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1. Fill in all blanks on upper left-hand side of this form. 
2. Check appropriate box in column 32. 
3. Before entering, convert: 
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b. all pressures to millibars. 
c. if conversion tables not available, enter values as observed, 
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entry on each form, ("77 5°F”, "29 905 in.", etc.) 
4. Begin a new sheet each month, voyage, ocean and quadrant. 
5. Transmit data in 5-figure groups from unshaded columns and 
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