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Column Header |
Units |
Description |
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Cst_Cnt |
n.a. |
Auto-numbered Cast Count - all casts consecutively numbered. 1 is first station done |
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Cruise_ID |
n.a. |
Cruise name: YYYY-MM-DD-Project Code-Ship Code |
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Cruise |
n.a. |
Cruise name: YYYYMM |
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Cruz_Sta |
n.a. |
Cruise name and station: YYYYMM 4 digit line and 4 digit station |
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DbSta_ID |
n.a. |
4 digit line and 4 digit station |
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Cast_ID |
n.a. |
Cast Identifier: Values [Century]-[YY][MM][ShipCode]-[CastType][Julian Day]-[CastTime]-[Line][Sta] |
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Sta_ID |
n.a. |
4 digit Line and 4 digit Station |
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Quarter |
n.a. |
Quarter of the year: Winter (1) Spring (2) Summer (3) Fall (4) |
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Sta_Code |
n.a |
Station type code, see sidebar for definitions |
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Distance |
Nautical miles |
Nautical miles from coast intercept, calc'd from est. lat & lon |
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Date |
n.a. |
Date MM/DD/YYYY |
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Year |
n.a. |
4-digit Year YYYY |
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Month |
n.a. |
Month |
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Juilian_Date |
n.a. |
OA Date: days since December 30, 1899 |
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Juilian_Day |
n.a. |
Julian Day of the year |
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Time |
UTC |
Time CTD is at terminal depth HH:MM:SS |
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Lat_Dec |
Decimal Degrees |
Observed Latitude in decimal degrees |
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Lat_Deg |
Degrees |
Observed Latitude in degrees |
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Lat_Min |
Minutes |
Observed Latitude in minutes |
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Lat_Hem |
n.a. |
Observed Latitude in Hemisphere |
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Lon_Dec |
Decimal Degrees |
Observed Longitude in decimal degrees |
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Lon_Deg |
Degrees |
Observed Longitude in degrees |
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Lon_Min |
Minutes |
Observed Longitude in minutes |
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Lon_Hem |
n.a. |
Observed Longitude in Hemisphere |
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Rpt_Line |
n.a. |
Reported Line Number from the CalCOFI Data Report
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St_Line |
n.a. |
Nearest Standard Line
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Ac_Line |
n.a. |
Calculated actual line from observed lat and long |
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Rpt_Sta |
n.a. |
Reported Station Number from the CalCOFI Data Report |
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St_Station |
n.a. |
Nearest Standard Station Number |
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Ac_Sta |
n.a. |
Calculated actual station from observed lat and long |
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Bottom_D |
Meters |
Bottom depth in meters |
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Ship_Name |
n.a |
Ship's name |
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Ship_Code |
n.a. |
Ship's NODC Code |
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Data_Type |
n.a. |
Data Type Code, see sidebar for definitions |
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Order_Occ |
n.a. |
Order of stations occupied per cruise |
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Event_Num |
Number |
Sequence of cruise happenings ordered by time |
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Cruz_Leg |
Number |
Sections of a cruise usually broken up due to personnel transfers |
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Orig_Sta_ID |
n.a. |
IEH Reported Station ID |
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Data_Or |
n.a. |
Data Origin Code |
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Cruz_Num |
n.a |
Cruise Designation by year and month |
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IntChl |
Milligrams per square meter |
Integrated Chlorophyll |
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IntC14 |
Milligrams Carbon per square meter |
Integrated Primary Productivity |
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Inc_Str |
Time |
Incubation Start Time PST HH:MM:SS
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Inc_End |
Time |
Incubation End Time PST HH:MM:SS |
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PST_LAN |
Time |
Time of Local Apparent Noon PST HH:MM:SS |
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Civil_T |
Time |
Time of Civil Twilight PST HH:MM:SS |
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TimeZone |
n.a. |
Time Zone |
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Wave_Dir |
Number from 01-36 |
Wave Direction reported using an abbreviated 360° azimuth circle with 00 representing True North, 18 represents 180° |
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Wave_Ht |
Feet |
Wave Height in Feet |
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Wave_Prd |
Seconds |
Wave Period in Seconds |
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Wind_Dir |
Number from 01-36 |
Reported using an abbreviated 360° azimuth circle with 0 representing True North, 18 representing 180° |
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Wind_Spd |
Knots |
Wind Speed in Knots |
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Barometer |
Millibars to the tenths |
Atmospheric Pressure |
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Dry_T |
Degrees Celsius |
Dry Air Temperature from a Sling Psychrometer |
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Wet_T |
Degrees Celsius |
Wet Air Temperature from a Sling Psychrometer |
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Wea |
Number from 0-9 |
1 Digit Code from The World Meteorological Organization. Code source WMO 4501 |
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Cloud_Typ |
Number from 0-9 |
1 Digit Code from The World Meteorological Organization. Code source WMO 0500 |
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Cloud_Amt |
Number from 0-8 |
1 Digit Code from The World Meteorological Organization. Code source WMO 2700, in oktas |
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Visibility |
Number from 0-9 |
1 Digit Code from The World Meteorological Organization. Code source WMO 4300 |
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Secchi |
Meters |
Disk depth in Meters |
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ForeIU |
Number from 1-21 |
Water color, Forel_Ule Scale. Only used in this dataset from 1988-10 through 1998-04 |
