So you didn't open the data before spewing.
OK
Thank you
"The WOD native data format can be read in a number of ways:
(1) The user can use any of a number of
sample programs in FORTRAN and C to read the WOD13 native data format or the user can write his/her own code. The programs provided are designed as examples on how to read the WOD13 data for all types of datasets and convert data into a form useable in Matlab and ArcGIS. The sample programs prompt the user to input a data file to read casts and variables included in these casts to the screen. Note that the user needs to modify the programs to incorporate user specific needs such as single or multiple input data files, output file(s), number of cast, data output format and number of variables. The metadata codes listed within each cast are described in the
code tables.
(2) The user can also use the
Ocean Data View (ODV) software package to read the WOD native format and display the data.
WOD13 data do not upload into versions of ODV prior to 3.1 ODV. Ocean Data View 4.5.7 has been updated to read the amended format. The latest version is available from
ODV website. The user will need to open a new ODV collection (or add to an existing ODV collection) and specify "World Ocean Database Variables" in the "Definition of Collection Variables" menu. The detailed instructions are available from
WOD tutorial (pdf, 0.1 MB). Note that ODV will not be able to read surface only data; originator's quality flags; or plankton biomass and taxonomic data in the OSD file.
Reading WOD comma separated value (".csv") format:
The WOD ".csv" output files are space and comma-separated ASCII values. The ".csv" files can be imported into any software that allows to read "csv" data format such as Microsoft Excel. Please see the WOD
"csv" data format description."
LOL
They can't just have a PDF of the data?
LOL