DATA FILES ( UNZIP Information )
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IMPORTANT:   The COPEPOD data files are compressed with "ZIP" compression and have a ".zip" extension. (This is not "gzip", which was used with World Ocean Database Plankton.)

COPEPOD data files are compressed as folders, with each folder having multiple files inside. You should unzip/extract the entire COPEPOD zip file "as-is", so it will appear in your folder/directory correctly (i.e. a folder or folders with multiple files in each folder).   Extracting file-by-file or otherwise may create a mess of randomly distributed files.   For example, if you view the ".zip" file (e.g., with WinZip), it may look like a mess of random files.   However, they will correctly re-organize themselves during the unzip process. (Don't panic!)

We use the shareware "Info-Zip" software, which is available for pretty much any computer on the planet.   It is available at:   www.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/.   This link will take you away from this website.

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