ABSTRACT 



The development of continuous sampling STD (salinity-temperature- 

 depth) sensors as a prime data collection tool for oceanographic cruises has 

 necessitated the development of techniques capable of handling the data with 

 modern digital computing equipment. This paper describes one such tech- 

 nique that was developed for processing STD data collected as part of the 

 EASTROPAC Survey Program. The description assumes that the data has 

 been digitized and recorded on IBM compatible tape in the field. The compu- 

 ter programs needed for processing the basic data tapes are described, and a 

 listing of the program with subroutines is given in the Appendix. 



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