APPL$ROOT:[DOCUMENTS.DOCUMENTATION] GF3_MEDS_CODES.DOC GF3 parameter code tables Author: M. Jones, IOS.BIDSTON Last updated: 7 Jan, 1988 Last MEDS additions (J.R. Keeley): 8 Jul, 1996 Last MEDS additions (Don Spear): 8 Sept, 1998 Last MEDS additions (Andre Bolduc): 24 Feb, 1999 Last MEDS additions (Bob Keeley): 11 Oct, 2000 Contents: --------- 1.0 GF3 codes sorted alphabetically 2.0 GF3 codes sorted alphabetically within GF3 tables 3.0 MEDS codes sorted alphabetically 4.0 MEDS codes sorted alphabetically within GF3 tables 1.0 GF3 Parameter Code Table sorted alphabetically -------------------------------------------------- PPPP KMMS Parameter Name Units ABSH 7XXA ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY g/m**3 ALKY 7XXD TOTAL ALKALINITY mmol/m**3 ALTG 7XXN HEIGHT/ALTITUDE ABOVE GROUND LEVEL metres ALTS 7XXN HEIGHT/ALTITUDE ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL metres AMON 7--D AMMONIUM (NH4-N) CONTENT mmol/m**3 APER 7XXN AVERAGING PERIOD FOR MEASUREMENT CODE (WMO CODE TABLE 2604) ASTD 7XXB AIR-SEA TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE degrees C ATCK 7XXN ANGLE OF ATTACK (AIRCRAFT) degrees ATMP 7XXA ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE AT ALTITUDE hPa ATMS 7XXA ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE AT SEA LEVEL hPa ATPT 7XXA ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE TENDENCY hPa/hr ATRK 7XXN ALONG TRACK DISPLACEMENT metres BAND 7XXN BANDWIDTH OF SPECTRAL ANALYSIS hertz BATH 7--N BATHYMETRIC DEPTH metres BDIR 7XXN BANDWIDTH OF DIRECTIONAL ANALYSIS degrees BEST 7XXN BANDWIDTH OF SPECTRAL COMPONENT hertz BRIT 7XXA BRIGHTNESS (RADIATIVE) TEMPERATURE degrees C CALK 7XXD CARBONATE ALKALINITY mmol/m**3 CAST 7--N HYDROGRAPHIC CAST TYPE code CCCC 7--N DATA CYCLE OVERFLOW INDICATOR code CCVR 7XXA TOTAL CLOUD COVER IN TENTHS OF SKY ---- CFLG 7--N DATA CONTINUATION FLAG code CHAN 7XXN NUMBER OF SENSOR CHANNELS ---- CHCH 7XXA TYPE OF HIGH ALTITUDE CLOUD code (WMO CODE 0509) CHLR 7--D CHLORINITY (PARTS/THOUSAND) g/kg CHLS 7--D CHLOROSITY kg/m**3 CLCL 7XXA TYPE OF LOW ALTITUDE CLOUD code (WMO CODE 0513) CLCM 7XXA AMOUNT OF LOW/MEDIUM ALTITUDE CLOUD code (OKTAS - WMO CODE 2700) CLDA 7XXA TOTAL CLOUD AMOUNT (OKTAS-WMO CODE 2700) code CLDB 7XXA CLOUD BASE ALTITUDE metres CLDH 7XXA CLOUD BASE HEIGHT (WMO CODE 1600) code CLDT 7XXA CLOUD TYPE (WMO CODE 0500) code CMCM 7XXA TYPE OF MEDIUM ALTITUDE CLOUD code (WMO CODE 0515) CNDC 7XXD ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY mhos/m CNQF 7--N CHEMICAL CONTENT QUALIFIER FLAG code CORG 7--D ORGANIC CARBON CONTENT mmol/m**3 CPHL 7XXD CHLOROPHYLL-A CONTENT mg/m**3 CTOT 7--D TOTAL CARBON (C) CONTENT mmol/m**3 CVTQ 7--A CO-VARIANCE OF AIR TEMPERATURE AND degC.g/kg SPECIFIC HUMIDITY CVWQ 7--A CO-VARIANCE OF WIND SPEED AND SPECIFIC (m/s).g/kg HUMIDITY CVWS 7--A CO-VARIANCE OF WIND SPEED COMPONENTS (m/s)**2 CVWT 7--A CO-VARIANCE OF WIND SPEED AND AIR degC.m/s TEMPERATURE DATE 7--N DATE WITHIN YEAR IN FORMAT MMDD ---- DATM 7--N BATHYMETRIC DATUM code DAYS 7--N DAY NUMBER WITHIN YEAR (Jan 1st = 1) days DENS 7--D SEA DENSITY kg/m**3 DEPH 7--N SENSOR DEPTH BELOW SEA SURFACE metres DEWD 7XXA DEW POINT DEPRESSION degrees C DEWT 7XXA DEW POINT TEMPERATURE degrees C DIRM 7XXN BEARING OF OBJECT FROM REFERENCE POINT degrees (relative to magnetic North) DIRT 7XXN BEARING OF OBJECT FROM REFERENCE POINT degrees (relative to True North) DISE 7XXN DISTANCE OF OBJECT IN DIRECTION TRUE metres EAST FROM REFERENCE POINT DISN 7XXN DISTANCE OF OBJECT IN DIRECTION TRUE metres NORTH FROM REFERENCE POINT DOXY 7--D DISSOLVED OXYGEN mmol/m**3 DPSF 7XXN DEPTH BELOW SEA FLOOR metres DRDP 7XXD DEPTH OF DROGUE metres DRHR 7--N DURATION (HOURS) hours DRMN 7--N DURATION (MINUTES) minutes DRSC 7--N DURATION (SECONDS) seconds DRYT 7XXA DRY BULB TEMPERATURE degrees C DTDZ 7--A VERTICAL AIR TEMPERATURE GRADIENT degC/m EAZM 7XXN AZIMUTH OF MAJOR AXIS OF NAVIGATION degrees ERROR ELLIPSE EEEE 7XXN DECIMAL EXPONENT ---- ELEV 7XXN ELEVATION ANGLE OF OBJECT FROM degrees REFERENCE POINT EMAJ 7XXN LENGTH OF SEMIMAJOR AXIS OF NAVIGATION metres ERROR ELLIPSE EMIN 7XXN LENGTH OF SEMIMINOR AXIS OF NAVIGATION metres ERROR ELLIPSE ETHR 7XXN ELAPSED TIME (HOURS) hours ETMN 7XXN ELAPSED TIME (MINUTES) minutes ETSC 7XXN ELAPSED TIME (SECONDS) seconds EWCM 7--D EAST (MAGNETIC) COMPONENT OF CURRENT m/s EWCT 7--D EAST (TRUE) COMPONENT OF CURRENT m/s FFFF 7--N QUALITY CONTROL FLAG code FIXF 7--N PRIME NAVIGATION AID FIX FLAG code FREQ 7--N FREQUENCY hertz GBGA 7XXN BOUGER GRAVITY ANOMALY milligals GDIR 7XXA DIRECTION FROM WHICH GUST WIND IS degrees BLOWING (relative to True North) GEOT 7--N GRAVITY EOTVOS CORRECTION milligals GFAA 7--N FREE AIR GRAVITY ANOMALY milligals GGCD 7XXN PERIOD OF CURRENT MEASUREMENT (DRIFT) code (WMO CODE 2265) GGCM 7XXN INDICATOR FOR METHOD OF CURRENT code MEASUREMENT (WMO CODE 2266) GGDI 7XXN INDICATOR FOR DIGITIZATION code (WMO CODE 2262) GGEC 7XXN DURATION AND TIME OF EULERIAN CURRENT code MEASUREMENT (WMO CODE 2264) GGIN 7--N IGOSS BATHY/TESAC INDICATORS code GGLC 7XXN QUALITY OF LOCATION (WMO CODE 3311) code GGMS 7--N IGOSS MESSAGE IDENTIFIER code GGQF 7--N QUALITY CONTROL FLAGS FOR DATE, TIME, code POSITION AND SEA FLOOR DEPTH GGSL 7XXN METHOD OF SALINITY/DEPTH MEASUREMENT code (WMO CODE 2263) GGST 7XXN QUALITY OF BUOY SATELLITE TRANSMISSION code (WMO CODE 3313) GGWI 7XXN WIND SPEED INDICATOR (WMO CODE 1853) code GRAV 7XXN OBSERVED GRAVITY milligals GSPD 7XXA GUST WIND SPEED m/s HCDM 7--D DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT degrees IS FLOWING (relative to Magnetic North) HCDT 7--D DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT degrees IS FLOWING (relative to True North) HCSP 7--D HORIZONTAL CURRENT SPEED m/s HEAD 7XXN PLATFORM HEADING degrees (relative to True North) HGHT 7XXN HEIGHT/ALTITUDE ABOVE SEA SURFACE metres HHMM 7--N TIME WITHIN DAY IN FORMAT HHMM ---- HIGF 7XXN HIGH FREQUENCY CUT OFF FOR INTEGRATION hertz UNDER SPECTRUM HMXR 7XXA HUMIDITY MIXING RATIO g/kg HOUR 7--N HOURS WITHIN DAY hours HSUL 7--D HYDROGEN SULPHIDE (H2S-S) CONTENT mmol/m**3 HTSF 7XXN HEIGHT ABOVE SEA FLOOR metres ICEF 7--N FLAG FOR ICE IN VICINITY OF HYDROGRAPHIC code OBSERVATIONS IDEN 7XXN DATA IDENTIFIER ---- LATD 7--N LATITUDE DEGREES (North +ve) degrees LATM 7--N LATITUDE MINUTES WITHIN DEGREE mins arc (North +ve) LINC 7XXA LONG-WAVE INCOMING RADIATION W/m**2 LOND 7--N LONGITUDE DEGREES (East +ve) degrees LONM 7--N LONGITUDE MINUTES WITHIN DEGREE mins arc (East +ve) LOUT 7XXA LONG-WAVE OUTGOING RADIATION W/m**2 LOWF 7XXN LOW FREQUENCY CUT OFF FOR INTEGRATION hertz UNDER SPECTRUM LVLS 7--N SELECTION OF DEPTH LEVELS code LWCT 7XXA LIQUID WATER CONTENT g/m**3 MAGC 7XXN MAGNETIC FIELD CORRECTION nanoteslas MAGN 7XXN MAGNETIC VARIATION FROM TRUE NORTH degrees MAGR 7--N RESIDUAL MAGNETIC FIELD nanoteslas MAGT 7XXN TOTAL MAGNETIC FIELD nanoteslas MINS 7--N MINUTES WITHIN HOUR minutes MMFX 7XXN METHOD CODE FOR POSITION FIXING code MMMM 7--N METHOD CODE IN USER DEFINED AREA code MNTH 7--N CALENDAR MONTH (MM) WITHIN YEAR ---- NETR 7XXA NET RADIATION W/m**2 NIRR 7XXA NEAR-INFRARED RADIATION W/m**2 NORG 7--D ORGANIC NITROGEN CONTENT mmol/m**3 NSCM 7--D NORTH (MAGNETIC) COMPONENT OF CURRENT m/s NSCT 7--D NORTH (TRUE) COMPONENT OF CURRENT m/s NTHR 7--N INTERVAL (HOURS) hours NTMN 7--N INTERVAL (MINUTES) minutes NTOT 7--D TOTAL NITROGEN (N) CONTENT mmol/m**3 NTRA 7--D NITRATE (NO3-N) CONTENT mmol/m**3 NTRI 7--D NITRITE (NO2-N) CONTENT mmol/m**3 NTRZ 7--D NITRATE + NITRITE CONTENT mmol/m**3 NTSC 7--N INTERVAL (SECONDS) seconds PAIR 7XXN COUNT OF PARAMETER PAIRS IN DATA CYCLE ---- PHOS 7--D PHOSPHATE (PO4-P) CONTENT mmol/m**3 PHPH 7XXD HYDROGEN ION CONCENTRATION (pH) ---- PLAT 7--N PLATFORM IDENTIFIER code POTM 7--D POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE degrees C POTT 7XXA POTENTIAL AIR TEMPERATURE degrees C PRES 7--D SEA PRESSURE (sea surface = 0) decibars PRHB 7--N PROBE HIT BOTTOM INDICATOR code PRRT 7XXA PRECIPITATION RATE mm/hr PRTN 7XXA PRECIPITATION AMOUNT mm PSAL 7--D PRACTICAL SALINITY ---- PTCH 7XXN PITCH ANGLE degrees PVAR 7XXN VARIANCE OF PRECEDING PARAMETER ---- QPOS 7--N QUALITY CONTROL FLAG FOR GEOGRAPHIC code POSITION QSOL 7XXG GROUND HEAT FLUX W/m**2 QTIM 7--N QUALITY CONTROL FLAG FOR SERIES code DATE/TIME RADD 7XXN HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OF OBJECT FROM metres REFERENCE POINT RANG 7XXN DIRECT DISTANCE OF OBJECT FROM metres REFERENCE POINT RELH 7XXA RELATIVE HUMIDITY percent RELP 7--D RELATIVE TOTAL PRESSURE decibars ROLL 7XXN ROLL ANGLE degrees SALD 7--N SALINITY UNITS FLAG code SCDT 7--D DIRECTION TO WHICH SEA SURFACE CURRENT degrees IS FLOWING (relative to True North) SCSP 7--D SEA SURFACE CURRENT SPEED m/s SDAT 7--A STANDARD DEVIATION OF AIR TEMPERATURE degrees C SDEV 7XXN STANDARD DEVIATION OF PRECEDING ---- PARAMETER SDHU 7XXA STANDARD DEVIATION OF SPECIFIC HUMIDITY g/kg SDIF 7XXA SHORT-WAVE DIFFUSE RADIATION W/m**2 SDIR 7XXA SHORT-WAVE DIRECT RADIATION W/m**2 SDWS 7--A STANDARD DEVIATION OF WIND SPEED m/s SEAS 7XXD SEA STATE (WMO CODE 3700) code SECC 7XXD SECCHI DISC DEPTH metres SECS 7--N SECONDS WITHIN MINUTE seconds SIDE 7XXN ANGLE OF SIDESLIP (AIRCRAFT) degrees SINC 7XXA SHORT-WAVE INCOMING RADIATION W/m**2 SLCA 7--D SILICATE (SIO4-SI) CONTENT mmol/m**3 SLEV 7XXD OBSERVED SEA LEVEL metres SOLT 7XXG GROUND (SOIL) TEMPERATURE degrees C SOUT 7XXA SHORT-WAVE OUTGOING RADIATION W/m**2 SPCF 7XXN FREQUENCY OF SPECTRAL COMPONENT hertz SPDG 7XXN TRUE PLATFORM SPEED ACROSS THE GROUND m/s SPDI 7XXN INDICATED PLATFORM SPEED (AIRCRAFT) m/s SPDR 7XXN RELATIVE PLATFORM SPEED THROUGH THE m/s AIR/WATER SPDV 7XXN VERTICAL PLATFORM SPEED m/s SPEH 7XXA SPECIFIC HUMIDITY g/kg SSAL 7--D SALINITY (PRE-1978 DEFINITION) g/kg (PARTS/THOUSAND) SSPS 7--D SEA SURFACE PRACTICAL SALINITY ---- SSSL 7--D SEA SURFACE SALINITY (PRE-1978 g/kg DEFINITION) (PARTS/THOUSAND) SSTP 7--D SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE degrees C STAG 7XXA STAGNATION TEMPERATURE degrees C SVCZ 7XXN BATHYMETRY SOUND VELOCITY CORRECTION ---- AREA SVEL 7--D SOUND VELOCITY m/s SWDR 7--D DIRECTION FROM WHICH SWELL IS COMING degrees (relative to True North) SWHT 7--D SWELL HEIGHT metres SWPR 7--D SWELL PERIOD seconds TDFL 7--D TRACE DIRECTION FLAG code TDIF 7--A AIR TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TWO degrees C LEVELS (UPPER-LOWER) TEMP 7--D SEA TEMPERATURE degrees C TEXT 7XXN PLAIN LANGUAGE TEXT ---- TGRD 7--D SEA TEMPERATURE GRADIENT degC/m TIME 7--N TIME WITHIN DAY IN FORMAT HHMMSS ---- TOTP 7--D TOTAL PRESSURE (atmosphere+sea pressure) decibars TPHS 7--D TOTAL PHOSPHOROUS (P) CONTENT mmol/m**3 TWCT 7XXA TOTAL WATER CONTENT g/m**3 TWTT 7XXN BATHYMETRIC TWO WAY TRAVEL TIME seconds ULTR 7XXA ULTRA-VIOLET RADIATION W/m**2 USAL 7--D UNDEFINED SALINITY (Prac. Salin or ---- parts/thousand) - see also SALD7AAN VAPP 7XXA ACTUAL WATER VAPOUR PRESSURE hPa VAVH 7--D AVERAGE HEIGHT HIGHEST ONE THIRD WAVES metres VBRF 7--D WAVES SPECTRAL WIDTH (BROADNESS) ---- VCAR 7--D CHARACTERISTIC WAVE HEIGHT (4*RMS) metres VCMX 7--D MAXIMUM CREST TO TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT metres VCXX 7--D AUTO-SPECTRUM OF NORTH-SOUTH TILT deg**2/Hz VCXY 7--D CO-SPECTRUM OF NORTH-SOUTH AND deg**2/Hz EAST-WEST TILTS VCYY 7--D AUTO-SPECTRUM OF EAST-WEST TILT deg**2/Hz VCZX 7--D CO-SPECTRUM OF HEAVE AND NORTH-SOUTH m.deg/Hz TILT VCZY 7--D CO-SPECTRUM OF HEAVE AND EAST-WEST TILT m.deg/Hz VDEP 7XXN SPECIFIED DIRECTION OF WAVE ENERGY degrees PROPAGATION VDIR 7--D VISUAL ESTIMATE OF DIRECTION FROM WHICH degrees WAVES ARE COMING(relative to True North) VDSD 7--D DIRECTIONAL WAVE SPECTRUM DENSITY m**2/Hz VERT 7XXN VERTICAL DISTANCE OF OBJECT ABOVE metres REFERENCE POINT VEST 7--D VISUAL AVERAGE WAVE HEIGHT metres VIRT 7XXA VIRTUAL AIR TEMPERATURE degrees C VISB 7XXA HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY metres VMED 7--D WAVE SPECTRUM MEAN ENERGY DIRECTION degrees VMNL 7--D MINIMUM WAVE LEVEL metres VMTA 7--D ZEROETH MOMENT OF WAVE SPECTRUM m**2 VMTB 7--D FIRST MOMENT OF WAVE SPECTRUM m**2.Hz VMTC 7--D SECOND MOMENT OF WAVE SPECTRUM (m.Hz)**2 VMTD 7--D THIRD MOMENT OF WAVE SPECTRUM m**2.Hz**3 VMTE 7--D FOURTH MOMENT OF WAVE SPECTRUM m**2.Hz**4 VMTM 7--D FIRST NEGATIVE MOMENT OF WAVE SPECTRUM m**2/Hz VMTN 7--D SECOND NEGATIVE MOMENT OF WAVE SPECTRUM (m/Hz)**2 VMWD 7--D MEAN WAVE DIRECTION FROM CROSS SPECTRA degrees VMXL 7--D MAXIMUM WAVE LEVEL metres VNUM 7--D WAVE NUMBER FROM CROSS SPECTRA degrees/m VPED 7--D WAVE SPECTRUM PEAK ENERGY DIRECTION degrees VPER 7--D VISUAL ESTIMATE OF WAVE PERIOD seconds VQXY 7--D QUAD-SPECTRUM OF NORTH-SOUTH AND deg**2/Hz EAST-WEST TILTS VQZX 7--D QUAD-SPECTRUM OF HEAVE AND NORTH-SOUTH m.deg/Hz TILT VQZY 7--D QUAD-SPECTRUM OF HEAVE AND EAST-WEST m.deg/Hz TILT VRAT 7--A VARIANCE OF AIR TEMPERATURE degC**2 VRHU 7XXA VARIANCE OF SPECIFIC HUMIDITY (g/kg)**2 VRMS 7--D RMS WAVE DISPLACEMENT metres VRWS 7--A VARIANCE OF WIND SPEED (m/s)**2 VSDN 7--D WAVE VARIANCE SPECTRAL DENSITY : S(f) m**2/Hz VSMA 7--D SPECTRAL MOMENTS (-1,0) WAVE PERIOD seconds VSMB 7--D SPECTRAL MOMENTS (0,1) WAVE PERIOD seconds VSMC 7--D SPECTRAL MOMENTS (0,2) WAVE PERIOD seconds VSMD 7--D SPECTRAL MOMENTS (2,4) WAVE PERIOD seconds VSPR 7--D WAVE DIRECTIONAL SPREAD FROM CROSS degrees SPECTRA VSWD 7--D WAVES SPECTRAL WIDTH FROM MOMENTS ---- VTCA 7--D AVERAGE WAVE CREST PERIOD seconds VTDH 7--D TUCKER DRAPER SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT metres VTKC 7--D SECOND HIGHEST WAVE CREST metres VTKD 7--D SECOND LOWEST WAVE TROUGH metres VTPK 7--D WAVE SPECTRUM PEAK PERIOD seconds VTZA 7--D AVERAGE ZERO CROSSING WAVE PERIOD seconds VTZM 7--D PERIOD OF MAXIMUM ZERO CROSSING WAVE seconds VWSA 7--D INSTANTANEOUS HEAVE ACCELERATION m/s**2 VWSE 7--D INSTANTANEOUS WATER SURFACE ELEVATION metres VWSH 7XXA VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (m/s)/km VWTE 7--D WATER SURFACE EAST-WEST TILT ANGLE degrees VWTN 7--D WATER SURFACE NORTH-SOUTH TILT ANGLE degrees VZMX 7--D MAXIMUM ZERO CROSSING WAVE HEIGHT metres WCLR 7XXD WATER COLOUR (FOREL-ULE SCALE) code WDIR 7XXA DIRECTION FROM WHICH WIND IS BLOWING degrees (relative to True North) WETT 7XXA WET BULB TEMPERATURE degrees C WFBS 7XXA WIND FORCE ON BEAUFORT SCALE code WMDP 7--D MEAN WATER DEPTH metres WRDP 7--D MEAN RECORD WATER DEPTH metres WSDP 7--D STILL WATER DEPTH metres WSPD 7XXA HORIZONTAL WIND SPEED m/s WSPE 7XXA EASTWARD (TRUE) COMPONENT OF WIND SPEED m/s WSPN 7XXA NORTHWARD (TRUE) COMPONENT OF WIND SPEED m/s WTHA 7XXA PAST WEATHER (WMO CODE 4561) code WVER 7XXA VERTICAL WIND SPEED m/s WWCD 7XXA PRESENT WEATHER (WMO CODE 4677) code XTRK 7XXN ACROSS TRACK DISPLACEMENT metres (starboard +ve) YEAR 7--N CALENDAR YEAR years ZNTH 7XXN ZENITH ANGLE OF OBJECT FROM REFERENCE degrees POINT ZONE 7XXN TIME ZONE CORRECTION hours 2.0 GF3 Parameter Code Table sorted alphabetically within GF3 tables General purpose codes --------------------- PPPP KMMS Parameter Name Units ---- ---- --------------------------------------- -------- CCCC 7--N DATA CYCLE OVERFLOW INDICATOR code CFLG 7--N DATA CONTINUATION FLAG code CHAN 7XXN NUMBER OF SENSOR CHANNELS ---- CHCH 7XXA TYPE OF HIGH ALTITUDE CLOUD code (WMO CODE 0509) EEEE 7XXN DECIMAL EXPONENT ---- FFFF 7--N QUALITY CONTROL FLAG code GGQF 7--N QUALITY CONTROL FLAGS FOR DATE, TIME, code POSITION AND SEA FLOOR DEPTH IDEN 7XXN DATA IDENTIFIER ---- MMMM 7--N METHOD CODE IN USER DEFINED AREA code PAIR 7XXN COUNT OF PARAMETER PAIRS IN DATA CYCLE ---- PLAT 7--N PLATFORM IDENTIFIER code PVAR 7XXN VARIANCE OF PRECEDING PARAMETER ---- QPOS 7--N QUALITY CONTROL FLAG FOR GEOGRAPHIC code POSITION QTIM 7--N QUALITY CONTROL FLAG FOR SERIES code DATE/TIME SDEV 7XXN STANDARD DEVIATION OF PRECEDING ---- PARAMETER TEXT 7XXN PLAIN LANGUAGE TEXT ---- Date and time within day codes ------------------------------ PPPP KMMS Parameter Name Units ---- ---- --------------------------------------- -------- DATE 7--N DATE WITHIN YEAR IN FORMAT MMDD ---- DAYS 7--N DAY NUMBER WITHIN YEAR (Jan 1st = 1) days HHMM 7--N TIME WITHIN DAY IN FORMAT HHMM ---- HOUR 7--N HOURS WITHIN DAY hours MINS 7--N MINUTES WITHIN HOUR minutes MNTH 7--N CALENDAR MONTH (MM) WITHIN YEAR ---- SECS 7--N SECONDS WITHIN MINUTE seconds TIME 7--N TIME WITHIN DAY IN FORMAT HHMMSS ---- YEAR 7--N CALENDAR YEAR years ZONE 7XXN TIME ZONE CORRECTION hours Time and frequency codes ------------------------ PPPP KMMS Parameter Name Units ---- ---- --------------------------------------- -------- BAND 7XXN BANDWIDTH OF SPECTRAL ANALYSIS hertz BEST 7XXN BANDWIDTH OF SPECTRAL COMPONENT hertz DRHR 7--N DURATION (HOURS) hours DRMN 7--N DURATION (MINUTES) minutes DRSC 7--N DURATION (SECONDS) seconds ETHR 7XXN ELAPSED TIME (HOURS) hours ETMN 7XXN ELAPSED TIME (MINUTES) minutes ETSC 7XXN ELAPSED TIME (SECONDS) seconds FREQ 7--N FREQUENCY hertz HIGF 7XXN HIGH FREQUENCY CUT OFF FOR INTEGRATION hertz UNDER SPECTRUM LOWF 7XXN LOW FREQUENCY CUT OFF FOR INTEGRATION hertz UNDER SPECTRUM NTHR 7--N INTERVAL (HOURS) hours NTMN 7--N INTERVAL (MINUTES) minutes NTSC 7--N INTERVAL (SECONDS) seconds SPCF 7XXN FREQUENCY OF SPECTRAL COMPONENT hertz Position and navigation codes ----------------------------- PPPP KMMS Parameter Name Units ---- ---- --------------------------------------- -------- ALTG 7XXN HEIGHT/ALTITUDE ABOVE GROUND LEVEL metres ALTS 7XXN HEIGHT/ALTITUDE ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL metres ATCK 7XXN ANGLE OF ATTACK (AIRCRAFT) degrees ATRK 7XXN ALONG TRACK DISPLACEMENT metres DEPH 7--N SENSOR DEPTH BELOW SEA SURFACE metres DIRM 7XXN BEARING OF OBJECT FROM REFERENCE POINT degrees (relative to magnetic North) DIRT 7XXN BEARING OF OBJECT FROM REFERENCE POINT degrees (relative to True North) DISE 7XXN DISTANCE OF OBJECT IN DIRECTION TRUE metres EAST FROM REFERENCE POINT DISN 7XXN DISTANCE OF OBJECT IN DIRECTION TRUE metres NORTH FROM REFERENCE POINT DPSF 7XXN DEPTH BELOW SEA FLOOR metres EAZM 7XXN AZIMUTH OF MAJOR AXIS OF NAVIGATION degrees ERROR ELLIPSE ELEV 7XXN ELEVATION ANGLE OF OBJECT FROM degrees REFERENCE POINT EMAJ 7XXN LENGTH OF SEMIMAJOR AXIS OF NAVIGATION metres ERROR ELLIPSE EMIN 7XXN LENGTH OF SEMIMINOR AXIS OF NAVIGATION metres ERROR ELLIPSE FIXF 7--N PRIME NAVIGATION AID FIX FLAG code HEAD 7XXN PLATFORM HEADING degrees (relative to True North) HGHT 7XXN HEIGHT/ALTITUDE ABOVE SEA SURFACE metres HTSF 7XXN HEIGHT ABOVE SEA FLOOR metres LATD 7--N LATITUDE DEGREES (North +ve) degrees LATM 7--N LATITUDE MINUTES WITHIN DEGREE mins arc (North +ve) LOND 7--N LONGITUDE DEGREES (East +ve) degrees LONM 7--N LONGITUDE MINUTES WITHIN DEGREE mins arc (East +ve) MAGN 7XXN MAGNETIC VARIATION FROM TRUE NORTH degrees MMFX 7XXN METHOD CODE FOR POSITION FIXING code PTCH 7XXN PITCH ANGLE degrees RADD 7XXN HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OF OBJECT FROM metres REFERENCE POINT RANG 7XXN DIRECT DISTANCE OF OBJECT FROM metres REFERENCE POINT ROLL 7XXN ROLL ANGLE degrees SIDE 7XXN ANGLE OF SIDESLIP (AIRCRAFT) degrees SPDG 7XXN TRUE PLATFORM SPEED ACROSS THE GROUND m/s SPDI 7XXN INDICATED PLATFORM SPEED (AIRCRAFT) m/s SPDR 7XXN RELATIVE PLATFORM SPEED THROUGH THE m/s AIR/WATER SPDV 7XXN VERTICAL PLATFORM SPEED m/s VERT 7XXN VERTICAL DISTANCE OF OBJECT ABOVE metres REFERENCE POINT XTRK 7XXN ACROSS TRACK DISPLACEMENT metres (starboard +ve) ZNTH 7XXN ZENITH ANGLE OF OBJECT FROM REFERENCE degrees POINT Physical oceanography codes --------------------------- PPPP KMMS Parameter Name Units ---- ---- --------------------------------------- -------- CAST 7--N HYDROGRAPHIC CAST TYPE code CHLR 7--D CHLORINITY (PARTS/THOUSAND) g/kg CHLS 7--D CHLOROSITY kg/m**3 CNDC 7XXD ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY mhos/m DENS 7--D SEA DENSITY kg/m**3 DOXY 7--D DISSOLVED OXYGEN mmol/m**3 DRDP 7XXD DEPTH OF DROGUE metres EWCM 7--D EAST (MAGNETIC) COMPONENT OF CURRENT m/s EWCT 7--D EAST (TRUE) COMPONENT OF CURRENT m/s HCDM 7--D DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT degrees IS FLOWING (relative to Magnetic North) HCDT 7--D DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT degrees IS FLOWING (relative to True North) HCSP 7--D HORIZONTAL CURRENT SPEED m/s ICEF 7--N FLAG FOR ICE IN VICINITY OF HYDROGRAPHIC code OBSERVATIONS LVLS 7--N SELECTION OF DEPTH LEVELS code NSCM 7--D NORTH (MAGNETIC) COMPONENT OF CURRENT m/s NSCT 7--D NORTH (TRUE) COMPONENT OF CURRENT m/s POTM 7--D POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE degrees C PRES 7--D SEA PRESSURE (sea surface = 0) decibars PRHB 7--N PROBE HIT BOTTOM INDICATOR code PSAL 7--D PRACTICAL SALINITY ---- RELP 7--D RELATIVE TOTAL PRESSURE decibars SALD 7--N SALINITY UNITS FLAG code SCDT 7--D DIRECTION TO WHICH SEA SURFACE CURRENT degrees IS FLOWING (relative to True North) SCSP 7--D SEA SURFACE CURRENT SPEED m/s SECC 7XXD SECCHI DISC DEPTH metres SLEV 7XXD OBSERVED SEA LEVEL metres SSAL 7--D SALINITY (PRE-1978 DEFINITION) g/kg (PARTS/THOUSAND) SSPS 7--D SEA SURFACE PRACTICAL SALINITY ---- SSSL 7--D SEA SURFACE SALINITY (PRE-1978 g/kg DEFINITION) (PARTS/THOUSAND) SSTP 7--D SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE degrees C SVEL 7--D SOUND VELOCITY m/s TDFL 7--D TRACE DIRECTION FLAG code TEMP 7--D SEA TEMPERATURE degrees C TGRD 7--D SEA TEMPERATURE GRADIENT degC/m TOTP 7--D TOTAL PRESSURE (atmosphere+sea pressure) decibars USAL 7--D UNDEFINED SALINITY (Prac. Salin or ---- parts/thousand) - see also SALD7AAN WCLR 7XXD WATER COLOUR (FOREL-ULE SCALE) code Wave codes ---------- PPPP KMMS Parameter Name Units ---- ---- --------------------------------------- -------- BDIR 7XXN BANDWIDTH OF DIRECTIONAL ANALYSIS degrees SEAS 7XXD SEA STATE (WMO CODE 3700) code SWDR 7--D DIRECTION FROM WHICH SWELL IS COMING degrees (relative to True North) SWHT 7--D SWELL HEIGHT metres SWPR 7--D SWELL PERIOD seconds VAVH 7--D AVERAGE HEIGHT HIGHEST ONE THIRD WAVES metres VBRF 7--D WAVES SPECTRAL WIDTH (BROADNESS) ---- VCAR 7--D CHARACTERISTIC WAVE HEIGHT (4*RMS) metres VCMX 7--D MAXIMUM CREST TO TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT metres VCXX 7--D AUTO-SPECTRUM OF NORTH-SOUTH TILT deg**2/Hz VCXY 7--D CO-SPECTRUM OF NORTH-SOUTH AND deg**2/Hz EAST-WEST TILTS VCYY 7--D AUTO-SPECTRUM OF EAST-WEST TILT deg**2/Hz VCZX 7--D CO-SPECTRUM OF HEAVE AND NORTH-SOUTH m.deg/Hz TILT VCZY 7--D CO-SPECTRUM OF HEAVE AND EAST-WEST TILT m.deg/Hz VDEP 7XXN SPECIFIED DIRECTION OF WAVE ENERGY degrees PROPAGATION VDIR 7--D VISUAL ESTIMATE OF DIRECTION FROM WHICH degrees WAVES ARE COMING(relative to True North) VDSD 7--D DIRECTIONAL WAVE SPECTRUM DENSITY m**2/Hz VEST 7--D VISUAL AVERAGE WAVE HEIGHT metres VMED 7--D WAVE SPECTRUM MEAN ENERGY DIRECTION degrees VMNL 7--D MINIMUM WAVE LEVEL metres VMTA 7--D ZEROETH MOMENT OF WAVE SPECTRUM m**2 VMTB 7--D FIRST MOMENT OF WAVE SPECTRUM m**2.Hz VMTC 7--D SECOND MOMENT OF WAVE SPECTRUM (m.Hz)**2 VMTD 7--D THIRD MOMENT OF WAVE SPECTRUM m**2.Hz**3 VMTE 7--D FOURTH MOMENT OF WAVE SPECTRUM m**2.Hz**4 VMTM 7--D FIRST NEGATIVE MOMENT OF WAVE SPECTRUM m**2/Hz VMTN 7--D SECOND NEGATIVE MOMENT OF WAVE SPECTRUM (m/Hz)**2 VMWD 7--D MEAN WAVE DIRECTION FROM CROSS SPECTRA degrees VMXL 7--D MAXIMUM WAVE LEVEL metres VNUM 7--D WAVE NUMBER FROM CROSS SPECTRA degrees/m VPED 7--D WAVE SPECTRUM PEAK ENERGY DIRECTION degrees VPER 7--D VISUAL ESTIMATE OF WAVE PERIOD seconds VQXY 7--D QUAD-SPECTRUM OF NORTH-SOUTH AND deg**2/Hz EAST-WEST TILTS VQZX 7--D QUAD-SPECTRUM OF HEAVE AND NORTH-SOUTH m.deg/Hz TILT VQZY 7--D QUAD-SPECTRUM OF HEAVE AND EAST-WEST m.deg/Hz TILT VRMS 7--D RMS WAVE DISPLACEMENT metres VSDN 7--D WAVE VARIANCE SPECTRAL DENSITY : S(f) m**2/Hz VSMA 7--D SPECTRAL MOMENTS (-1,0) WAVE PERIOD seconds VSMB 7--D SPECTRAL MOMENTS (0,1) WAVE PERIOD seconds VSMC 7--D SPECTRAL MOMENTS (0,2) WAVE PERIOD seconds VSMD 7--D SPECTRAL MOMENTS (2,4) WAVE PERIOD seconds VSPR 7--D WAVE DIRECTIONAL SPREAD FROM CROSS degrees SPECTRA VSWD 7--D WAVES SPECTRAL WIDTH FROM MOMENTS ---- VTCA 7--D AVERAGE WAVE CREST PERIOD seconds VTDH 7--D TUCKER DRAPER SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT metres VTKC 7--D SECOND HIGHEST WAVE CREST metres VTKD 7--D SECOND LOWEST WAVE TROUGH metres VTPK 7--D WAVE SPECTRUM PEAK PERIOD seconds VTZA 7--D AVERAGE ZERO CROSSING WAVE PERIOD seconds VTZM 7--D PERIOD OF MAXIMUM ZERO CROSSING WAVE seconds VWSA 7--D INSTANTANEOUS HEAVE ACCELERATION m/s**2 VWSE 7--D INSTANTANEOUS WATER SURFACE ELEVATION metres VWTE 7--D WATER SURFACE EAST-WEST TILT ANGLE degrees VWTN 7--D WATER SURFACE NORTH-SOUTH TILT ANGLE degrees VZMX 7--D MAXIMUM ZERO CROSSING WAVE HEIGHT metres WMDP 7--D MEAN WATER DEPTH metres WRDP 7--D MEAN RECORD WATER DEPTH metres WSDP 7--D STILL WATER DEPTH metres Meteorology codes ----------------- PPPP KMMS Parameter Name Units ---- ---- --------------------------------------- --------- ABSH 7XXA ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY g/m**3 ASTD 7XXB AIR-SEA TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE degrees C ATMP 7XXA ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE AT ALTITUDE hPa ATMS 7XXA ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE AT SEA LEVEL hPa ATPT 7XXA ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE TENDENCY hPa/hr BRIT 7XXA BRIGHTNESS (RADIATIVE) TEMPERATURE degrees C CCVR 7XXA TOTAL CLOUD COVER IN TENTHS OF SKY ---- CLCL 7XXA TYPE OF LOW ALTITUDE CLOUD code (WMO CODE 0513) CLCM 7XXA AMOUNT OF LOW/MEDIUM ALTITUDE CLOUD code (OKTAS - WMO CODE 2700) CLDA 7XXA TOTAL CLOUD AMOUNT (OKTAS-WMO CODE 2700) code CLDB 7XXA CLOUD BASE ALTITUDE metres CLDH 7XXA CLOUD BASE HEIGHT (WMO CODE 1600) code CLDT 7XXA CLOUD TYPE (WMO CODE 0500) code CMCM 7XXA TYPE OF MEDIUM ALTITUDE CLOUD code (WMO CODE 0515) CVTQ 7--A CO-VARIANCE OF AIR TEMPERATURE AND degC.g/kg SPECIFIC HUMIDITY CVWQ 7--A CO-VARIANCE OF WIND SPEED AND SPECIFIC (m/s).g/kg HUMIDITY CVWS 7--A CO-VARIANCE OF WIND SPEED COMPONENTS (m/s)**2 CVWT 7--A CO-VARIANCE OF WIND SPEED AND AIR degC.m/s TEMPERATURE DEWD 7XXA DEW POINT DEPRESSION degrees C DEWT 7XXA DEW POINT TEMPERATURE degrees C DRYT 7XXA DRY BULB TEMPERATURE degrees C DTDZ 7--A VERTICAL AIR TEMPERATURE GRADIENT degC/m GDIR 7XXA DIRECTION FROM WHICH GUST WIND IS degrees BLOWING (relative to True North) GSPD 7XXA GUST WIND SPEED m/s HMXR 7XXA HUMIDITY MIXING RATIO g/kg LINC 7XXA LONG-WAVE INCOMING RADIATION W/m**2 LOUT 7XXA LONG-WAVE OUTGOING RADIATION W/m**2 LWCT 7XXA LIQUID WATER CONTENT g/m**3 NETR 7XXA NET RADIATION W/m**2 NIRR 7XXA NEAR-INFRARED RADIATION W/m**2 POTT 7XXA POTENTIAL AIR TEMPERATURE degrees C PRRT 7XXA PRECIPITATION RATE mm/hr PRTN 7XXA PRECIPITATION AMOUNT mm QSOL 7XXG GROUND HEAT FLUX W/m**2 RELH 7XXA RELATIVE HUMIDITY percent SDAT 7--A STANDARD DEVIATION OF AIR TEMPERATURE degrees C SDHU 7XXA STANDARD DEVIATION OF SPECIFIC HUMIDITY g/kg SDIF 7XXA SHORT-WAVE DIFFUSE RADIATION W/m**2 SDIR 7XXA SHORT-WAVE DIRECT RADIATION W/m**2 SDWS 7--A STANDARD DEVIATION OF WIND SPEED m/s SINC 7XXA SHORT-WAVE INCOMING RADIATION W/m**2 SOLT 7XXG GROUND (SOIL) TEMPERATURE degrees C SOUT 7XXA SHORT-WAVE OUTGOING RADIATION W/m**2 SPEH 7XXA SPECIFIC HUMIDITY g/kg STAG 7XXA STAGNATION TEMPERATURE degrees C TDIF 7--A AIR TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TWO degrees C LEVELS (UPPER-LOWER) TWCT 7XXA TOTAL WATER CONTENT g/m**3 ULTR 7XXA ULTRA-VIOLET RADIATION W/m**2 VAPP 7XXA ACTUAL WATER VAPOUR PRESSURE hPa VIRT 7XXA VIRTUAL AIR TEMPERATURE degrees C VISB 7XXA HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY metres VRAT 7--A VARIANCE OF AIR TEMPERATURE degC**2 VRHU 7XXA VARIANCE OF SPECIFIC HUMIDITY (g/kg)**2 VRWS 7--A VARIANCE OF WIND SPEED (m/s)**2 VWSH 7XXA VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (m/s)/km WDIR 7XXA DIRECTION FROM WHICH WIND IS BLOWING degrees (relative to True North) WETT 7XXA WET BULB TEMPERATURE degrees C WFBS 7XXA WIND FORCE ON BEAUFORT SCALE code WSPD 7XXA HORIZONTAL WIND SPEED m/s WSPE 7XXA EASTWARD (TRUE) COMPONENT OF WIND SPEED m/s WSPN 7XXA NORTHWARD (TRUE) COMPONENT OF WIND SPEED m/s WTHA 7XXA PAST WEATHER (WMO CODE 4561) code WVER 7XXA VERTICAL WIND SPEED m/s WWCD 7XXA PRESENT WEATHER (WMO CODE 4677) code Geophysics codes ---------------- PPPP KMMS Parameter Name Units ---- ---- --------------------------------------- -------- BATH 7--N BATHYMETRIC DEPTH metres DATM 7--N BATHYMETRIC DATUM code GBGA 7XXN BOUGER GRAVITY ANOMALY milligals GEOT 7--N GRAVITY EOTVOS CORRECTION milligals GFAA 7--N FREE AIR GRAVITY ANOMALY milligals GRAV 7XXN OBSERVED GRAVITY milligals MAGC 7XXN MAGNETIC FIELD CORRECTION nanoteslas MAGR 7--N RESIDUAL MAGNETIC FIELD nanoteslas MAGT 7XXN TOTAL MAGNETIC FIELD nanoteslas SVCZ 7XXN BATHYMETRY SOUND VELOCITY CORRECTION ---- AREA TWTT 7XXN BATHYMETRIC TWO WAY TRAVEL TIME seconds Chemistry codes --------------- PPPP KMMS Parameter Name Units ---- ---- --------------------------------------- -------- ALKY 7XXD TOTAL ALKALINITY mmol/m**3 AMON 7--D AMMONIUM (NH4-N) CONTENT mmol/m**3 CALK 7XXD CARBONATE ALKALINITY mmol/m**3 CNQF 7--N CHEMICAL CONTENT QUALIFIER FLAG code CORG 7--D ORGANIC CARBON CONTENT mmol/m**3 CPHL 7XXD CHLOROPHYLL-A CONTENT mg/m**3 CTOT 7--D TOTAL CARBON (C) CONTENT mmol/m**3 HSUL 7--D HYDROGEN SULPHIDE (H2S-S) CONTENT mmol/m**3 NORG 7--D ORGANIC NITROGEN CONTENT mmol/m**3 NTOT 7--D TOTAL NITROGEN (N) CONTENT mmol/m**3 NTRA 7--D NITRATE (NO3-N) CONTENT mmol/m**3 NTRI 7--D NITRITE (NO2-N) CONTENT mmol/m**3 NTRZ 7--D NITRATE + NITRITE CONTENT mmol/m**3 PHOS 7--D PHOSPHATE (PO4-P) CONTENT mmol/m**3 PHPH 7XXD HYDROGEN ION CONCENTRATION (pH) ---- SLCA 7--D SILICATE (SIO4-SI) CONTENT mmol/m**3 TPHS 7--D TOTAL PHOSPHOROUS (P) CONTENT mmol/m**3 Special IGOSS Indicator codes ----------------------------- PPPP KMMS Parameter Name Units ---- ---- --------------------------------------- -------- APER 7XXN AVERAGING PERIOD FOR MEASUREMENT CODE (WMO CODE TABLE 2604) GGCD 7XXN PERIOD OF CURRENT MEASUREMENT (DRIFT) code (WMO CODE 2265) GGCM 7XXN INDICATOR FOR METHOD OF CURRENT code MEASUREMENT (WMO CODE 2266) GGDI 7XXN INDICATOR FOR DIGITIZATION code (WMO CODE 2262) GGEC 7XXN DURATION AND TIME OF EULERIAN CURRENT code MEASUREMENT (WMO CODE 2264) GGIN 7--N IGOSS BATHY/TESAC INDICATORS code GGLC 7XXN QUALITY OF LOCATION (WMO CODE 3311) code GGMS 7--N IGOSS MESSAGE IDENTIFIER code GGSL 7XXN METHOD OF SALINITY/DEPTH MEASUREMENT code (WMO CODE 2263) GGST 7XXN QUALITY OF BUOY SATELLITE TRANSMISSION code (WMO CODE 3313) GGWI 7XXN WIND SPEED INDICATOR (WMO CODE 1853) code 3.0 MEDS non-standard codes. Note that codes generated by NODC are 3 alphanumerics followed by a # symbol. SVA$ = specific volume anomaly in units of ??? SGT$ = sigma-t in units ?? (unitsof density) SDA$ = sea density anomaly in units ??? PPPP KMMS Parameter Name Units ---- ---- --------------------------------------- -------- ACC$ MEDS accesion number ---- ADID AODC database ID ---- ADNB Number of blocks averaged in the ---- spectrum. (Note that this is the same as NBL1) ADNS Number of samples per fourier block ---- ADST Automatic gain control ---- ADSV Automatic gain control variance ---- AED1 AES wave direction (from METOC hindcast). degrees This is probably the wind direction. APC1 Averaging period (in TRACKOB: mC) for minutes surface current APR$ The group in TRACKOB supplying the ---- averging periods used for temperature, salinity, currents and the units of the current. (See APER) APS1 Averaging period (in TRACKOB: mS) for minutes salinity APT1 Averaging period (in TRACKOB: mT) for minutes sea surface temperature AREA Area code used by NODC code PA = Pacific IN = Indian AT = Atlantic ARG$ ARGOS number given to a platform ---- AST1 Internal temperature from the deg.C non-synoptic part of WRIPS buoy data. AST2 Internal temperature from the synoptic deg.C part of WRIPS buoy data. BCI$ The indicator k5 used in the BATHY code code to tell the method of current measurement. This is equivalent to CCGM BKT$ Bucket sample ---- BQA$ QA in BUOY code form ---- BTC1 BT temperature correction deg.C BTN1 BT slide number ---- BTR1 BT surface reference temperature deg.C BTS1 BT surface temperature deg.C BYM$ Previous bulletin year-month as YYMM ---- B12$ Vitamin B12 milli-microg/lt CCLL Platform call sign ---- CDX1 Dissolved organic C = CORG DX (mg/lt) ????? CLW1 The divider network setting on the FM to ---- digital conversion system CLW2 The ratio of playback to record speed for ---- the digitizer CLW3 The clock frequency Hz CLW4 The percent modulation of the waverider Percent FM signal CLW5 The mean center frequency of the Hz waverider FM signal CLW6 The zero intercept on the frequency axis Hz for frequency vs height CLW7 The slope of the frequency/height m/Hz calibration CLW8 The height of the pressure cell above the m bottom CPH$ Chlorophyll-a content, determined by the mg/m**3 Welchmeyer method CPX1 Particulate C = CORG PX (mg/lt) ????? CSC1 Chief scientist's name ---- CSID CSIRO database ID ---- CSN$ IGOSS call sign ---- CTF$ The indicator that encodes which quality code control tests for chemical data that were failed. CTP$ The indicator that encodes which quality code control tests on chemical data have been executed. DAT# NODC originator's date ---- DCLN The magnetic declination degrees DDB$ The date as YYYYMMDD of deployment ---- DEB$ The date as YYYYMMDD of the last message ---- received. DEC$ The code for why messages ceased. code DEOW Code to indicate if the magnetic code declination is east or west: 1 = East, 2 = West DET$ The time as HHMM of the last message ---- received. DHM$ Day, hour, and minute as DDHHMM and a ---- real number. DKT$ Recorder type for IGOSS BTs. This is ---- equivalent to RCT$. DLA$ Latitude (north +ve) at deployment degrees (see DLT$) DLO$ Longitude (+/- 180 west +ve) at degrees deployment DLT$ Latitude (north +ve) at deployment degrees DMH$ The day of the month, as DD, of the day extreme high value. DML$ The day of the month, as DD, of the day extreme low value. DMN$ The daily mean value. m DN3$ The date as YYYYMMDD of analysis of Nitrate DPO$ The date as YYYYMMDD of analysis of Phosphate DPT$ The deployment time (GMT) as HHMM ---- DRD$ The date as YYYYMMDD that the drogue ---- was lost DRT$ The drogue type code code DSO$ The date as YYYYMMDD of analysis of Silicate DSP1 The Juszko directional spread factor for ---- the most energetic peak in a spectrum. DSP2 The Juszko directional spread factor for ---- the second most energetic peak in a spectrum DTC$ Calibration date as YYYYMMDD ---- DTE$ The day, month and year as indicated in ---- IGOSS messages. So DDMMY where DD is the day, MM is the month and Y is the last digit of the year. DTH$ The day, hour and minute of the extreme ---- high DTL$ The day, hour and minute of the extreme ---- low DT2$ The date as YYYYMMDD of the end of a tow. ---- When this is used, the date field records the start date. EAG1 Name of the exchange agency ---- EIT$ Engine intake water sample ---- ELA$ The error in latitude degrees ELO$ The error in longitude degrees ERS$ Percent residual least squares error by ---- Juszko in 10 parameter model fit to directional spectrum. EST$ The error in SST deg.C EXP$ The originator's experiment number ---- FLO1 Fluoride ???? FLU$ Fluorescence % FLU1 Fluorescence mg/m**3 FLU2 Fluorescence volts FRE$ Code for fall rate equation used. See code IGOSS code table. FRQ1 Frequency of the most energetic peak hertz in spectrum FRQ2 Frequency of the second most energetic hertz peak in spectrum F11$ CFC11 measurements pmol/kg F12$ CFC12 measurements pmol/kg GE1$ Contents of the first engineering group code in a DRIBU message GE2$ Contents of the second engineering group code in a DRIBU message GE3$ Contents of the third engineering group code in a DRIBU message GGC$ The 5 character 66... group used in a code TESAC message to indicate information about the subsurface data collection. GGI$ The 5 character 88.. group used in a code BATHY and a TESAC message to indicate information about the subsurface profile. GGK6 Method of removing ship velocity code code (k6 of a TESAC message) GG1$ The contents of the group 111QdQx in ---- FM18-X BUOY code form GG2$ The contents of the group 222QdQx in ---- FM18-X BUOY code form GG3$ The contents of the group 333QdQx in ---- FM18-X BUOY code form GIN$ Contents of the group 1QpQ2QtwQ4 in the code DRIBU message GNC# NODC cruise code code GPA$ Geopotential anomaly dyn.m GPT$ Pressure tendency code (see WMO code code table 0200) HGR$ Hourly height water level derived from m MEDS Gradicon to cm precision HIN$ The integrated water level for an hour. m HIS$ Hourly height water level derived from m unknown historical sources to cm precision HL1$ The height of the first daily low m HL2$ The height of the second daily low m HMN$ The minimum height read in an hour. m HMT$ Hull mounted sensor ---- HMX$ The maximum height read in an hour. m HM2$ The time as HHMM of the the end of a tow. ---- When this is used, the time field records the start time. HOG$ Hourly height water level derived from m Ogdensberg to centimeter precision HOH$ Hourly height water level derived from m Ontario Hydro to centimeter precision HPR$ Hourly height predicted value. m HSC$ Hourly height water level derived from m MEDS Scalar to cm precision HTH$ Hourly heights supplied from the West m Coast. HTL$ Height of the XBT launcher above the m water HW1$ The height of the first daily high m HW2$ The height of the second daily high m HZY$ Hourly height water level derived from m MEDS Zycor to cm precision H00$ Hourly heights supplied by MEDS from m TATS gauges. H15$ Height value read 15 minutes after the m hour. H30$ Height value read 30 minutes after the m hour. H45$ Height value read 45 minutes after the m hour. H60$ Hourly height water level derived from m TATS stations and reduced by rounding to a precision of cm ICD$ Equivalent to IST$ ---- ICT$ Ice thickness m INS1 Institute ---- INTP Instrument type (used with wavec data) code 1 = Waverider 2 = WAVEC 3 = ENDECO 4 = Satellite waverider IST$ Instrument name ---- MOD CM = modified current meter to collect T and S only. JPT$ JGOFS Protocol Code Table ---- LAT$ The latitude in IGOSS format of DDMM ---- where DD is the degrees and MM the minutes of latitude. LAT# NODC originators latitude degrees LBL1 The block length sec LNG$ Longitude from GPS (+ West) degrees LN2$ The second longitude (from DRIBU degrees message or for ocean profile data the longitude records the start longitude and this records the end longitude of a tow) LON$ The longitude in IGOSS format of DDMM ---- where DD is the degrees and MM the minutes of longitude. LON# NODC originators longitude degrees LTG$ Latitude from GPS (+ North) degrees LT2$ The second latitude (from DRIBU degrees message or for ocean profile data the latitude records the start latitude and this records the end latitude of a tow) LW1$ The height of the first daily low m LW2$ The height of the second daily low m MMN$ Monthly mean waterlevel m MNS$ Minimum value of salinity PSU MNT$ Minimum value of temperature degC MRT# NODC instrument for referrence temperature ---- MBT reference type MTH$ Links a observed value PCODE to a method ---- or insturmentation PCODE MXS$ Maximum value of salinity PSU MXT$ Maximum value of temperature degC NBD1 The number of bad samples in a surface ---- elevation time series. NBL1 The number of blocks averaged to derive ---- a wave spectrum. NET$ Net mesh size microns NH3$ NH3-N in micrograms/liter ????? NID# NODC internal database identifier code NPT# NODC P3 format flag indicating that a code station has either only derived values or at least one profile of measured values NUL$ A null parameter. It is used when it is ---- necessary to reserve the position of code. NUM$ Number of values used in computation ---- NWAV The number of waves in the record ---- OCL# NODC OCL reference number ---- OCR$ The originator's cruise number ---- ODD1 The direction from which waves are degrees coming for the most energetic peak in a spectrum ODD2 The direction from which waves are degrees coming for the second most energetic peak in a spectrum OID$ Originator's station identifier ---- OLS# NODC OCL unique station number ---- OLP$ Particulate oil mg/m2 OLW$ Total dissolved/dispersed oil mg/m3 ONM1 Originator's name ---- OSI$ Originator's sample identifier ---- OXS$ Percent Oxygen saturation percent O18$ O18/O16 ratio percent PAR$ Photosynthetic active radiation uE/m**2-s PAR1 Photosynthetic active radiation unknown PDT$ The date as DDMMY of the last position ---- (from the DRIBU message) PEA$ Potential energy anomaly Kg-m/sec**2 PEQ$ Probe type and fall rate equation code ---- table (IGOSS) PFR$ WMO codes 1770 (IxIxIx) + 4770 (XrXr) code as used in the JJYY BATHY code PGI# NODC P3 software identifier code PHA$ Phaeophytin mg/m***3 PHI$ Inorganic phosphate mmol/m**3 PH1$ Replicate sample of inorganic phosphate mmol/m**3 PLA# NODC platform/ship code code PLT$ Percent light transmittance percent PNM1 Platform name ---- PON$ Particulate Organic Nitrogen mg/**3 PRO1 Project name ---- PRO# NODC project code code PRP$ Primary productivity mgC/m**3/hr PRQ$ Primary productivity mgC/m**3/day PRV$ Velocity probe m/s PRT$ Probe type code (see IGOSS code table) ---- NODC uses PRT# PTM$ The time as HHMM/ of the last position ---- (from the DRIBU message) PTP1 Platform type code QCF$ The indicator that encodes which MEDS code quality control tests have failed for temperature and salinity data. QCP$ The indicator that encodes which MEDS code quality control tests have been executed for temperature and salinity data. QFF$ The indicator that encodes which ORSTOM code quality control tests have failed for temperature and salinity data. QFP$ The indicator that encodes which ORSTOM code quality control tests have been executed for temperature and salinity data. QNF# NODC indicator of QC tests failed at the code station level QNP# NODC indicator of QC tests made at the code station level RCRD Indicates a record has been created. code RCT$ XBT recorder type (see IGOSS code table) code This is equivalent to DKT$. REC$ A record in the MEDS time series format. ---- RECD The record number of the tape containing ---- the raw data. REP$ Records that one or more profiles have code replicate samples at one or more depths. The profiles affected are encoded in the same way QCF$, QCP$ are set RTC$ Reference temperature code code RTD$ Reference temperature water depth m RTM$ Reference temperature degC SCR$ Instrument scan rate (from towed CTDs) secs SDA$ Sea density anomaly Kg/m**3 SDS$ Standard deviation of salinity PSU SDT$ Standard deviation of temperature degC SED1 WES sea direction. degrees T SEH1 WES sea height. m SEM$ Significant period M0/M1 of wind sea sec SEP1 WES sea period. sec SER1 Instrument serial number ---- SGT$ Sigma-t kg/m**3 SHA1 Ochi and Hubble spectral shape parameter ---- for the most energetic peak in the spectrum SHA2 Ochi and Hubble spectral shape parameter ---- for the second most energetic peak in the spectrum SHP# Ship name ---- SIDE The side number of the tape containing ---- the raw data. (Note that this duplicates a standard GF3 code used for another purpose) SIN1 Salinity instrument (from radio log of a ---- BATHY or TESAC message) SLA$ The last latitude recorded degrees SLO$ The last longitude recorded degrees SMI$ Interval between burst samples mins SOU$ Sounding depth (See BATH) m SPC$ Surface Current Magnitude Spread, RMS m/s deviation between measured current components and decomposition of the estimated current vector in the antenna-looking directions. For a homogeneous current, a small value indicates a good current estimate. (SPRC from AGRA) SRT$ Sea surface reference temperature deg.C SSD# NODC Depth of sea surface current sensor m SST1 Average sea temperature from the deg.C non-synoptic part of WRIPS buoy data. SST2 Average sea temperature from the deg.C synoptic part of WRIPS buoy data. STC$ Spectral type code by Juszko ---- STI# NODC Surface temperature instrument type code STM# NODC Sea surface temperature methodology code STP$ Sampler type code SUL$ Sulphate (SO4) mol/m**3 SVA$ Specific volume anomaly m**3/Kg SVR$ SEAS version number code SWD# Swell direction (WMO code 0877) code SWM$ Significant period M0/M1 of swell sec TAPE The tape number of the tape containing ---- the raw data. TCD$ Total cardon dioxide umol/kg TED$ Total energy in the discrete portion of m**2 the spectrum (Great Lakes 32 yr hindcast) TEP$ Energy in the parametric portion of the m**2 spectrum (Great Lakes 32 yr hindcast) TIN1 Temperature instrument (from radio log ---- of a BATHY or TESAC message) TH1$ The time, as HHMM, of the first daily ---- high TH2$ The time, as HHMM, of the second daily ---- high TIM# NODC originator's time (HHMM) ---- TKI$ TRACKOB Indicator Mt Ms Mc ic TL1$ The time, as HHMM, of the first daily ---- low TL2$ The time, as HHMM, of the second daily ---- low TMN$ The time, as HHMM, of occurrance of the ---- minimum value. (Note the maximum value is 2359.) TMX$ The time, as HHMM, of occurrance of the ---- maximum value. (Note the maximum value is 2359.) TSG$ Thermosalinograph temperature and ---- salinity sensor TSS$ Total suspended solids mg/m**3 TUR$ Turbidity percent UND# NODC unknown data type code URE$ Urea (H2NCONH2) mmol/m**3 VAP1 AES wave period (from the METOC sec hindcast). VAV1 Average heave from the non-synoptic part m of WRIPS buoy data. VAV2 Average heave from the synoptic part of m WRIPS buoy data. VCA$ Apparent crest period of a wave sec VCH1 AES wave height (from the METOC m hindcast). It is the maximum wave height found in the 5 degree square. VCP1 Significant wave height of the most m energetic peak in a spectrum. VCP2 Significant wave height of the second m most energetic peak in a spectrum. VCR1 The significant wave height calculated m over the complete frequency range of a spectrum. VCS$ Estimate of the significant wave height m from slope measurements. VEI1 Maximum E-W slope. ---- VEM1 Minimum E-W slope. ---- VEN1 E-W slope of the minimum wave. ---- VERS Software version number ---- VEX1 E-W slope of the maximum wave. ---- VFF1 Non-MEDS assigned quality code (see code SEAKEM WAVEC documentation). VIS$ Visibility code (WMO code table 4300) code VMD1 Primary Wave Mean Direction, Mean wave degrees T direction of highest peak in spectrum (Dm1 from AGRA) VMD2 Secondary Wave Mean Direction, Mean wave degrees T direction of highest peak in spectrum (Dm2 from AGRA) VMX1 Maximum Zero Crossing Wave Height from m the non-synoptic part of WRIPS buoy data. VMX2 Maximum Zero Crossing Wave Height from m the synoptic part of WRIPS buoy data. VNI1 Maximum N-S slope. ---- VNM1 Minimum N-S slope. ---- VNN1 N-S slope of the minimum wave. ---- VNR1 Spectral narrowness defined as ---- SQRT((M1*M0-M1**2)/M1) (see SEAKEM WAVEC documentation). VNS1 Minimum slope. ---- VNX1 N-S slope of the maximum wave. ---- VPA$ Average apparent wave period sec VPD1 Primary Wave Peak Direction, Peak wave degrees T direction of highest peak in spectrum (Dp1 from AGRA) VPD2 Secondary Wave Peak Direction, Peak wave degrees T direction of highest peak in spectrum (Dp2 from AGRA) VPK1 Peakedness defined as ---- 2 (SUM (F(i)P2(i)dF(i)/MO2 (see SEAKEM documentation for the WAVEC) VPM$ Wave period of maximum wave height, sec Calculated from Tz(VTZA) (Thmax from AGRA) VPN1 Period of the spectral minimum sec VSB# Horizontal visibility (WMO code 4300) code VSP1 Primary Wave Direction Spread, Directional degrees Spread of wave energy of highest peak in spectrum (SPR1 from AGRA) VSP2 Secondary Wave Direction Spread, degrees Directional Spread of wave energy of highest peak in spectrum (SPR2 from AGRA) VSN1 Spectral minimum m**2/hz VST1 Maximum wave steepness. ---- VSX1 Spectral maximum m**2/hz VSX2 Secondary Wave Spectral Density, Density m**2/hz of second highest peak in spectrum (SDp2 from AGRA) VTD1 Dominant period. sec VTP$ The original peak period as received at sec MEDS VTP1 Secondary wave Peak Period, Period of the sec second highest peak in spectrum (Tp2 from AGRA) VTS$ The spectral peak from slope ????? measurements. VWH$ The significant wave height supplied by m the data collector. VXH$ Monthly extreme high waterlevel m VXL$ Monthly extreme low waterlevel m VXS1 Maximum slope. ---- VZA1 Average zero crossing period from the sec non-synoptic part of WRIPS buoy data. VZA2 Average zero crossing period from the sec synoptic part of WRIPS buoy data. VZS$ Average wave period from slope measurments sec WAIT Used in the conversion of time to depth ---- by ARGOS (by CSIRO) t=WAIT+(FREQ*i) used in depth(i)=a*t-0.001*b*t**2 WCF$ WMO code form designator ---- eg. 18-X BUOY WDC$ Wind direction code table ---- WDR# Direction from which wind is blowing code (WMO code 0877) WFR1 Wind frictional velocity. m/sec WHT$ Height of wind generated waves m WIR$ Wire out m WMO$ WMO platform identifier number ---- WOI$ The WAVEOB indicator group 00IaImIp from code section 0 of the code. WPR$ Period of wind generated waves sec WSP# Horizontal wind speed knots WSC$ Wind force code table ---- WSS$ Scalar wind speed (the arithmetic average m/s of wind speeds over the sampling period) WVD# Direction (true) from which waves are code coming (WMO code 0877) WVH# Wave height (WMO code 1555) code WVP# Wave period (WMO code 3155) code XEQ$ XBT fall rate equation used (see IGOSS code table) YEA# NODC originator's year year 4.0 MEDS codes sorted alphabetically within GF3 tables General purpose codes --------------------- PPPP KMMS Parameter Name Units ---- ---- --------------------------------------- -------- ACC$ MEDS accesion number ---- ADID AODC database ID ---- ADST Automatic gain control ---- ADSV Automatic gain control variance ---- AREA NODC area code code ARG$ ARGOS number given to a platform ---- CCLL Platform call sign ---- CSC1 Chief scientist's name ---- CSID CSIRO database ID ---- CSN$ IGOSS call sign ---- CTF$ The indicator that encodes which quality code control tests for chemical data that were failed. CTP$ The indicator that encodes which quality code control tests on chemical data have been executed. DEC$ The code for why messages ceased. code DRT$ The drogue type code code EAG1 Name of the exchange agency ---- EXP$ The originator's experiment number ---- GNC# NODC cruise code code INS1 Institute ---- INTP Instrument type (used with wavec data) code 1 = Waverider 2 = WAVEC 3 = ENDECO 4 = Satellite waverider IST$ Instrument name ---- JPT$ JGOFS Protocol Code Table ---- NID# NODC internal database identifier code NPT# NODC P3 format flag indicating that a code station has either only derived values or at least one profile of measured values NUL$ A null parameter. It is used when it is ---- necessary to reserve the position of code. OCL# NODC OCL reference number ---- OCR$ The originator's cruise number ---- OID$ Originator's station identifier ---- OLS# NODC OCL unique station number ---- ONM1 Originator's name ---- OSI$ Originator's sample identifier ---- PGI# NODC P3 software identifier code PNM1 Platform name ---- PLA# NODC platform/ship code code PRO1 Project name ---- PRO# NODC project code code PTP1 Platform type code QCF$ The indicator that encodes which quality code control tests have failed for temperature and salinity data. QCP$ The indicator that encodes which quality code control tests have been executed for temperature and salinity data. QFF$ The indicator that encodes which ORSTOM code quality control tests have failed for temperature and salinity data. QFP$ The indicator that encodes which ORSTOM code quality control tests have been executed for temperature and salinity data. QNF# NODC indicator of QC tests failed at the code station level QNP# NODC indicator of QC tests made at the code station level RCRD Indicates a record has been created. code REC$ A record in the MEDS time series format. ---- REP$ Records that one or more profiles have code replicate samples at one or more depths. The profiles affected are encoded in the same way QCF$, QCP$ are set SER1 Instrument serial number ---- SHP# Ship name ---- STI# Surface temperature instrument type NODC code SVR$ SEAS version number code UND# NODC unknown data type code VERS Software version number ---- VFF1 Non-MEDS assigned quality code (see code SEAKEM WAVEC documentation). WMO$ WMO platform identifier number ---- Methods codes --------------------- PPPP KMMS Parameter Name Units ---- ---- --------------------------------------- -------- MRT# NODC instrument for referrence temperature ---- MTH$ Links a observed value PCODE to a method ---- or insturmentation PCODE STM# Sea surface temperature methodolgy code WAIT Used in the conversion of time to depth ---- by ARGOS (by CSIRO) Instrument characteristics codes --------------------- PPPP KMMS Parameter Name Units ---- ---- --------------------------------------- -------- NET$ Net mesh size microns SCR$ Instrument scan rate (from towed CTDs) secs Biological Oceanography codes ----------------------------- PPPP KMMS Parameter Name Units ---- ---- --------------------------------------- -------- CPH$ Chlorophyll-a content, determined by the mg/m**3 Welchmeyer method PAR$ Photosynthetic active radiation uE/m**2-s PAR1 Photosynthetic active radiation unknown PHA$ Phaeophytin mg/m***3 PRP$ Primary productivity mgC/m**3/hr PRQ$ Primary productivity mgC/m**3/day URE$ Urea (H2NCONH2) mmol/m**3 TSS$ Total suspended solids mg/m**3 Data Operation codes --------------------- PPPP KMMS Parameter Name Units ---- ---- --------------------------------------- -------- MNS$ Minimum value of salinity PSU MNT$ Minimum value of temperature degC MXS$ Maximum value of salinity PSU MXT$ Maximum value of temperature degC NUM$ Number of values used in computation ---- SDT$ Standard deviation of temperature degC SDS$ Standard deviation of salinity PSU TKI$ TRACKOB Indicator Mt Ms Mc ic Date and time within day codes ------------------------------ PPPP KMMS Parameter Name Units ---- ---- --------------------------------------- -------- DAT# NODC originator's date ---- DDB$ The date as YYYYMMDD of deployment ---- DEB$ The date as YYYYMMDD of the last message ---- received. DET$ The time as HHMM of the last message ---- received. DHM$ Day, hour, and minute as DDHHMM and a ---- real number. DN3$ The date as YYYYMMDD of analysis of Nitrate DPO$ The date as YYYYMMDD of analysis of Phosphate DPT$ The deployment time (GMT) as HHMM ---- DRD$ The date as YYYYMMDD that the drogue ---- was lost DSO$ The date as YYYYMMDD of analysis of Silicate DTC$ Calibration date as YYYYMMDD ---- DTE$ The day, month and year as indicated in ---- IGOSS messages. So DDMMY where DD is the day, MM is the month and Y is the last digit of the year. DTH$ The day, hour and minute of the extreme ---- high DTL$ The day, hour and minute of the extreme ---- low DT2$ The date as YYYYMMDD of the end of a tow. ---- When this is used, the date field records the start date. TIM# NODC originator's time (HHMM) ---- YEA# NODC originator's year year Time and frequency codes ------------------------ PPPP KMMS Parameter Name Units ---- ---- --------------------------------------- -------- HM2$ The time as HHMM of the the end of a tow. ---- When this is used, the time field records the start time. PDT$ The date as YYMMJ of the last position ---- (from the DRIBU message) PTM$ The time as HHMM/ of the last position ---- (from the DRIBU message) SMI$ Interval between burst samples mins Position and navigation codes ----------------------------- PPPP KMMS Parameter Name Units ---- ---- --------------------------------------- -------- DCLN The magnetic declination degrees DEOW Code to indicate if the magnetic code declination is east or west: 1 = East, 2 = West DLA$ Latitude (north +ve) at deployment degrees (see DLT$) DLO$ Longitude (+/- 180 west +ve) at degrees deployment DLT$ Latitude (north +ve) at deployment degrees ELA$ The error in latitude degrees ELO$ The error in longitude degrees LAT$ The latitude in IGOSS format of DDMM ---- where DD is the degrees and MM the minutes of latitude. LAT# NODC originators latitude degrees LNG$ Longitude from GPS (+ West) degrees LN2$ The second longitude (from DRIBU degrees message or for ocean profile data the longitude records the start longitude and this records the end longitude of a tow) LON$ The longitude in IGOSS format of DDMM ---- where DD is the degrees and MM the minutes of longitude. LON# NODC originators longitude degrees LTG$ Latitude from GPS (+ North) degrees LT2$ The second latitude (from DRIBU degrees message or for ocean profile data the latitude records the start latitude and this records the end latitude of a tow) SLA$ The last latitude recorded degrees SLO$ The last longitude recorded degrees Physical oceanography codes --------------------------- PPPP KMMS Parameter Name Units ---- ---- --------------------------------------- -------- BKT$ Bucket sample ---- BTC1 BT temperature correction deg.C BTN1 BT slide number ---- BTR1 BT surface reference temperature deg.C BTS1 BT surface temperature deg.C EIT$ Engine intake water sample ---- EST$ The error in SST deg.C GPA$ Geopotential anomaly dyn.m HMT$ Hull mounted sensor ---- HTL$ Height of the XBT launcher above the m water ICT$ Ice thickness m PEA$ Potential energy anomaly Kg-m/sec**2 PLT$ Percent light transmittance percent PRT$ Probe type code (see IGOSS code table) code NODC uses PRT# PRV$ Velocity probe m/s RCT$ XBT recorder type (see IGOSS code table) code This is equivalent to DKT$. RTC$ Reference temperature code code RTD$ Reference temperature water depth m RTM$ Reference temperature degC SDA$ Sea density anomaly Kg/m**3 SGT$ Sigma-t kg/m**3 SRT$ Sea surface reference temperature deg.C SSD# NODC Depth of sea surface current sensor m STP$ Sampler type code SVA$ Specific volume anomaly m**3/Kg TSG$ Thermosalinograph temperature and ---- salinity sensor TUR$ Turbidity percent WIR$ Wire out m XEQ$ XBT fall rate equation used (see IGOSS code table) Wave codes ---------- PPPP KMMS Parameter Name Units ---- ---- --------------------------------------- -------- ADNB Number of blocks averaged in the ---- spectrum. (Note that this is the same as NBL1) ADNS Number of samples per fourier block ---- AED1 AES wave direction (from METOC hindcast). degrees This is probably the wind direction. AST1 Internal temperature from the deg.C non-synoptic part of WRIPS buoy data. AST2 Internal temperature from the synoptic deg.C part of WRIPS buoy data. CLW1 The divider network setting on the FM to ---- digital conversion system CLW2 The ratio of playback to record speed for ---- the digitizer CLW3 The clock frequency Hz CLW4 The percent modulation of the waverider Percent FM signal CLW5 The mean center frequency of the Hz waverider FM signal CLW6 The zero intercept on the frequency axis Hz for frequency vs height CLW7 The slope of the frequency/height m/Hz calibration CLW8 The height of the pressure cell above the m bottom DSP1 The Juszko directional spread factor for ---- the most energetic peak in a spectrum. DSP2 The Juszko directional spread factor for ---- the second most energetic peak in a spectrum ERS$ Percent residual least squares error by ---- Juszko in 10 parameter model fit to directional spectrum. FRQ1 Frequency of the most energetic peak hertz in spectrum FRQ2 Frequency of the second most energetic hertz peak in spectrum LBL1 The block length sec NBD1 The number of bad samples in a surface ---- elevation time series. NBL1 The number of blocks averaged to derive ---- a wave spectrum. NWAV The number of waves in the record ---- ODD1 The direction from which waves are degrees coming for the most energetic peak in a spectrum ODD2 The direction from which waves are degrees coming for the second most energetic peak in a spectrum RECD The record number of the tape containing ---- the raw data. SED1 WES sea direction. degrees T SEH1 WES sea height. m SEM$ Significant period M)/M1 of wind sea sec SEP1 WES sea period. sec SHA1 Ochi and Hubble spectral shape parameter ---- for the most energetic peak in the spectrum SHA2 Ochi and Hubble spectral shape parameter ---- for the second most energetic peak in the spectrum SIDE The side number of the tape containing ---- the raw data. (Note that this duplicates a standard GF3 code used for another purpose) SPC$ Surface Current Magnitude Spread, RMS m/s deviation between measured current components and decomposition of the estimated current vector in the antenna-looking directions. For a homogeneous current, a small value indicates a good current estimate. (SPRC from AGRA) SST1 Average sea temperature from the deg.C non-synoptic part of WRIPS buoy data. SST2 Average sea temperature from the deg.C synoptic part of WRIPS buoy data. STC$ Spectral type code by Juszko ---- SWD# Swell direction (WMO code 0877) code SWM$ Significant period M0/M1 of swell sec TAPE The tape number of the tape containing ---- the raw data. TED$ Total energy in the discrete portion of m**2 the spectrum (Great Lakes 32 yr hindcast) TEP$ Energy in the parametric portion of the m**2 spectrum (Great Lakes 32 yr hindcast) VAP1 AES wave period (from the METOC sec hindcast). VAV1 Average heave from the non-synoptic part m of WRIPS buoy data. VAV2 Average heave from the synoptic part of m WRIPS buoy data. VCA$ Apparent crest period of a wave sec VCH1 AES wave height (from the METOC m hindcast). It is the maximum wave height found in the 5 degree square. VCP1 Significant wave height of the most m energetic peak in a spectrum. VCP2 Significant wave height of the second m most energetic peak in a spectrum. VCR1 The significant wave height calculated m over the complete frequency range of a spectrum. VCS$ Estimate of the significant wave height m from slope measurements. VEI1 Maximum E-W slope. ---- VEM1 Minimum E-W slope. ---- VEN1 E-W slope of the minimum wave. ---- VEX1 E-W slope of the maximum wave. ---- VMD1 Primary Wave Mean Direction, Mean wave degrees T direction of highest peak in spectrum (Dm1 from AGRA) VMD2 Secondary Wave Mean Direction, Mean wave degrees T direction of highest peak in spectrum (Dm2 from AGRA) VMX1 Maximum Zero Crossing Wave Height from m the non-synoptic part of WRIPS buoy data. VMX2 Maximum Zero Crossing Wave Height from m the synoptic part of WRIPS buoy data. VNI1 Maximum N-S slope. ---- VNM1 Minimum N-S slope. ---- VNN1 N-S slope of the minimum wave. ---- VNR1 Spectral narrowness defined as ---- SQRT((M1*M0-M1**2)/M1) (see SEAKEM WAVEC documentation). VNS1 Minimum slope. ---- VNX1 N-S slope of the maximum wave. ---- VPA$ Average apparent wave period sec VPD1 Primary Wave Peak Direction, Peak wave degrees T direction of highest peak in spectrum (Dp1 from AGRA) VPD2 Secondary Wave Peak Direction, Peak wave degrees T direction of highest peak in spectrum (Dp2 from AGRA) VPK1 Peakedness defined as ---- 2 (SUM (F(i)P2(i)dF(i)/MO2 (see SEAKEM documentation for the WAVEC) VPM$ Wave period of maximum wave height, sec Calculated from Tz(VTZA) (Thmax from AGRA) VPN1 Period of the spectral minimum sec VSP1 Primary Wave Direction Spread, Directional degrees Spread of wave energy of highest peak in spectrum (SPR1 from AGRA) VSP2 Secondary Wave Direction Spread, degrees Directional Spread of wave energy of highest peak in spectrum (SPR2 from AGRA) VSN1 Spectral minimum m**2/hz VST1 Maximum wave steepness. ---- VSX1 Spectral maximum m**2/hz VSX2 Secondary Wave Spectral Density, Density m**2/hz of second highest peak in spectrum (SDp2 from AGRA) VTD1 Dominant period. sec VTP$ The original peak period as received at sec MEDS VTP1 Secondary wave Peak Period, Period of the sec second highest peak in spectrum (Tp2 from AGRA) VTS$ The spectral peak from slope ????? measurements. VWH$ The significant wave height supplied by m the data collector. VXS1 Maximum slope. ---- VZA1 Average zero crossing period from the sec non-synoptic part of WRIPS buoy data. VZA2 Average zero crossing period from the sec synoptic part of WRIPS buoy data. VZS$ Average wave period from slope sec measurements WHT$ Height of wind generated waves m WPR$ Period of wind generated waves sec WVD# Direction (true) from which waves are code coming (WMO code 0877) WVH# Wave height (WMO code 1555) code WVP# Wave period (WMO code 3155) code Meteorology codes ----------------- PPPP KMMS Parameter Name Units ---- ---- --------------------------------------- -------- GPT$ Pressure tendency code (see WMO code code table 0200) VIS$ Visibility code (WMO code table 4300) code VSB# Horizontal visibility (WMO code 4300) code WDC$ Wind direction code table ---- WDR# Direction from which wind is blowing code (WMO code 0877) WFR1 Wind frictional velocity. m/sec WSC$ Wind force code table ---- WSP# Horizontal wind speed knots WSS$ Scalar wind speed (the arithmetic average m/s of wind speeds over the sampling period) Geophysics codes ---------------- PPPP KMMS Parameter Name Units ---- ---- --------------------------------------- -------- SOU$ Sounding depth (See BATH) m Chemistry codes --------------- PPPP KMMS Parameter Name Units ---- ---- --------------------------------------- -------- B12$ Vitamin B12 milli-microg/lt CDX1 Dissolved organic C = CORG DX (mg/lt) ????? CPX1 Particulate C = CORG PX (mg/lt) ????? FLU$ Flourescence % FLU1 Fluorescence mg/m**3 FLU2 Fluorescence volts F11$ CFC11 measurements pmol/kg F12$ CFC12 measurements pmol/kg FLO1 Flouride ???? NH3$ NH3-N in micrograms/liter ????? OLP$ Particulate oil mg/m2 OLW$ Total dissolved/dispersed oil mg/m3 OXS$ Percent Oxygen saturation percent O18$ O18/O16 ratio percent PHI$ Inorganic phosphate mmol/m**3 PH1$ Replicate sample of inorganic phosphate mmol/m**3 PON$ Particulate Organic Nitrogen mg/**3 SUL$ Sulphate (SO4) mol/m**3 TCD$ Total cardon dioxide umol/kg Special IGOSS Indicator codes ----------------------------- PPPP KMMS Parameter Name Units ---- ---- --------------------------------------- -------- APC1 Averaging period (in TRACKOB: mC) for minutes surface current APR$ The group in TRACKOB supplying the ---- averging periods used for temperature, salinity, currents and the units of the current. APS1 Averaging period (in TRACKOB: mS) for minutes salinity APT1 Averaging period (in TRACKOB: mT) for minutes sea surface temperature BCI$ The indicator k5 used in the BATHY code code to tell the method of current measurement. This is equivalent to CCGM BQA$ QA in BUOY code form ---- BYM$ Previous bulletin year-month as YYMM ---- DKT$ Recorder type for IGOSS BTs. This is ---- equivalent to RCT$ FRE$ Code for fall rate equation used. See code IGOSS code table. GE1$ Contents of the first engineering group code in a DRIBU message GE2$ Contents of the second engineering group code in a DRIBU message GE3$ Contents of the third engineering group code in a DRIBU message GIN$ Contents of the group 1QpQ2QtwQ4 in the code DRIBU message GGC$ The 5 character 66... group used in a code TESAC message to indicate information about the subsurface data collection. GGI$ The 5 character 88.. group used in a code BATHY and a TESAC message to indicate information about the subsurface profile. GGK6 Method of removing ship velocity code code (k6 of a TESAC message) GG1$ The contents of the group 111QdQx in ---- FM18-X BUOY code form GG2$ The contents of the group 222QdQx in ---- FM18-X BUOY code form GG3$ The contents of the group 333QdQx in ---- FM18-X BUOY code form PEQ$ Probe type and fall rate equation code ---- table (IGOSS) PFR$ WMO codes 1771 (IxIxIx) + 4770 (XrXr) code as used in the JJYY BATHY code SIN1 Salinity instrument (from radio log of a ---- BATHY or TESAC message) TIN1 Temperature instrument (from radio log ---- of a BATHY or TESAC message) WCF$ WMO code form designator ---- eg. 18-X BUOY WOI$ The WAVEOB indicator group 00IaImIp from code section 0 of the code. Water Level codes ----------------- PPPP KMMS Parameter Name Units ---- ---- --------------------------------------- -------- DMH$ The day of the month, as DD, of the day extreme high value. DML$ The day of the month, as DD, of the day extreme low value. DMN$ The daily mean value. m HGR$ Hourly height water level derived from m MEDS Gradicon to cm precision HIN$ The integrated water level for an hour. m HIS$ Hourly height water level derived from m unknown historical sources to cm precision HL1$ The height of the first daily low m HL2$ The height of the second daily low m HMN$ The minimum height read in an hour. m HMX$ The maximum height read in an hour. m HOG$ Hourly height water level derived from m Ogdensberg to centimeter precision HOH$ Hourly height water level derived from m Ontario Hydro to centimeter precision HPR$ Hourly height predicted value. m HSC$ Hourly height water level derived from m MEDS Scalar to cm precision HTH$ Hourly heights supplied from the West m Coast. HW1$ The height of the first daily high m HW2$ The height of the second daily high m HZY$ Hourly height water level derived from m MEDS Zycor to cm precision H00$ Hourly heights supplied by MEDS from m TATS gauges. H15$ Height value read 15 minutes after the m hour. H30$ Height value read 30 minutes after the m hour. H45$ Height value read 45 minutes after the m hour. H60$ Hourly height water level derived from m TATS stations and reduced by rounding to a precision of cm LW1$ The height of the first daily low m LW2$ The height of the second daily low m MMN$ Monthly mean waterlevel m TMN$ The time, as HHMM, of occurrance of the ---- minimum value. (Note the maximum value is 2359.) TMX$ The time, as HHMM, of occurrance of the ---- maximum value. (Note the maximum value is 2359.) TH1$ The time, as HHMM, of the first daily ---- high TH2$ The time, as HHMM, of the second daily ---- high TL1$ The time, as HHMM, of the first daily ---- low TL2$ The time, as HHMM, of the second daily ---- low VXH$ Monthly extreme high waterlevel m VXL$ Monthly extreme low waterlevel m