---- Serial Station Data File Format (Ver.1.0, JODC, March 1995) ----           

Header-l Record                                                                 
                                                                                
    FIELD         COLUMN LENGTH     DESCRIPTION                                 
                                                                                
RECORD TYPE          1      1    Record type; l:Header-1                        
                                              2:Header-2                        
                                              3:Observation Data                
                                              4:Additional Data                 
                                              6:Standard Data                   
NEXT RECORD          2      1    Record identifier of next record               
JODC REF. No.                                                                   
  COUNTRY CODE       3      2    Originator's Nationality Code                  
  YEAR               5      2    Last two digits of year                        
  INST. CODE         7      2    JODC Institution code                          
  CONS. CRUISE No.   9      2    JODC consecutive cruise number                 
  CONS. No.         11      4    JODC consecutive station number                
SHIP CODE           15      2    JODC ship code                                 
LAT.                17      6    Degrees, minutes of latitude                   
                                     or tenths, N or S                          
LONG.               23      7    Degrees, minutes of longitude                  
                                     or tenths, E or W                          
Observation Date(GMT)                                                           
  CENTURY CODE      30      1    "0":20 century, "1":21 century                 
  YEAR              31      2    Last two digit of year                         
  MONTH             33      2    Month                                          
  DAY               35      2    Day                                            
  TIME              37      3    Hours to tenths                                
STATION No.         40      7    Originator's station number                    
INST. CODE          47      1    Instrument type; S:STD  C:CTD                  
                                 Blank:SD(=Nansen cast)                         
DEPTH               48      4    Depth to bottom in meters                      
Filler              52      2    Blank                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
Header-2 Record                                                                 
                                                                                
    FIELD         COLUMN LENGTH     DESCRIPTION                                 
                                                                                
RECORD TYPE          1      1     Always "2"                                    
NEXT RECORD          2      1     Record identifier of next record              
WATER COLOR          3      2     Water color(Forel-Ule Scale)                  
WATER TRANS.         5      2     Water transparency in meters                  
WAVE                                                                            
  DIRECTION          7      2     Wave direction in 36 points,                  
                                  calm:"00"                                     
  H/A                9      1     H : Wave height,  A : Sea state               
  H/A CODE          10      1     Wave height in WMO Code 1555                  
                                  Sea state in WMO Code 3700                    
  P                 11      1     Wave period in WMO Code 3155                  
WIND                                                                            
    DIRECTION       12      2     Same as Wave Direction                        
    S/F             14      1     S : Wind speed,  F : Wind force               
    S/F CODE        15      2     Wind speed in knots                           
                                  Wind force in Beaufort scale                  
AIR PRESSURE        17      3     Air pressure in Hecto Pascal,                 
                                  tens to tenths only                           
AIR TEMP. DRY       20      4     Dry-bulb temperature, sign indicator          
                                  and value(deg-C) to tenths                    
AIR TEMP. WET       24      4     Wet-bulb temperature, sign indicator          
                                  and value(deg-C) to tenths                    
WEATHER             28      2     Weather in WMO Code 4501 or WMO               
                                  Code 4677                                     
CLOUD TYPE          30      1     Cloud type in WMO Code 0500                   
CLOUD AMOUNT        31      1     Cloud amount in WMO Code 2700                 
VIS                 32      1     Visibility in WMO Code 4300                   
NO. OF LEVELS                                                                   
  OBSERVATION       33      2     Number of observed depths                     
  STANDARD          35      2     Number of standard depths                     
  TOTAL             37      3     Total number of levels                        
SQUARE KEY                                                                      
  10 DEG            40      3     Marsden square number                         
   5 DEG            43      1     5 degree square number                        
   1 DEG            44      2     1 degree square number                        
  30 MIN            46      1     30 minute square number                       
  15 MIN            47      1     15 minute square number                       
   6 MIN            48      2     6 minute square number                        
SAL-ID              50      1     Salinity identity code ;                      
                                    0 : salinity                                
                                    1 : practical salinity 1978                 
PROJECT NAME        51      1     Project name code ;                           
                                    I:IGOSS J:JRK K:KER                         
                                    W:WESTPAC X:WESTPAC and KER                 
Filer               52      2     Blank                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
Observation Data Record                                                         
                                                                                
    FIELD         COLUMN LENGTH     DESCRIPTION                                 
                                                                                
RECORD TYPE          1      1     Always "3"                                    
NEXT RECORD          2      1     Record identifier of next record              
DEPTH                3      5     Observed depth in meters                      
TEMPERATURE                                                                     
  SIGN               8      1     Sign indicator, "+" or "-"                    
  VALUE              9      5     Value(deg-C) to thousandths                   
  QC                14      1     QC flag;                                      
                                    0:Normal                                    
                                    l:Doubtful value by originator              
                                    2:Doubtful or erroneous value               
                                      by JODC                                   
                                    3:Neglected value for interpolation         
SALINITY                                                                        
  VALUE             15      5     Value to thousandths                          
  QC                20      1     QC flag, same as temperature                  
DO(DISSOLVED OXYGEN)                                                            
  VALUE             21      4     Value to hundredths in ml/L                   
  QC                25      1     QC flag, same as temperature                  
P(INORGANIC PHOSPHATE-PHOSPHORUS)                                               
  VALUE             26      3     Value to hundredths in Microgram-at./L        
  QC                29      1     QC flag, same as temperature                  
T-P(TOTAL PHOSPHORUS)                                                           
  VALUE             30      3     Value to hundredths in Microgram-at./L        
  QC                33      1     QC flag, same as temperature                  
NO2-N(NITRATE-NITROGEN)                                                         
  VALUE             34      3     Value to hundredths in Microgram-at./L        
  QC                37      1     QC flag, same as temperature                  
NO3-N(NITRATE-NITROGEN)                                                         
  VALUE             38      3     Value to tenths in Microgram-at./L            
  QC                41      1     QC flag, same as temperature                  
Si(REACTIVE SILICATE-SILICON)                                                   
  VALUE             42      3     Value in Microgram-at./L                      
  QC                45      1     QC flag, same as temperature                  
pH(HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION)                                                  
  VALUE             46      3     Value in situ                                 
  QC                49      1     QC flag, same as temperature                  
Filler              50      3     Blank                                         
DEPTH-ID CODE       53      1     Code;                                         
                                    0 : Normal                                  
                                    1 : Thermometric depth                      
                                    2 : Standard depth by CTD                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
Standard Data Record                                                            
                                                                                
    FIELD         COLUMN LENGTH     DESCRIPTION                                 
                                                                                
RECORD TYPE          1      1     Always "6"                                    
NEXT RECORD          2      1     Record identifier of next record              
DEPTH, TEMPERATURE, SALINITY and DISSOLVED OXYGEN                               
                     3     23     Same as Observation Data Record               
SIGMA-T(DENSITY)                                                                
  VALUE             26      4     Density(sigma-t)                              
  QC                30      1     QC flag, see Obs. Data Record                 
D-T(THERMOSTERIC ANOMALY)                                                       
  VALUE             31      5     Value in 10E-8.m**3/kg                        
  QC                36      1     QC flag, see above Obs. Data Record           
SVA(SPECIFIC VOLUME ANOMALY)                                                    
  VALUE             37      5     Value in 10E-8.m**3/kg                        
  QC                42      1     QC flag, see above Obs. Data Record           
D-DY(GEOPOTENTIAL ANOMALY)                                                      
  VALUE             43      4     Value in 10.m**2/s**2                         
  QC                47      1     QC flag, see above Obs. Data Record           
VEL(SOUND VELOCITY)                                                             
  VALUE             48      4     Value by Wilson's formula                     
  QC                52      1     QC flag, see above Obs. Data Record           
DEPTH-ID CODE       53      1     See Observation Data Record                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
Addtional Data Record                                                          
                                                                                
    FIELD         COLUMN LENGTH     DESCRIPTION                                 
                                                                                
RECORD TYPE          1      1     Always "4"                                    
NEXT RECORD          2      1     Record identifier of next record              
DEPTH                3      5     Observed depth in meters                      
ADDITIONAL DATA      8     45                                                   
      
    These fields are used for the following observation data:                 
                                                                                
                 ITEM-ID    ITEM NAME       UNITS                               
                    11         COD        ppm, mg/L                             
                    12         BOD        ppm, mg/L                             
                    13         NH4-N      Microgram-at./L                       
                    14         Chl.a      Microgram/L                           
                    15         Alkali     meq/L                                 
                    l6         Phaeo      Microgram/L                           
                    17         Total-N    Microgram-at./L                       
                    18         TOC        ppm                                   
                    19         HC         ppb, Microgram.chr/kg                 
                    20         SS         ppm                                   
                    21         PCB        ppt                                   
                    22         As         ppb, Microgram/kg                     
                    23         Pb         ppb, Microgram/kg                     
                    24         Hg         ppb, Microgram/kg                     
                    25         Total-Hg   ppb, Microgram/kg                     
                    26         Cd         ppb, Microgram/kg                     
                                                                                
      Each data is composed the following items:                                
                                                                                
             FIELD     LENGTH     DESCRIYTION                                   
                                                                                
            ITEM-ID       2     See above additional data field                 
            VALUE         5     Each additional data value                      
            EXP           1     Exponential of Value                            
            QC            1     Quality control flag;                           
                                   0:Normal                                     
                                   l:Doubtful value by the originator           
                                   2:Doubtful or erroneous value                
                                     by JODC                                    
                                   5:Infra-red for Hydrocarbon(HC)              
                                     only                                       
                                   6:Fluorescence for Hydrocarbon               
                                     (HC) only                                  
                                                                                
DEPTH-ID CODE       53      1     See above Observation Data                    
                                                                                
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