TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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FOREWORD iii 



LIST OF CONVERSION TABLES ^^^ 



INTRODUCTION 1 



GENERAL 2 



DATA INPUT 3 



CRUISE ARCHIVE DECK 3 



LIST OF STANDARD DEPTHS k 



GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR CODING THE 



PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL DATA FORM 5 



INSTRUCTIONS FOR CODING THE SURFACE ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION 



(master card) 6 



INSTRUCTIONS FOR CODING THE SUBSURFACE OBSERVATIONS 



(detail cards) 11 



INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUNCHING NODC OCEANOGRAPHIC STATION CARDS 15 



STANDARD LETTER PUNCH CODE 15 



MASTER CARD l6 



DETAIL CARDS l6 



SUMMARY OF OVERPUNCHES WHICH MAY APPEAR IN THE NODC ARCHIVE DECK l8 



MASTER CARD l8 



OBSERVED DEPTH CARDS 19 



STANDARD DEPTH CARDS 19 



EXPLANATION OF NODC LISTING FORMAT 20 



APPENDIX I (CONVERSION TABLES) 27 



APPENDIX II (PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL DATA FORM FOR OCEANOGRAPHIC 



STATIONS AND OCEANOGRAPHIC STATION CARD) 115 



APPENDIX III (NODC PUBLICATION LISTING FORMAT) 117 



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