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What is the file naming convention for the zipped archive files?

 

Question: What is the file naming convention for the zipped archive files?

Answer: File Naming conventions MUST be followed exactly or they will not be retrieved by NCDC. Name the file according to the rules below:

The files MUST be named as follows: xxxxyymmddhh

(all lower case letters - CAPITAL LETTERS WILL NOT BE RECEIVED)

Breakdown:

xxxx - The 4-letter Station ID (see Appendix C of WSOH-10 for current list of IDs)

yy - The last 2-digits of data year (00-99)

mm - The 2-digit month of the year (01-12)

dd - The 2-digit day of the month (01-31)

hh - The 2-digit hour of the day in UTC (00-23)

NOTE: Do not add anything else - The ZIP Program will add: .zip - indicating this is a zip file. Never add “.exe” this will create problems at NCDC.

Examples:

• kchs05042600 (Charleston 4/26/2005 00 UTC)
• kmpx05042612 (Chanhassen 4/26/2005 12 UTC)

Reference: RRS User Guide Section 12.2.2