Codes Utilized 



A tomplete description of the codes utilized in the tabulation of oceanographic station data can be 

 found in National Oceanographic Data Center publication M-2, Processing Physical and Chemi( al 

 Data from Oceanographic Stations. (Rev. August 1964, supplement issued May 1966.) 



To facilitate use of the <>< canographic station data listing, entry headings which are not self- 

 explanatory are described beK>w. 



RKKll) .%()[)(! trtrrrmr mdrnlilv numU'r. 



C()NSE(- Consi^-ulut* Nlalion niimhrr. 



BUTr)P (Bt t"nturrt*« ie-<t stiundinfc «ir|ilh in ^l^*l^*^^. 



SHIP iBl NODC as»l)!lleil plallurm lilrnlll\ iinlr. 



DATA I SF. Kiiin I Klrnlifir^ DNH data 



ARKA NOIX: .« ran arra i (kIp. 



CI.Ol [) T/A (Bl CImiil U|K- a< . ordinn In W MO ■ ixtr O.VM) aii<l . l.iuH ami.uni ai < <irilin(! i<i W M(» i imIp 2700. 



Vavr i>lii«t*r\alMinH 



DIR Dim lion friim »hi< h ifummanl via\e> Mr < iiminf; in Irns ^f <lr(!rf<-s an orilinfE In W MO iiidr 0885. 



HGT Hrlfihl of ilominani >»a»f^ a< i orilini; In tt MO < nd«- 1555. 



PKR PrriiMl of dominant »av«-s aci'nrdin^ tn U'MO code .'5155. 



SKA iB) Sra >lalr a^ i ordinft lo W MO ,mir .<70(). 



(Il./TR iBl Walrr i nlor a< i nrding In fnrt- l-l If rndc Transpari-mv in me-lrr!. a> dt-tirminrd b> S«-< rhi disc. 



VI IM) DIR iBl Dirrt linn fr.im »hi. h wind i» l«lo»in(! in Irns of dpgrrrs ai . ording In W MO . ikIf OK77. 



W IM) SPD iBl Wind sprrd in knnK 



WIND FOR (Bl Wind fonr in hraufnrl ,n,le. 



WKATHKR (Bl Wralhcr rwl.- — If prn pd«l li> Irlltr \ is ai < crdinc lo W MO , cdr 4.')01 A nunifrii l»n di(!il fnlr> mdnalrswealhf r 



at-fordinft In WVO end** 4677. 



INST ln»lrufni-nl used fur obsrrvalinn — "Nansrn Casl" mdiialrs station ('oniiists of Nansen < asl data — "STD Rfinnlrr 



indicairs slaliun consisls nf STD dala nr a mixture of STD and Nansrn rast data. 



TRACK DIR (Bl "Trair" indn ainr I (I Pi. D iDOWN). and A ( AV KR AGFDl— used »illi STD . asls. and s|m.< if\ dial data v.ere 



taken nhile hnisling nr lowering res|»erti\el\ tir that the two traces we*re averaged. 



DURATION (Bl Time elapsed during raising or lowering o( ihe STD recorder In lenlhs nf hniirs. 



ORIG (Bl Ongmalnr's reference number in twn parts — c ruise number nr i c haraclers I if >ear nf cruise forms part of cruiw 



number years digits ma\ sometimes onK be found in "^ear" fieliil. and station number. 



TKN Sy Ten-degree square — modified Canadian squaie number. 



5 Syt ARE Five-degree squares — modified Canadian system. 



2 S<^L ARE Two-degrre squares — modifie*! (Canadian system. 



I S^L ARE One-degree squares — mtidified Canadian system. 



(iASTM M (B| Number of cast on mullicul stations (blank when messenger lime is giveni 



TIME (Bl Time of release of messenger in hour and tenths for applicable observed levels If multicast series extends (wsl 



midnight. 24 hours are added to casl lime of next dav Beginning lime for STD is given al first obs depth. 



l.VLTYP Type of record at depth indicated. "OBS" — observed values. For STD recorder = level of data read-out. 



"STD" — NOIX: standard interpolated values. "ORG" — Standard or other depths carrying non-NOCM" inter- 

 polated values "LIT' — lnlerp<ilated standard depth values used as obs for computational purposes. Note — 

 When an observed level coincides with a STD depth level, both "STD" and •OBS" lines will appear. 



DEPTH Depth nf sample (or standard levell in whole meters. Prefix "V indicates ihermomelricalK delerinined depth (depth 



ol unprotected ihermnmetersl. Subs4'ripl "(^" indicates ihal the value is marked doubtful by the nriginalnr. A 

 value designated as implausible by NOIKJ is marked with a "P" Postscript "/." indicates uncorrected and 

 inaccurate *Wire-H>ul' deplhs.(high wire angle presenll 



TEMP (Bl Tem[M-ralure in degrees celsiiis. For '(.)' anil 'P' nntatinn see depth fielil 



S.AI. (Bl Salinilv in parts |M*r thousand. For "l^* anti 'P' nntalion see depth fieM. 



SiGMA-T iBl Seawalerdensit\ anomaly In 2 decimal plai es. W hen depth, temp, nrsalinily isilnubtful. a "y is suffixed. An asterisk 



indicates a de< rease nl (12 nr iiinre from the previous level. 



D^NDITH Dynamii depth annniaK in d\nami< meters In millimeters. 



SND \ El. iBl Sound velo< ilv in meters per second In de< imeters according In Wilson's formula. ( A standard depth-pressure term is 



used fur stations nut beginning al the suKacel. 



OXYG (Bl Oxygen in ML/I. to hundredths. 



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