TITLE: Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network (TCOON) Data
     
CONTACTS:

http://lighthouse.tamucc.edu/TCOON/HomePage

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1.0  DATA SET OVERVIEW
     

This data set contains six-minute resolution surface meteorological and 
oceanographic data from the Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network (TCOON).
TCOON is operated by the Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science 
(CBI) at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. There are 23 stations within 
the network that provide meteorological observations.  The stations are located 
along the gulf coast of Texas.  This data set covers the period 
from 1 June to 31 October 2005.  The data are in space delimited 
ASCII format.  NCAR/EOL conducted no processing or quality control on these
data.


2.0  INSTRUMENT DESCRIPTION


2.1  Instrumentation and Station Locations

Station location information is also in the data files.

003    	Rincon del San Jose     	87778121 26.8015,97.4706 gps   
005    	Packery Channel    		87757921    	27.6341,97.2370 gps   
006    	Ingleside    		87752831    	27.8217,97.2033 gps   
008    	Texas State Aquarium    	87752961    	27.8143,97.3984 gps   
009    	Port Aransas    	87752371    	27.8398,97.0726 gps   
011    	White Point    	87751881    	27.8608,97.4828 gps   
013    	S. Bird Island    	87761391    	27.4847,97.3181 gps   
014    	Bob Hall Pier    	87758701    	27.5811,97.2164 gps   
015    	Rockport    	87747701    	28.0243,97.0478 gps   
016    	Sabine Pass    	87705701    	29.7298,93.8709 gps   
017    	Port Mansfield    	87784902    	26.5595,97.4247 gps   
018    	Port Isabel    	87797701    	26.0612,97.2154 gps   
021    	Galveston Pleasure Pier    	87715101    	29.2850,94.7883 est   
022    	Galveston Pier 21    	87714501    	29.3133,94.7867 est   
031    	Seadrift    	87730371    	28.4073,96.7122 gps   
036    	Copano Bay    	87745131    	28.1145,97.0242 gps   
047    	Arroyo Colorado    	87790381    	26.3521,97.3256 gps   
051    	S. Padre Island Coast Guard Sta.    	87797481 26.0726,97.1671 gps   
056    	Freeport    	87724401    	28.9467,95.3083 est   
057    	Port O'Connor    	87737011    	28.44603,96.39607 est   
068    	Baffin Bay    	87766041    	27.29533,97.40500 est   
502    	Clear Lake    	87709331    	29.5633,95.0667 est   
503    	Morgans Point    	87706131    	29.6767,94.9850 est   
504    	Rainbow Bridge    	87705201    	29.9800,93.8800 est   
507    	Eagle Point    	87710131    	29.4983,94.9117 est   
513    	Manchester Houston    	87707771    	29.7233,95.265 est   
518    	Rollover Pass    	87709711    	29.5150,94.5133 est   
522    	Galveston Entrance Channel, South Jetty    	87714161 29.3267,94.6917 est   
529    	Galveston Entrance Channel, North Jetty    	87713411 29.358201,94.725978 gps   
533    	Battleship Texas State Park    	87707431    	29.75605,95.0903   

NCAR/EOL conducted no processing or quality control on these data.


4.0  DATA FORMAT AND FILE NAMING


4.1  Data Format
 
These data are in space delimited ASCII format. 

The header records of each data file describe the data included.

ID_StationName.txt
e.g.
507_Eagle_Point.txt


5.0  DATA REMARKS


None.


6.0  REFERNCES


None.