.7 clarification on *_ADJUSTED, *_ADJUSTED_QC, and *_ADJUSTED_ERROR. They are optional as a group they must either all be present or all be absent
3.2	17/10/2016	§3.5 Reference table 5 “Location classes” : add “A”, “B” and “Z” Argos location classes
3.2	06/08/2016	§4.1.1 Note on <R/D> in profile file name
3.2	08/08/2017	§2.7.1 Note on date or position with a bad quality control flag in index files
3.2	11/09/2017	§3.25 §3.26 §3.27 update SENSOR, SENSOR_MAKER and SENSOR_MODEL according to their online content
3.3	23/10/2019	§1.7 Real-time, real-time adjusted data and delayed mode data: additional precisions for BGC data §2.2.4 allow CONFIG_MISSION_NUMBER = 0 ADMT19 Action #19 §2.2.4 Note on POSITION_QC is 8 §2.2.4 §2.3.4 §2.4.4 FIRMWARE_VERSION dimension changed to length 64, but still accept 32, ADMT19 action 37 §3.2 remove “not used in real time” for QC flag 2 §3.4 add Laboratoire de Villefranche in reference table 4 §3.5 add accuracy for Iridium, Beidou, GLONASS, GALILEO, GNSS, RAFOS accuracy and estimated position §3.9 add positioning system for BEIDOU, GLONASS, GALILEO, GNSS, NONE §3.15 add measurement codes for in water/in air samples §3.15 add RAFOS MC (measurement codes) §3.15 remove 1076-1099 and 1100 MC (measurement codes) §3.21 typo correction (PET instead of DDST) §6.3 “compressed file distribution” chapter remove - ADMT19 action #17 “Remove zipped GDAC files from Coriolis. Only serve them on DOI page.” §6.3 Archived DOI dataset description §2.2.4 add POSITION_ERROR and POSITION_COMMENT §3.28 add reference table 28:CONTROLLER_BOARD_TYPE_PRIMARY §3.29 add reference table 29: BATTERY_TYPE §3.30 add reference table 30: BATTERY_PACKS (optional field)
3.4	28/11/2019	Initiate version v3.4
3.4	28/02/2020	§4.1.7 Auxiliary data files chapter
3.4	28/12/2020	§2.1 NetCDF references, UDUNIT references §2.2.2 CF convention reference §2.2.2 user_manual_version and Convention version 3.4 §2.2.4 POSITION_ERROR_REPORTED and POSITION_ERROR_ESTIMATED revision §2.3 Argo trajectory format 3.2 §2.3.2 Trajectory additional dimensions §2.3.4 trajectory_parameters dimension increased §2.3.5 addition of variables TRAJECTORY_PARAMETER_DATA_MODE, JULD_DATA_MODE, <PARAM>_MED, <PARAM>_STD §2.3.7 add a trajectory Scientific calibration section §2.3.8 HISTORY_PARAMETER dimension added §2.4.1 user_manual_version and Convention version 3.4 §2.4.4 add PLATFORM_WIGOS_ID variable §2.4.9 remove PARAMETER duplicate §2.5.4 add “Timeseries of technical data” chapter §3 mention Argo vocabulary server §3.2.1 QC flags comments revisited §3.3 add intermediate parameters for Core-Argo §3.3 add parameter NB_SAMPLE_<short_sensor_name> §3.4 add IOPAN and AWI §3.5 revisit location classes label §3.8 add new instruments §3.15 revisit “Relative Measurement code” §3.20 revisit grounded flags §4.1.2.2 BGC Argo synthetic profile §4.1.7 add Auxiliary data files
3.4	20/01/2021	Additional feedbacks from Annie Wong, Claudia Schmid, Jean-Philippe Rannou, Gabi Semolini §2.4.2 add string17 dimension for PLATFORM_WIGOS_ID §3.20 warning on grounded flags “S” and “U”, could become obsolete §4.1.2.2 link to BGC-Argo synthetic profiles documentation
3.41	20/07/2021	§2.1 “Overview of the formats” : Argo data uses the UDUNITS convention when applicable §2.3.3 “Trajectory general information” : use 3.2 in FORMAT_VERSION example §2.3.4 “Trajectory general information on the float” : TRAJECTORY_PARAMETERS: “List of available parameters” instead of “List of available parameters for the station” §2.3.5 “Trajectory measurements group” : <param>_adjusted, _adjusted_qc, _adjusted_error are not mandatory for intermediate parameters §2.3.7 “Trajectory scientific calibration” : Replace SCIENTIFIC_CALIB_PARAMETER STRING256 with STRING64 §2.3.8 “Trajectory history information” : HISTORY_PARAMETER: “Parameter action is performed on”, instead of “Station parameter action is performed on” §2.5.2 “Technical information dimensions” : add N_TECH_MESAUREMENT optional dimension §2.5.4 “Technical data” : <TECH_PARAM> long name and units attributes §3.3 “Reference tables”: in Table 3, NB_SAMPLE_<short_sensor_name> is now NB_SAMPLE_<parameter_sensor_name>
3.41.1	05/07/2022	§2.3.2 N_CALIB_JULD dimension added §2.3.2 N_CALIB replaced with N_CALIB_PARAM §2.3.5 AXES_ERROR_ELLIPSE_MAJOR and AXES_ERROR_ELLIPSE_MINOR long names updated (semi-major and semi-minor ellipses) see https://github.com/euroargodev/ArgoNetCDF/issues/3 §2.3.5 <PARAM>_MED and <PARAM>_STD removed from the manual, see https://github.com/euroargodev/ArgoNetCDF/issues/4 §2.3.7 N_CALIB replaced with N_CALIB_PARAM §2.3.8 JULD calibration chapter added §3.2 Reference Table 2a: clean up of comments §3.2 Notes on QC removed from the manual, these notes are maintained in the QC manuals. §3.31 reference table 31 added: ENDING_CAUSE and ENDING_CAUSE_CATEGORY §all document: remove tinyurl links (use the original link)
3.42.0	26/05/2025	§2.2.1 optional global attribute “id” contains “Argo GDAC DOI” Argo GDAC data DOI global attribute is optional and recommended https://github.com/nvs-vocabs/ArgoVocabs/issues/43 and https://github.com/OneArgo/ADMT/issues/72 §3.22 … §3.28: remove the remaining tyinurl §3.1 add “Argo auxiliary meta-data” data type Throughout the document: added links to individual Reference tables in the NVS §2.2.4 §2.3.4 §2.4.4 PI_NAME has a controlled vocabulary https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/6 §2.4.7.1 SENSOR_FIRMWARE_VERSION https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/55 §2.4.5 deployment_platform dimension extended to string128 https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/2#issuecomment-2437421119 §3.2.1: add a comment to provide examples when *_qc= ‘ ‘ can occur as per https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/21 §3.33 add PI_NAME reference table §3.11 change from grey list to supplemental sensor exclusion list in reference table 11 (example) https://github.com/OneArgo/ADMT/discussions/70 §6.2 remove greylist paragraph (https://github.com/OneArgo/ADMT/discussions/70) §6.2 “Grey list” removed: the greylist management is internal, documented in the Quality control manual.
3.43.0	23/06/2025	§2.2.4 §2.3.4 §2.4.4 PROJECT_NAME comment revision §2.4.4 add PROGRAM_NAME variable (https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/5) §2.4.4 PROJECT_NAME long_name changed §2.4.7.1 SENSOR_MODEL comment clarification: the new definition of SENSOR_MODEL is “as defined by the sensor manufacturer” (reference table R27) https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/55 § 3.3. remove the sentence about FillValue = 99999.f. The FillValue of various parameters are now specified in R03. §3.3.1 How to indicate multiple sensors for the same parameter https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/81 § 4.1.2.2. Under File Naming Convention, change the filename prefix of the synthetic files from “M” to “S”.
3.44.0	10/07/2025	§3.3.1, §3.25.1, §2.4.7.1 and §2.4.7.2 Complete the rules to indicate multiple sensors. PARAMETER field was dealt with in release 3.43.0. In this release, the SENSOR field is also covered (completion of ticket https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/81).
3.45.0	xx/xx/2026	TO SEE THE DRAFT MODIFICATIONS, you need to connect to your account and/or ask for an access in “comment mode”. §1.8 new paragraph explaining optional vs mandatory variables (https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/185) §2.3.6: adding a reference to the RTV NVS table §2.3.6: Adding the ICE_ALGORITHM_STATUS (https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/233) §2.4: from 3.1 to 3.2 for the metadata file (https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/151) §2.4: review consistency of how optional and mandatory metadata fields are presented (https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/151); §2.4.9 was deleted, and, where relevant, some additional details were reported within the §2.4 tables. §2.2.1, §2.3.1, §2.4.1, §2.5.1: add consistent mention of the optional global attribute id (only in §2.2.1 previously). §2.4.2, §2.4.8: extension possible to STRING8192 for PREDEPLOYMENT_CALIB_COEFFICIENTS, + add STRING4096 for all PREDEPLOYMENT_CALIB_* fields (https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/151). §2.4.3: remove obsolete HANDBOOK_VERSION in meta 3.2 (https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/151) §2.4.4: rename FIRMWARE_VERSION to FLOAT_FIRMWARE_VERSION and MANUAL_VERSION to FLOAT_MANUAL_VERSION (https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/151) §2.4.4: PLATFORM_WIGOS_ID becomes mandatory §2.4.4: update comment for BATTERY_TYPE and BATTERY_PACKS with reference to R33, R34 and R35 reference tables, newly included in the NVS. §3.30, §3.31 and §3.32 created in replacement of the old R29 and R30 numbers (and thus remove old associated paragraphs in section 3).(https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/134) §2.4.4: SPECIAL_FEATURES comment enhanced with examples. The associated §3 table was deleted, this will remain a free text field (https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/195, https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/151) §2.4.5: add DEPLOYMENT_COMMENT (https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/161) §2.4.5: add a recommendation for DEPLOYMENT_REFERENCE_STATION_ID (https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/4) §2.4.5: add information in comment for DEPLOYMENT_PLATFORM constraints (https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/2) §2.4.7.1: add SENSOR_VERTICAL_PRES_OFFSET (https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/171) §2.4.6: config parameter names: update text regarding reference table R18 explanation to reflect the recent updates on the NVS and Github repository. §2.4.8: add PREDEPLOYMENT_CALIB_DATE (https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/162) §2.4.8.1 and §2.4.8.2: add general syntax guidelines (https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/151) §2.4.4 , 2.4.7.1: from optional to mandatory for PROGRAM_NAME and SENSOR_FIRMWARE_VERSION (https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/151) §2.5.4: change technical parameter time series local attribute and management of parameter reported with two different units by the same float. (https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/173) §2.7 regarding Argo index files was outdated: it was thoroughly reviewed. §3.15: the relative generic measurement code definition table had disappeared since UM 3.42. The table has been put back in the document as it offers a synthesis of how these codes work (compared to the NVS R15 table) (https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/164) §3.3, §3.14 and §3.18: add detail explanation of the R03 implementation in the NVS (https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/168; https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/175) §3.8: adding an explanation of the R08 purpose as per https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/discussions/138 §3.15: relative MC updated for RAFOS (https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/206) §3.26 : add an explicative note regarding platform_maker entries inside sensor_maker list (https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/158) §3.29: add the reference to the NVS table and remove ending_cause_category (https://github.com/OneArgo/ArgoVocabs/issues/26) §3.34: add a section to refer to PROGRAM_NAME R41 table §3.35: add a section to refer to ICE_ALGORITHM_STATUS table §1.4, §2.7.1, §4 : updating websites and gdac access addresses.