This link connects you to the NOAA/ESRL/PSD Weather and Climate Phyisic Branch cruise data archive
raw data should not be used without the persmission of Weather and Climate Phyisic Branch

daniel,wolfe@noaa.gov
david.c.welsh@noaa.gov
Chris.Fairall@noaa.gov 

The archive directory structure is described below:
The directory structure below is an attempt to categorize how the data, primarily from ship cruises, will be organized into the ETL data system for access by users.

•	The project directory will contain a metafile describing the project/experiment and instrumentation involved. Information to be included: Project name, PI, date, platform/location, reference, instrumentation, instrumentation mentor’s

•	The location/platform directory will be the location of any instrumentation. This could be a ship, a fixed land site, an aircraft, etc.

?	The instrumentation directory will include all instruments for that location/platform. A meta file should exist for each instrument describing that instrument and the data it collects. Some directories may have sub-directories down to a more specific list of instrumentation (ie radars and radiometers). An instrument should not be included if is not a part of a project to avoid confusion.

•	The raw directory will contain the raw data collected in the field. These data may or may not be useable by everyone. ASCII, binary, netcdf, etc. Files that are too large for storage here will have information as to where the data are stored (ie DVD) and how they can be accessed.

•	The raw images directory contains a quick look at the data. This maybe daily 2D images, profiles of measured winds, or times series of various measured parameters and could be created in the field or first thing when the data return to Boulder. Quick look images should have consistent scales for easy interpretation between days along with an explanation of the display. Time should be UTC and dates both Julian Day and YYMMDD when possible. The current EPIC MMCR data display is a good example of how a Quick Look might appear (http://www.etl.noaa.gov/programs/2001/epic/mmcr.html).

•	A processed directory can be added whenever necessary. Processed data are data that have been altered in any fashion. This includes simple reformatting of the data or merging of data. Meta files should exist for each new type of file.

•	A software/code directory should be added to store any programs written to display or process the data (unless the code is proprietary) along with a description of what the code does.

Once this PROJECT tree is filled with data down to the raw and rawimages level it will be backed up to DVD(s). This should happen as soon after completion of a cruise as possible.