This is an inefficient format, so be warned: you are going to get a datafile.
The detrended-bfl [ NOAA NODC WOA98 MONTHLY gridpt salinity ] data are available as a columnar table, i.e. as multiple columns of data, intended primarily to be read. However, if you have other intentions for this table, or simply do not like the default choices, you may want to choose from the columnar tables with options.