but it could also indicate uncertainty in the WOA
field itself; the data distribution on which the WOA field is
based has some significant holes in the region (Fig. 6). The
Argo team assessed float 39047 as corrupted (Wijffels, personal
communication). The argument is discussed in more
detail in the Appendix. In the present context the float serves
to demonstrate the possible validity and significance of elevated
standard deviations.