CODING THE RELEASE INFORMATION 
Enter the Cruise and/or Project Number, the complete name of the 
institution sponsoring the research, and the name of the platform from 
which the bottles were released, in the space provided in the upper 
right corner of the coding form. 
Columns 1-7 NODC REFERENCE NUMBER 
AND CONSECUTIVE NUMBER 
Leave blank. These columns will be coded at the NODC. 
Columns 8-9 COUNTRY CODE 
Enter the country code as given in Table I. 
Columns 10-11 : INSTITUTION CODE 
Enter the institution code as given in Table II. The institution 
code should reflect the institution sponsoring the research. 
Column 12 MODE OF RELEASE 
Enter the mode of release code as given in Table III. 
Columns 13-15 SHIP CODE 
Leave blank. These columns will be coded at the NODC. 
Columns 16-17 YEAR 
Enter tens and units digits of year. 
Columns 18-19 MONTH 
Enter the month by using the numerals O1 (January ) through 12 
(December ). 
