I.4.5.2. ->STSR - Time Series Save Tapes
 
 
Time Series Save Tapes contain a series of one or more time samples for some
set of processed fields.  The time series may span multiple tapes, but a series
can contain only one field pass (*DEFS).  These tapes may be both input (*ITSR)
and output (*OTSR) by the Processor, but they are not suitable for input to
other processing programs.  Time series Save tapes are especially useful when
used in conjunction with time filtering (*TFIL).
 
   Since Time Series Save Tapes contain data in the same format that is used
internally in the Processor's database, all descriptive information remains
associated with the data (including a processing history).  The fields written
to the Save Tape may also be vertically (*VERA), meridionally (*MERA), and/or
zonally (*ZONA) averaged.