Code Tables used with Water Physics and Chemistry File (F004) 0053 CLOUD TYPE (WMO500) ---- -------------------- 0 -- CIRRUS 1 -- CIRROCUMULUS 2 -- CIRROSTRATUS 3 -- ALTOCUMULUS 4 -- ALTOSTRATUS 5 -- NIMBOSTRATUS 6 -- STRATOCUMULUS 7 -- STRATUS 8 -- CUMULUS 9 -- CUMULONIMBUS X -- CLOUD NOT VISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, DUSTSTORM, SANDSTORM, OR OTHER ANALOGOUS PHENOMENA 0085 NAVIGATION ---- -------------------- 01 -- LORAN (MIXED OR UNSPECIFIED) 02 -- RADAR AND/OR FIXES 03 -- RAYDIST WITHOUT COMPLICATIONS 04 -- RAYDIST WITH ERRORS, DRIFTING, ETC. 05 -- SATELLITE 06 -- OMEGA 07 -- LORAN A ONLY 08 -- LORAN C ONLY 09 -- MINI RANGER 10 -- HORIZONTAL SEXTANT 11 -- PHOTOGRAPH 12 -- SIGHTING ON RANGES 13 -- LORAN C PLUS MINI RANGER 0094 TURBIDITY ---- -------------------- 1 -- TURBIDOMETER; IN JTU 2 -- TRANSMISSOMETER; IN PERCENT OF LIGHT TRANSMISSION OVER A 10 CM. PATH 3 -- FLUOROMETER; SUSPENDED SOLIDS CALIBRATION 4 -- NEPHELOMETER 5 -- TURBIDITY IN FTU'S 6 -- TRANSMISSOMETER; IN PERCENT OF LIGHT TRANSMISSION OVER A 1 METER PATH 7 -- TRANSMISSOMETER; IN PERCENT OF LIGHT TRANSMISSION OVER A 25 CM. PATH 0104 WAVE HT (WMO1555) ---- -------------------- -- NOTE-50 ADDED TO DIRECTION FIELD (CODE 110) TO INDICATE HEIGHTS > 4 1/2 METERS. 0 -- LESS THAN 1/4 M (1 FT) OR 5 M (16 FT) 1 -- 1/2 M (1 1/2 FT) OR 5 1/2 M (17 1/2 FT) 2 -- 1 M (3 FT) OR 6 M (19 FT) 3 -- 1 1/2 M (5 FT) OR 6 1/2 M (21 FT) 4 -- 2 M (6 1/2 FT) OR 7 M (22 1/2 FT) 5 -- 2 1/2 M (8 FT) OR 7 1/2 M (24 FT) 6 -- 3 M (9 1/2 FT) OR 8 M (25 1/2 FT) 7 -- 3 1/2 M (11 FT) OR 8 1/2 M (27 FT) 8 -- 4 M (13 FT) OR 9 M (29 FT) 9 -- 4 1/2 M (14 FT) OR 9 1/2 M (30 1/2 FT) X -- HEIGHT NOT DETERMINED 0105 CLOUD AMT (WMO2700) ---- -------------------- 0 -- 0 (ZERO) 1 -- 1 OKTA OR LESS, BUT NOT ZERO (1/10 OR LESS, BUT NOT 0) 2 -- 2 OKTAS 2/10-3/10 3 -- 3 OKTAS 4/10 4 -- 4 OKTAS 5/10 5 -- 5 OKTAS 6/10 6 -- 6 OKTAS 7/10-8/10 7 -- 7 OKTAS OR MORE, BUT NOT 8 OKTAS (9/10 OR MORE, BUT NOT 10/10) 8 -- 8 OKTAS 10/10 9 -- SKY OBSCURED, OR CLOUD AMOUNT CANNOT BE ESTIMATED 0108 WEATHER (WMO4501) ---- -------------------- 0 -- CLEAR (NO CLOUD AT ANY LEVEL) 1 -- PARTLY CLOUDY (SCATTERED OR BROKED) 2 -- CONTINUOUS LAYER(S) OF CLOUD(S) 3 -- SANDSTORM, DUSTSTORM, OR BLOWING SNOW 4 -- FOG, THICK DUST OR HAZE 5 -- DRIZZLE 6 -- RAIN 7 -- SNOW, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED 8 -- SHOWER(S) 9 -- THUNDERSTORM(S) 0110 WIND-WAVE DIRECTION ---- -------------------- 00 -- CALM (NO WAVES-NO MOTION) 01 -- 5 DEGREES - 14 DEGREES 02 -- 15 DEGREES - 24 DEGREES 03 -- 25 DEGREES - 34 DEGREES 04 -- 35 DEGREES - 44 DEGREES 05 -- 45 DEGREES - 54 DEGREES 06 -- 55 DEGREES - 64 DEGREES 07 -- 65 DEGREES - 74 DEGREES 08 -- 75 DEGREES - 84 DEGREES 09 -- 85 DEGREES - 94 DEGREES 10 -- 95 DEGREES - 104 DEGREES 11 -- 105 DEGREES - 114 DEGREES 12 -- 115 DEGREES - 124 DEGREES 13 -- 125 DEGREES - 134 DEGREES 14 -- 135 DEGREES - 144 DEGREES 15 -- 145 DEGREES - 154 DEGREES 16 -- 155 DEGREES - 164 DEGREES 17 -- 165 DEGREES - 174 DEGREES 18 -- 175 DEGREES - 184 DEGREES 19 -- 185 DEGREES - 194 DEGREES 20 -- 195 DEGREES - 204 DEGREES 21 -- 205 DEGREES - 214 DEGREES 22 -- 215 DEGREES - 224 DEGREES 23 -- 225 DEGREES - 234 DEGREES 24 -- 235 DEGREES - 244 DEGREES 25 -- 245 DEGREES - 254 DEGREES 26 -- 255 DEGREES - 264 DEGREES 27 -- 265 DEGREES - 274 DEGREES 28 -- 275 DEGREES - 284 DEGREES 29 -- 285 DEGREES - 294 DEGREES 30 -- 295 DEGREES - 304 DEGREES 31 -- 305 DEGREES - 314 DEGREES 32 -- 315 DEGREES - 324 DEGREES 33 -- 325 DEGREES - 334 DEGREES 34 -- 335 DEGREES - 344 DEGREES 35 -- 345 DEGREES - 354 DEGREES 36 -- 355 DEGREES - 4 DEGREES 49 -- WAVES CONFUSED, DIRECTION INDETERMINATE (WAVES EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN 4 3/4 METERS) 99 -- WAVES CONFUSED, DIRECTION INDETERMINATE (WAVES GEATER THAN 4 3/4 METERS) WINDS VARIABLE, OR ALL DIRECTIONS OR UNKNOWN 0157 VISIBILITY (WMO4300) ---- -------------------- 0 -- LESS THAN 50 M (LESS THAN 55 YARDS) 1 -- 50-200 M (APPROX. 55-220 YARDS) 2 -- 200-500 M (APPROX. 220-550 YARDS) 3 -- 500-1000 M (APPROX. 550 YARDS-5/8 N.M.) 4 -- 1-2 KM (APPROX. 5/8-1 N.M.) 5 -- 2-4 KM (APPROX. 1-2 N.M.) 6 -- 4-10 KM (APPROX. 2-6 N.M.) 7 -- 10-20 KM (APPROX. 6-12 N.M.) 8 -- 20-50 KM (APPROX. 12-30 N.M.) 9 -- 50 KM OR MORE (30 N.M. OR MORE) 0300 METHOD (004) ---- -------------------- 1 -- STD (SALINITY-TEMPERATURE-DEPTH RECORDER) 2 -- XBT (EXPENDABLE BATHYTHERMOGRAPH) 3 -- NANSEN CAST 4 -- MBT (MECHANICAL BATHYTHERMOGRAPH) 5 -- XBT AND WATER SAMPLER 6 -- MBT AND WATER SAMPLER