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Metadata for Float Type: SOLO_TS1

internal ID number                      161
transmission ID number                  10603
transmission type                       ARGOS
instrument type                         SOLO_TS1
ARGOS program number                    14281
WMO ID number                           3900067
WMO instrument type (table 1770)        852
WMO recorder type (table 4770)          60
start time [dd mm yyyy hh mm (Z)]       31 08 2001 00 00
status of start time                    approximated
launch time [dd mm yyyy hh mm (Z)]      10 10 2001 21 40
status of launch time                   as recorded
launch position [lat latm lon lonm]     -1. -54.43 -95. -18.53
status of launch position               as recorded
delay of first down time [hours]        982
cycle time [days]                       9.7792
descent time [hours]                    5.7783
neutral depth time [days]               8.2966
ascent time [hours]                     5.7783
surface time [hours]                    24.00
transmission repetition rate [sec]      38.
clock drift [hours/hours]               0
last cycle                              n/a
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calib eq 1 for pressure                 P = CNTS*PGAIN+POFF
calib eq 2 for pressure                 IF BIN<=PB1 P = BIN*PGAIN*BLOK
calib eq 3 for pressure                 IF PB1<BIN<=OPB2 P=(BIN-PB1)*AV1*PGAIN*BLOK+P(PB1)
calib eq 4 for pressure                 IF BIN>OPB2 P= (BIN-OPB2)*AV2*BLOK*PGAIN+P(OPB2)
calib eq 5 for pressure                 OPB2= PB1+(PB2-PB1)/AV1
calib coef for pressure                 BLOK= 6;AV1= 4;AV2=10;PB1=35;PB2=91;PGAIN=0.9961;POFF=-101.0
calib eq 1 for temperature              ln(R)=h1+h2/T+h2*h3/(T^3)
calib eq 2 for temperature              R=AT*(BT+Tcnt)/(CT+Tcnt)
calib coef for temperature              at= -27.36381;bt= -5877.611;ct=  4356.160
calib coef for temperature              h1= -11.99547;h2=  4443.984;h3= -3617.219
calib eq 1 for conductivity             C=32+ES*CDIV*4+asal+Tcnt*(bsal+csal*Tcnt)
calib coef for conductivity             CDIV=.2000E-02;asal=-0.6895E+01;bsal=.41138E-02;csal=.14391E-05
calib eq 2 for conductivity             C=Coff+Cgain*C
calib coef for conductivity             COFF= 0.000;CGAIN= 1.000
calib eq 3 for conductivity             C=C*(1+7.5e-6*(CTREF-T)+1.5e-8*z(i)
calib coef for conductivity             CTREF=20.000
calib eq 1 for cpu voltage              VCPU = CPUGAIN*CNTS+CPUOFF
calib coef for cpu voltage              CPUGAIN=0.027;CPUOFF=0.08
calib eq 1 for pump voltage             VPMP = PMP_GAIN*CNTS+PMP_OFF
calib coef for pump voltage             PMP_GAIN=0.063;PMP_OFF=0.44
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conductivity calibration date           31 8 2001
temperature calibration date            31 8 2001
pressure calibration date               31 8 2001
float manufacturer                      SIO, UCSD, San Diego
float serial number                     2098
PI                                      Russ Davis
principal investigator address          SIO, UCSD, San Diego
originating country                     USA
float deployer                          Robert Weller
float deployer address                  WHOI, Woods Hole
deployment type                         R/V
deployment platform                     Ron Brown
deployment cruise id                    unknown
profile at deployment                   n/a
nominal drift pressure [dbar]           899 200 899
cycles for drift pressure               1   1   1
nominal profile pressure [dbar]         938
cycles for profile pressure             1
Profile Sampling Method                 Continuous
temperature sensor type                 n/a
temperature sensor manufacturer         SIO
temperature sensor serial number        2098
conductivity sensor type                n/a
conductivity sensor manufacturer        FSI
conductivity sensor serial number       1692
pressure sensor type                    n/a
pressure sensor manufacturer            Paines
pressure sensor serial number           2098
ROM version                             CT5.13  8    6
battery type                            Lithium
initial battery voltage [volt]          15.
comment                                 n/a