met18.dat (File 6)

This file provides hydrographic, carbon dioxide, and chemical data for the 61 stations occupied during R/V Meteor Cruise 18/1. Each line consists of a station number; cast number; sample number; bottle number; CTD pressure and temperature; potential temperature; reversing thermometer reading; CTD salinity; bottle salinity; concentrations of oxygen, silicate, nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, total carbon dioxide, and total alkalinity; and data quality flags. The file is sorted by station number and pressure and may be read by using the following FORTRAN 77 code [contained in met18dat.for (File 3)]: