               
File:  INTERTIDAL ORGANISMS AND HABITATS (F030)               
Geographic Coverage:  Coastal Alaska                              
Time Period:  1974 to 1980      
File Organization:  Cruise order                
File Size:  975 Stations  

Description:                                                      
     This file contains data from field sampling of marine
organisms in intertidal or subtidal habitats. The data are
collected to provide information about species abundance and
distribution. Data from each observation may include: cruise and
station information such as vessel name, senior scientist, position, 
date, and time; environmental conditions such as surface temperature 
and salinity, wind speed and direction, and sea state; sediment and 
habitat descriptors; and species identification and organism counts 
and measurements.  Data may be reported for either individual or 
composite samples. A text record is available for reporting comments.                                            


File Structure:
     Seven 122-character records: (1) File Header Record, (2) Station
Header Record, (3) Site Header Record, (4) Composite Data Record, 
(5) Individual Sample Record, (6) Profile Data Record, (7) Text Record.



File Format:


                  Intertidal Organisms and Habitats (F030)




           PARAMETER                  DESCRIPTION                       SC  FL


 FILE HEADER RECORD
      NODC FILE NUMBER          ALWAYS '030'                             1  3
      NODC TRACK NUMBER         6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET    4  6
                                IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED BY NODC
      RECORD NUMBER             ALWAYS '1'                              10  1
      VESSEL NAME/FIELD UNIT    ELEVEN-CHARACTER FIELD FOR PLATFORM     11  11
                                IDENTIFICATION  
      CRUISE NUMBER             SIX-CHARACTER FIELD ASSIGNED BY THE     22  6
                                ORIGINATOR  
      START DATE (GMT)          YYMMDD                                  28  6
      END DATE (GMT)            YYMMDD                                  34  6
      SENIOR SCIENTIST          19-CHARACTER FIELD FOR SENIOR SCIENTIST 40  19
                                OR TEAM LEADER  
      INVESTIGATOR/INSTITUTION  64-CHARACTER FIELD FOR INVESTIGATOR AND 59  64
                                OR INSTITUTION NAME 



 STATION HEADER RECORD 
      NODC FILE NUMBER          ALWAYS '030'                             1  3
      NODC TRACK NUMBER         6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET    4  6
                                IDENTIFER ASSIGNED BY NODC
      RECORD NUMBER             ALWAYS '2'                              10  1
      STATION NUMBER            FIVE-CHARACTER FIELD ASSIGNED BY THE    11  5
                                ORIGINATOR - ALSO INCLUDED ON RECORD
                                TYPES 3,4,5,6 AND 7 
      SEQUENCE NUMBER           XXXX - USED FOR SORTING DATA RECORDS -  16  4
                                ALSO INCLUDED ON RECORD TYPES 3,4,5,6   
                                AND 7   
      LATITUDE                  DDMMXX (DEGREES, MINUTES TO HUNDREDTHS) 20  6
      LATITUDE HEMISPHERE       1-CHARACTER CODE - 'N' OR 'S'           26  1
      LONGITUDE                 DDDMMXX (DEGREES, MINUTES TO HUNDREDTHS)27  7
      LONGITUDE HEMISPHERE      1-CHARACTER CODE - 'E' OR 'W'           34  1
      DATE                      YYMMDD                                  35  6
      START TIME (GMT)          XXXX (HOURS AND MINUTES)                41  4
      ELAPSED TIME (GMT)        XXXX (HOURS AND MINUTES)                45  4
      TIME ZONE                 TWO-DIGIT FIELD PRECEDED BY + OR - SIGN 49  3
                                TO INDICATE GEOGRAPHIC TIME ZONE
      SURFACE SALINITY          XXXXX (PARTS PER THOUSAND OR PRACTICAL  52  5
                                SALINITY UNITS - TO THOUSANDTHS) 
      SURFACE TEMPERATURE       XXXXX NEGATIVE TEMPERATURES ARE         57  5
                                PRECEDED BY A MINUS SIGN ADJACENT TO
                                TEMPERATURE VALUE (DEG C TO HUNDREDTHS) 
      AIR TEMPERATURE           XXXX NEGATIVE TEMPERATURES ARE PRECEDED 62  4
                                BY A MINUS SIGN ADJACENT TO TEMPERATURE 
                                VALUE (DEG C TO TENTHS) 
      SECCHI DISC DEPTH         XXX (METERS TO TENTHS)                  66  3
      WEATHER                   TWO-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0159 69  2
                                (WMO 4677)
      CLOUD TYPE                ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0053 71  1
                                (WMO 0500)
      CLOUD AMOUNT              ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0105 72  1
                                (2700)
      WIND SPEED                XX (WHOLE KNOTS)                        73  2
      WIND DIRECTION            XXX (DEGREES) - DIRECTION FROM          75  3
      SEA STATE                 ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0109 78  1
                                (WMO 3700)
      BREAKER HEIGHT            ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0109 79  1
                                (WMO 3700)
      EXPOSURE DIRECTION        XXX (DEGREES)                           80  3
      SUBSTRATA TYPE-TERTIARY*  ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0103 83  1
      SUBSTRATA TYPE-SECONDARY* ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0103 84  1
      SUBSTRATA TYPE-PRIMARY*   ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0103 85  1
      *THERE MAY BE ANY COMBINATION OF UP TO 3 SUBSTRATA TYPE CODES.
      CODE FROM RIGHT TO LEFT (MOST PREDOMINANT ON THE RIGHT)   
      BAROMETRIC PRESSURE       XXXX (MILLIBARS TO TENTHS)              86  4
      HABITAT GEOMORPHIC        ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0098 90  1
      HABITAT COMPOSITION       ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0008 91  1
      HABITAT COVER             ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0009 92  1
      HABITAT SLOPE             ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0071 93  1
      SECCHI DISC VISIBILITY    ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0220 94  1
      SALINITY METHOD           ONE-CHARACTER CODE - ('P'=PRACTICAL     95  1
                                SALINITY, 'S'=SALINITY, BLANK=NOT 
                                SPECIFIED) 
      STATION IDENTIFIER        10-CHARACTER ORIGINATOR STATION         96  10
                                IDENTIFIER  
      BLANKS                                                            106 17



 SITE HEADER RECORD
      NODC FILE NUMBER          ALWAYS '030'                             1  3
      NODC TRACK NUMBER         6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET    4  6
                                IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED BY NODC
      RECORD NUMBER             ALWAYS '3'                              10  1
      STATION NUMBER            SEE RECORD '2'                          11  5
      SEQUENCE NUMBER           SEE RECORD '2'                          16  4
      CATALOG NUMBER            EIGHT-CHARACTER FIELD FOR THE           20  8
                                ORIGINATOR'S INTERNAL NUMBER
      PHOTOGRAPH NUMBER         TEN-CHARACTER FIELD FOR THE             28  10
                                ORIGINATOR'S INTERNAL NUMBER
      GEAR TYPE                 ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0010 38  1
      TRANSECT NUMBER           TWO-CHARACTER FIELD ASSIGNED BY THE     39  2
                                ORIGINATOR  
      TRANSECT DIRECTION        XXX (DEGREES TOWARD)                    41  3
      METER NUMBER              FOUR-CHARACTER FIELD DETERMINED BY THE  44  2
                                ORIGINATOR  
      ZONE/ARROW/NO. OF SAMPLE  THREE-CHARACTER FIELD DETERMINED BY THE 48  3
                                ORIGINATOR  
      QUADRAT SIZE              XXXXX  - EXPRESSED IN SQ METERS (TO     51  5
                                THOUSANDTHS)
      ELEVATION                 XXXX - METERS TO HUNDREDTHS PRECEDED    56  4
                                BY MINUS SIGN FOR SAMPLES COLLECTED 
                                BELOW WATER LEVEL   
      SUBSTRATA TYPE-TERTIARY   SEE RECORD '2'                          60  1
      SUBSTRATA TYPE-SECONDARY  SEE RECORD '2'                          61  1
      SUBSTRATA TYPE-PRIMARY    SEE RECORD '2'                          62  1
      SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY III    SAME CODING SCHEME AS SUBSTRATE TYPE -  63  1
                                USE NODC CODE 0011   
      SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY II     SAME AS ABOVE                           64  1
      SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY I      SAME AS ABOVE                           65  1
      COLLECTION TIME (GMT)     XXXX (HOURS AND MINUTES)                66  4
      SIEVE SIZE                XXXX (MILLIMETERS TO HUNDREDTHS)        70  4 
      DILUTION VOLUME*          XXX (TO THOUSANDTHS)                    74  3
      *THAT PORTION OF A SAMPLE EXPRESSED IN DECIMAL EQUIVALENTS WHICH  
      IS ANALYZED AFTER THE SAMPLE HAS BEEN DILUTED, AS A MEANS OF  
      STATISTICALLY ESTIMATING THE COMPOSITION OF THE SAMPLE WITHOUT
      HAVING TO EXAMINE THE ENTIRE SAMPLE. FOR EXAMPLE, A SAMPLE IS 
      DILUTED SO AS TO EQUAL 16 TIMES ITS ORIGINAL VOLUME, WITH ONE-
      SIXTEENTH BEING THE PART STUDIED, WILL HAVE ITS DILUTION VOLUME   
      RECORDED AS .063  
    
      QUADRAT SLOPE             XX (DEGREES)                            77  2
      DIRECTION OF QUADRAT      XXX (DEGREES TOWARD)                    79  3
        SLOPE   
      GRAB NUMBER               XX - SEQUENTIAL ORDER OF MULTIPLE DIGS  82  1
                                ASSIGNED BY THE ORIGINATOR  
      SEDIMENT                  XXXXXXX - LITERS TO THOUSANDTHS         84  7
      MEAN GRAIN SIZE           TWO-DIGIT FIELD - PHI GRADE SCALE BASED 91  2
                                ON THE NEGATIVE LOGARITHM TO THE BASE 2 
                                OF THE PARTICLE DIAMETER IN MILLIMETERS 
                                - MINUS PHI MUST BE REPORTED WITH A 
                                MINUS SIGN IN COL 91
      PATCH GRID SIZE           XXXXX (SQ METERS TO THOUSANDTHS)        93  5
      MEDIUM FRAME MULTIPLE     XX - NUMBER OF GRIDS OCCUPIED BY ALL    98  2
                                SPECIES WITHIN  
      LARGE FRAME MULTIPLE      XX - NUMBER OF GRIDS OCCUPIED BY ALL    100 2
                                SPECIES WITHIN  
      TOTAL WORK AREA           XXXXX (SQ METERS TO THOUSANDTHS)        102 5
      DEPTH                     XXXX - DEPTH OF SAMPLE (METERS TO       107 5
                                TENTHS) 
      DISTANCE OF NET TOW       XXX (METERS TO TENTHS) - SEE COL 118    112 3
      LARGE SAMPLE QUADRAT      XXX (SQ METERS TO TENTHS)               115 3
      DISTANCE OF NET TOW       XXX - TO BE USED FOR DISTANCES OF 100   118 3
                                METERS OR MORE (WHOLE METERS)   
      BLANKS                                                            121 2



 COMPOSITE DATA RECORD
      NODC FILE NUMBER          ALWAYS '030'                             1  3
      NODC TRACK NUMBER         6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET    4  6
                                IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED BY NODC 
      RECORD NUMBER             ALWAYS '4'                              10  1
      STATION NUMBER            SEE RECORD '2'                          11  5
      SEQUENCE NUMBER           SEE RECORD '2'                          16  4
      TAXONOMIC CODE            TWELVE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC        20  12
                                TAXONOMIC CODE 
      SEX                       ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0101 32  1
      CONDITION III             ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE COMBINATION OF 33  1
                                UP TO 3 CONDITION CODES - CODE FROM 
                                RIGHT TO LEFT - USE NODC CODE 0069   
      CONDITION II              SAME AS ABOVE                           34  1
      CONDITION I               SAME AS ABOVE                           35  1
      COVERAGE                  XXX - THE PERCENTAGE OF THE QUADRAT     36  3
                                COVERED BY SPECIES TO SMALL TO BE   
                                COUNTED OR TOO WELL ATTACHED TO THE 
                                SUBSTRATE TO BE REMOVED - WHOLE PERCENT 
      COUNT                     XXXXX - TOTAL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS     39  5
                                (FOR EACH SPECIES)  
      WET WEIGHT                XXXXXXX (GRAMS TO THOUSANDTHS)          44  7
      DRY WEIGHT                XXXXXXX (GRAMS TO THOUSANDTHS)          51  7
      MINIMUM LENGTH            XXXXXX (MILLIMETERS TO HUNDREDTHS)      58  6 
      MAXIMUM LENGTH            XXXXXX (MILLIMETERS TO HUNDREDTHS)      64  6 
      DISPLACEMENT VOLUME       XXXXX (MILLILITERS TO TENTHS)           70  5
      MEAN LENGTH               XXXXXX (MILLIMETERS TO HUNDREDTHS)      75  6
      MINIMUM WIDTH             XXXXXX (MILLIMETERS TO HUNDREDTHS)      81  6 
      MAXIMUM WIDTH             XXXXXX (MILLIMETERS TO HUNDREDTHS)      87  6 
      MEAN WIDTH                XXXXXX (MILLIMETERS TO HUNDREDTHS)      93  6 
      MINIMUM AGE               XX (YEARS)                              99  2
      MAXIMUM AGE               XX (YEARS)                              101 2
      MEAN AGE                  XX (YEARS)                              103 2
      SMALL FRAME               XXX - NUMBER OF GRIDS OCCUPIED BY       105 3
                                SPECIES WITHIN  
      MEDIUM FRAME              XXX - NUMBER OF GRIDS OCCUPIED BY       108 3
                                SPECIES WITHIN  
      LARGE FRAME               XX - NUMBER OF GRIDS OCCUPIED BY        111 2
                                SPECIES WITHIN  
      DILUTION VOLUME           PPP - SEE RECORD '3' FOR EXPLANATION    113 3
      PLANT HEIGHT              XX - FOR PLANTS LESS THAN 100 CM IN     116 2
                                HEIGHT (WHOLE CENTIMETERS)   
      STARFISH MEASUREMENTS     ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE WHEN STARFISH  118 1
                                MEASUREMENTS (COLS 58-69, 75-80) ARE
                                REPORTED - USE NODC CODE 0070
      PLANT HEIGHT              XXXX - PLANT HEIGHTS THAT EXCEED 99     119 4
                                CENTIMETERS - IN WHOLE CENTIMETERS  



 INDIVIDUAL SAMPLE DATA
      NODC FILE NUMBER          ALWAYS '030'                             1  3
      NODC TRACK NUMBER         6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET    4  6
                                IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED BY NODC
      RECORD NUMBER             ALWAYS '5'                              10  1
      STATION NUMBER            SEE RECORD '2'                          11  5
      SEQUENCE NUMBER           SEE RECORD '2'                          16  4
      TAXONOMIC CODE            TWELVE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC        20  12
                                TAXONOMIC CODE 
      SEX                       ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0101 32  1
      CONDITION III             ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE COMBINATION OF 33  1
                                UP TO 3 CONDITION CODES - CODE FROM 
                                RIGHT TO LEFT - USE NODC CODE 0069   
      CONDITION II              SAME AS ABOVE                           34  1
      CONDITION I               SAME AS ABOVE                           35  1
      AGE                       XX (YEARS)                              36  2
      WET WEIGHT                XXXXXXX (GRAMS TO THOUSANDTHS)          38  7
      DRY WEIGHT                XXXXXXX (GRAMS TO THOUSANDTHS)          45  7
      LENGTH                    XXXXXX (MILLIMETERS TO HUNDREDTHS)      52  6 
      WIDTH                     XXXXXX (MILLIMETERS TO HUNDREDTHS)      58  6
      DISPLACEMENT VOLUME       XXXXX (MILLILITERS TO TENTHS)           64  5
      STARFISH MEASUREMENTS     ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE WHEN STARFISH  69  1
                                MEASUREMENTS (COLS 52-63) ARE REPORTED -
                                USE NODC CODE 0070   
      BLANKS                                                            70  53


 PROFILE DATA RECORD
      NODC FILE NUMBER          ALWAYS '030'                             1  3
      NODC TRACK NUMBER         6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET    4  6
                                IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED BY NODC 
      RECORD NUMBER             ALWAYS '6'                              10  1
      STATION NUMBER            SEE RECORD '2'                          11  5
      SEQUENCE NUMBER           SEE RECORD '2'                          16  4
      OXYGEN                    XXX (MILLILITERS PER LITER TO TENTHS)   20  3  
      PH                        XX (TO TENTHS)                          23  2
      PH SCALE                  ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0183 25  1
      SALINITY                  XXX (PARTS PER THOUSAND OR PRACTICAL    26  3
                                SALINITY UNITS - TO TENTHS)         
      INTERSTITIAL SALINITY     XXX (PARTS PER THOUSAND OR PRACTICAL    29  3
                                SALINITY UNITS - TO TENTHS)  
      PERMAFROST DEPTH          XX (METERS TO TENTHS)                   32  2
      WATER TEMPERATURE         XXX NEGATIVE TEMPERATURES ARE PRECEDED  34  3
                                BY A MINUS SIGN ADJACENT TO TEMPERATURE 
                                VALUE (DEG C TO TENTHS) 
      SECCHI DISK DEPTH         XXXX (METERS TO HUNDREDTHS)             37  4
      GRAIN SIZE IN PHI UNIT    XXX (PERCENT BY WEIGHT TO TENTHS)       41  3
        LEVELS GREATER THAN -8  
      -8 TO -6                  XXX (PERCENT BY WEIGHT)                 44  3
                                (TO TENTHS) 
      -6 TO -4                  XXX (PERCENT BY WEIGHT)                 47  3
                                (TO TENTHS) 
      -4 TO -2                  XXX (PERCENT BY WEIGHT)                 50  3
                                (TO TENTHS) 
      -2 TO -1                  XXX (PERCENT BY WEIGHT)                 53  3
                                (TO TENTHS) 
      -1 TO 0                   XXX (PERCENT BY WEIGHT)                 56  3
                                (TO TENTHS) 
      0 TO 1                    XXX (PERCENT BY WEIGHT)                 59  3
                                (TO TENTHS) 
      1 TO 2                    XXX (PERCENT BY WEIGHT)                 62  3
                                (TO TENTHS) 
      2 TO 3                    XXX (PERCENT BY WEIGHT)                 65  3
                                (TO TENTHS) 
      3 TO 4                    XXX (PERCENT BY WEIGHT)                 68  3
                                (TO TENTHS) 
      LESS THAN 4               XXX (PERCENT BY WEIGHT)                 71  3
                                (TO TENTHS) 
      SALINITY METHOD           ONE-CHARACTER CODE - ('P'=PRACTICAL     74  1
                                SALINITY, 'S'=SALINITY, BLANK=NOT
                                SPECIFIED)
      BLANKS                                                            75  48



 TEXT RECORD 
      NODC FILE NUMBER          ALWAYS '030'                             1  3
      NODC TRACK NUMBER         6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET    4  6
                                IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED BY NODC
      RECORD NUMBER             ALWAYS '7'                              10  1
      STATION NUMBER            SEE RECORD '2'                          11  5
      SEQUENCE NUMBER           SEE RECORD '2'                          16  4
      TEXT                      103-CHARACTER FIELD FOR COMMENTS OR     20  103
                                PERTINENT INFORMATION   
    



NODC Code Tables Used with this Format:

CODE NUMBER  CODE NAME
-----------  ---------

 0008   COMPOSITION 
 ----   --------------------
      1 -- BEDROCK  
      2 -- RUBBLE GREATER THAN 2 SQUARE FEET
      3 -- RUBBLE LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 2 SQUARE FEET   
      4 -- COMBINATION OF 2 AND 3 ABOVE 
      5 -- GRAVEL   
      6 -- SAND 
      7 -- MUD  

 0009   COVER (030) 
 ----   --------------------
      1 -- BARE 
      2 -- LIGHT
      3 -- MEDIUM   
      4 -- HEAVY


 0010   GEAR TYPE (030) 
 ----   --------------------
        -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION   
      0 -- TRANSECT 
      1 -- ARROW
      2 -- CORE 
      3 -- NESTED QUADRANT  
      4 -- NON-QUANTITATIVE SHOVEL  
      5 -- GRID FREQUENCY   
      6 -- DREDGE NET   
      7 -- SEINE NET
      8 -- EKMAN GRAB   
      9 -- AMPHIPOD TRAP
      A -- PLANKTON NET 
      B -- DIP NET  
      C -- SMALL FRAME TOTAL DESTRUCT   
      D -- STOMACH ANALYSIS 
      E -- HAND GATHERED
      F -- SMITH-MCINTYRE GRAB  
      G -- CARTER BROAD SCOOP   
      H -- OTTER TRAWL(GULF-TYPE SHRIMP NET: 1.8M WIDE,50MM MESH
           THROUGHOUT)
      J -- BEAM TRAWL(3M WIDE,13MM MESH IN COD END) 

 0011   SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY  
 ----   --------------------
        -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION   
      1 -- SILT OR MUD  
      2 -- SAND 
      3 -- SHELL
      4 -- SMALL ROCKS  
      5 -- WOOD 
      6 -- CLEAN
      7 -- SMOOTH   
      8 -- IRREGULAR
      9 -- DEEPLY CREVICED  

 0053   CLOUD TYPE (WMO500) 
 ----   --------------------
      0 -- CIRRUS   
      1 -- CIRROCUMULUS 
      2 -- CIRROSTRATUS 
      3 -- ALTOCUMULUS  
      4 -- ALTOSTRATUS  
      5 -- NIMBOSTRATUS 
      6 -- STRATOCUMULUS
      7 -- STRATUS  
      8 -- CUMULUS  
      9 -- CUMULONIMBUS 
      X -- CLOUD NOT VISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, DUSTSTORM,   
           SANDSTORM, OR OTHER ANALOGOUS PHENOMENA 

 0069   CONDITION   
 ----   --------------------
        -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION   
      1 -- DEAD 
      2 -- STERILE  
      3 -- FERTILE  
      4 -- GRAVID   
      5 -- SPAWNED OUT  
      6 -- SENESCENT
      7 -- IMMATURE 
      8 -- FRAGMENT 
      9 -- LARVAL STAGE 
      A -- MISSING OR COMPLETELY OR PARTIALLY DISSOLVED SHELL,    
           VALVE(S) OR SHELLPLATES  
      B -- EGGS 

 0070   STARFISH MEASUREMENT
 ----   --------------------
        -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION   
      1 -- TOTAL LENGTH 
      2 -- RADIUS   
      3 -- DIAMETER IRREGULAR  (GREATEST)   
      4 -- DIAMETER REGULAR 
      5 -- APERTURE LENGTH  

 0071   SLOPE (030) 
 ----   --------------------
      1 -- VERTICAL 
      2 -- STEEP (GREATER THAN 45 DEGREES)  
      3 -- MODERATE (45 DEGREES OR LESS)
      4 -- FLAT 

 0098   HABITAT 
 ----   --------------------
        -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION   
      0 -- INDETERMINABLE   
      1 -- CLIFF FACE   
      2 -- SAND BAR 
      3 -- MAN MADE STRUCTURES  
      4 -- BOULDER BEACH
      5 -- SAND DUNES   
      6 -- BARRIER ISLAND, SEA BEACH
      7 -- BARRIER ISLAND, LAGOON BEACH 
      8 -- MAINLAND, SEA BEACH  
      9 -- MAINLAND, LAGOON BEACH   
      A -- DELTA OR RIVER MOUTH, SEA BEACH  
      B -- DELTA OR RIVER MOUTH, LAGOON BEACH   
      C -- DELTA OR RIVER MOUTH, RIVER SHORE
      D -- MARSH, SEA BEACH 
      E -- MARSH, LAGOON BEACH  
      F -- LAGOON (NO BEACH)
      G -- BAY (NO BEACH)   
      H -- OPEN WATER (NO BEACH)
      J -- SALT POND OR LAGOON  
      K -- FRESH WATER POND 
      L -- MAINLAND, OVER TUNDRA
      M -- MAINLAND, DRY TUNDRA 
      N -- MAINLAKE, LAKE   
      P -- DELTA ISLAND 
      Q -- BARRIER ISLAND   
      R -- PLATEAU  
      S -- SLOPE
      T -- OPEN SURF-SWEPT BEACH, INTERTIDAL
      U -- MUDFLAT  
      V -- RIVER COURSE 
      W -- DEPOSITIONAL SLOPE   
      X -- FLOODPLAIN   
      Y -- ISLAND, WET TUNDRA   

 0101   SEX 
 ----   --------------------
        -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION   
      0 -- INDETERMINABLE   
      1 -- MALE 
      2 -- FEMALE   
      3 -- HERMAPHRODITE
      4 -- TRANSITIONAL 
      5 -- GROUPED,BOTH SEXES PRESENT   
      6 -- HERMAPHRODITIC, FUNCTIONAL FEMALE
      7 -- HERMAPHRODITIC, FUNCTIONAL MALE  

 0103   SUBSTRATA TYPE  
 ----   --------------------
        -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION   
      0 -- INDETERMINABLE   
      1 -- MUD  
      2 -- SAND 
      3 -- SHELL
      4 -- SMALL ROCKS  
      5 -- MEDIUM ROCKS 
      6 -- LARGE ROCKS  
      7 -- BEDROCK  
      8 -- WOOD 
      9 -- TIDEPOOL 
      A -- DIRT 
      B -- SCREE
      C -- VEGETATION   
      D -- CLAY 
      E -- PEAT 
      F -- GRAVEL   
      G -- BOULDERS 
      H -- COMBINATIONS OF ABOVE (SEE TEXT) 
      J -- TALAS
      K -- VOLCANIC ASH 
      L -- CONCRETE 
      M -- WOODEN PILINGS   
      N -- PEBBLE   
      P -- COBBLE   
      Q -- SILT 
      R -- MARL 
      S -- SHINGLE  

 0105   CLOUD AMT (WMO2700) 
 ----   --------------------
      0 -- 0 (ZERO) 
      1 -- 1 OKTA OR LESS, BUT NOT ZERO (1/10 OR LESS, BUT NOT 0) 
      2 -- 2 OKTAS     2/10-3/10
      3 -- 3 OKTAS     4/10 
      4 -- 4 OKTAS     5/10 
      5 -- 5 OKTAS     6/10 
      6 -- 6 OKTAS     7/10-8/10
      7 -- 7 OKTAS OR MORE, BUT NOT 8 OKTAS    (9/10 OR MORE, BUT
             NOT 10/10)
      8 -- 8 OKTAS     10/10
      9 -- SKY OBSCURED, OR CLOUD AMOUNT CANNOT BE ESTIMATED

 0109   SEA STATE (WMO3700) 
 ----   --------------------
      0 -- CALM-GLASSY 0 FT (0 METERS)  
      1 -- CALM-RIPPLED 0-1/3 FT (0-.1METERS)   
      2 -- SMOOTH-WAVELET 1/3-1 2/3 FT (.1-.5 METERS)   
      3 -- SLIGHT 1 2/3 - 4 FT(.5-1.25 METERS)  
      4 -- MODERATE 4-8 FT(1.25-2.50 METERS)
      5 -- ROUGH 8-13 FT(2.50-4.0 METERS)   
      6 -- VERY ROUGH 13-20 FT(4-6 METERS)  
      7 -- HIGH 20-30 FT(6-9 METERS)
      8 -- VERY HIGH 30-45 FT(9-14 METERS)  
      9 -- PHENOMENAL >45 FT (>14 METERS)   

 0159   WEATHER (WMO4677)   
 ----   --------------------
     00 -- CLOUD DEVELOP. NOT OBSERVED OR NOT OBSERVABLE-CHAR.
           CHANGE OF THE STATE OF SKY DURING PAST HOUR  
     01 -- CLOUDS GENERALLY DISSOLVING OF BECOMING LESS
           DEVELOPED-CHAR. CHANGE OF STATE OF SKY DURING PAST HR. 
     02 -- STATE OF SKY ON THE WHOLE UNCHANGED-CHAR. CHANGE OF
           THE STATE OF SKY DURING THE PAST HOUR
     03 -- CLOUDS GENERALLY FORMING OR DEVELOPING-CHAR. CHANGE OF
           THE STATE OF SKY DURING THE PAST HOUR 
     04 -- VISIBILTY REDUCED BY SMOKE, E.G. VELDT OF FOREST
           FIRES, INDUSTRIAL SMOKE OR VOLCANIC ASHES   
     05 -- HAZE 
     06 -- WIDESPREAD DUST IN SUSPENSION IN THE AIR, RAISED BY
           WIND AT OR NEAR THE STATION AT TIME OF OBS.  
     07 -- DUST OR SAND RAISED BY WIND AT OR NEAR THE STATION AT
           THE TIME OF OBSERVATION, BUT NO WELL   
           DEVELOPED DUST WHIRL(S) OR SAND WHIRL(S), AND NO
           DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM SEEN
     08 -- WELL DEVELOP. DUST WHIRL(S) OR SAND WHIRL(S) SEEN AT
           OR NEAR STATION DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR   
           OR AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION, BUT NO DUSTSTORM OR
           SANDSTORM
     09 -- DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM WITHIN SIGHT AT THE TIME OF
           OBSERVA., OR AT STATION DURING PRECEDING HOUR 
     10 -- MIST 
     11 -- PATCHES OF SHALLOW FOG OR ICE FOG AT THE STATION,
           WHETHER ON LAND OR SEA, NOT DEEPER THAN ABOUT  
           2 METERS ON LAND OR 10 METERS AT SEA
     12 -- MORE OR LESS CONTINUOUS SHALLOW FOG OR ICE FOG AT THE
           STATION, WHETHER ON LAND OR SEA, NOT DEEPER
           THAN ABOUT 2 M ON LAND OR 10 M AT SEA   
     13 -- LIGHTNING VISIBLE, NO THUNDER HEARD  
     14 -- PRECIPITATION WITHIN SIGHT, NOT REACHING THE GROUND OR
           THE SURFACE OF THE SEA
     15 -- PRECIPITATION WITHIN SIGHT, REACHING THE GROUND OR THE
           SURFACE OF THE SEA, BUT DISTANT(I.E.  
           ESTIMATED TO BE MORE THAN 5 KM) FROM THE STATION
     16 -- PREC. WITHIN SIGHT, REACHING GROUND OR SURFACE OF THE
           SEA, NEAR TO, BUT NOT AT THE STATION   
     17 -- THUNDERSTORM, BUT NO PRECIPITATION AT THE TIME OF
           OBSERVATION
     18 -- SQUALLS AT OR WITHIN SIGHT OF THE STATION DURING THE
           PRECEDING HOUR OR AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
     19 -- FUNNEL CLOUD(S) AT OR WITHIN SIGHT OF STATION DURING
           PRECEDING HOUR OR AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION
     20 -- DRIZZLE (NOT FREEZING) OR SNOW GRAINS - NOT FALLING AS
           SHOWER(S) 
     21 -- RAIN (NOT FREEZING) - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S)   
     22 -- SNOW - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S)  
     23 -- RAIN AND SNOW OR ICE PELLETS, TYPE (A) - NOT FALLING
           AS SHOWER(S)
     24 -- FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FREEZING RAIN - NOT FALLING AS
           SHOWER(S) 
     25 -- SHOWER(S) OF RAIN - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S) 
     26 -- SHOWER(S) OF SNOW, OR OF RAIN AND SNOW - NOT FALLING
           AS SHOWER(S)
     27 -- SHOWER(S) OF HAIL, OR OF RAIN AND HAIL - NOT FALLING
           AS SHOWER(S)
     28 -- FOG OR ICE FOG - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S)
     29 -- THUNDERSTORM (WITH OR WITHOUT PRECIPITATION) 
     30 -- SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-HAS
           DECREASED DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
     31 -- SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-NO
           APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
     32 -- SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-HAS BEGUN OR
           HAS INCREASED DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR   
     33 -- SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-HAS DECREASED DURING THE
           PRECEDING HOUR
     34 -- SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE
           DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
     35 -- SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-HAS BEGUN OR HAS
           INCREASED DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR   
     36 -- SLIGHT OR MODERATE BLOWING SNOW-GENERALLY LOW (BELOW
           EYE LEVEL)  
     37 -- HEAVY DRIFTING SNOW-GENERALLY LOW (BELOW EYE LEVEL)  
     38 -- SLIGHT OR MODERATE BLOWING SNOW-GENERALLY HIGH (ABOVE
           EYE LEVEL) 
     39 -- HEAVY BLOWING SNOW-GENERALLY HIGH (ABOVE EYE LEVEL)  
     40 -- FOG OR ICE FOG AT A DISTANCE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION,
           BUT NOT AT THE STATION DURING THE PRECEDING 
           HOUR, THE FOG OR ICE FOG EXTENDING TO A LEVEL ABOVE
           THAT OF THE OBSERVER
     41 -- FOG OR ICE FOG IN PATCHES
     42 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE-HAS BECOME THINNER DURING
           THE PRECEDING HOUR 
     43 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE-HAS BECOME THINNER
           DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR   
     44 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE-NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE
           DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR  
     45 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE-NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE
           DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
     46 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE-HAS BEGUN OR HAS BECOME
           THICKER DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
     47 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE-HAS BEGUN OR HAS BECOME
           THICKER DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR  
     48 -- FOG, DEPOSITING RIME, SKY VISIBLE
     49 -- FOG, DEPOSITING RIME, SKY INVISIBLE  
     50 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-SLIGHT AT TIME OF 
           OBSERVATION   
     51 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-SLIGHT AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION  
     52 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-MODERATE AT TIME
           OF OBSERVATION  
     53 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-MODERATE AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION
     54 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-HEAVY (DENSE) AT
           TIME OF OBSERVATION 
     55 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-HEAVY (DENSE) AT
           TIME OF OBSERVATION   
     56 -- DRIZZLE, FREEZING, SLIGHT
     57 -- DRIZZLE, FREEZING, MODERATE OR HEAVY (DENSE) 
     58 -- DRIZZLE AND RAIN, SLIGHT 
     59 -- DRIZZLE AND RAIN, MODERATE OR HEAVY  
     60 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-SLIGHT AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION   
     61 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-SLIGHT AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION 
     62 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-MODERATE AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION 
     63 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-MODERATE AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION   
     64 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-HEAVY AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION
     65 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-HEAVY AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION  
     66 -- RAIN, FREEZING, SLIGHT   
     67 -- RAIN, FREEZING, MODERATE OR HEAVY
     68 -- RAIN OR DRIZZLE AND SNOW, SLIGHT 
     69 -- RAIN OR DRIZZLE AND SNOW, MODERATE OR HEAVY  
     70 -- INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-SLIGHT AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION   
     71 -- CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-SLIGHT AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION 
     72 -- INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-MODERATE AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION 
     73 -- CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-MODERATE AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION   
     74 -- INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-HEAVY AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION 
     75 -- CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-HEAVY AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION  
     76 -- ICE PRISMS (WITH OR WIHTOUT FOG) 
     77 -- SNOW GRAINS (WITH OF WITHOUT FOG)
     78 -- ISOLATED STARLIKE SNOW CRYSTALS (WITH OR WITHOUT FOG)
     79 -- ICE PELLETS, TYPE (A)
     80 -- RAIN SHOWER(S), SLIGHT   
     81 -- RAIN SHOWER(S), MODERATE OR HEAVY
     82 -- RAIN SHOWER(S), VIOLENT  
     83 -- SHOWER(S) OF RAIN ANS SNOW MIXED, SLIGHT 
     84 -- SHOWER(S) OF RAIN ANS SNOW MIXED, MODERATE OR HEAVY  
     85 -- SNOW SHOWER(S), SLIGHT   
     86 -- SHOW SHOWER(S), MODERATE OR HEAVY
     87 -- SHOWER(S) OF SNOW PELLETS OR ICE PELLETS,
           TYPE(B),WITH/WITHOUT RAIN AND SNOW MIXED-SLIGHT
     88 -- SHOWER(S) OF SNOW PELLETS OR ICE PELLETS, TYPE(B),
           WITH/WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED- 
           MODERATE OR HEAVY   
     89 -- SHOWER(S) OF HAIL, WITH OR WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND
           SNOW MIXED, NOT ASSOC. WITH THUNDER-SLIGHT   
     90 -- SHOWER(S)OF HAIL, WITH/WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW
           MIXED, NOT ASSOC. W/THUNDER-MODERATE OR HEAVY   
     91 -- SLIGHT RAIN AT TIME OF OBSERVATION-THUNDERSTORM DURING
           THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT TIME OF OBS.
     92 -- MODERATE OR HEAVY RAIN AT TIME OF OBSER.-THUNDERSTORM
           DURING PRECEDING HR. BUT NOT AT TIME OF OBS.   
     93 -- SLIGHT SNOW, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED OR HAIL AT TIME OF
           OBSER.-THUNDERSTORM DURING THE PRECEDING  
           HOUR BUT NOT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 
     94 -- MODERATE OR HEAVY SNOW, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED OR HAIL
           AT TIME OF OBSERVATION-THUNDERSTORM DURING
           THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION   
     95 -- THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITHOUT HAIL, BUT
           W/RAIN AND/OR SNOW AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
           -THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
     96 -- THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITH HAIL AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION-THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBS.  
     97 -- THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITHOUT HAIL, BUT WITH RAIN
           AND/OR SNOW AT TIME OF OBSER.-THUNDERSTORM AT TIME  
           OF OBSERVATION  
     98 -- THUNDERSTORM COMBINED WITH DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM AT
           TIME OF OBSER.-THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBS. 
     99 -- THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITH HAIL AT TIME OF
           OBSERVATION-THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBSERVATION

 0183   PH SCALE
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      1 -- NBS PH SCALE 
      2 -- SORENSEN PH SCALE
      3 -- HANSSON PH SCALE 

 0220   SECCHI VISIBILITY   
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        -- BLANK-NO INFORMATION 
      Y -- YES-VISIBLE ON THE BOTTOM

 0502   SALINITY METHOD CODE
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      P -- PRACTICAL SALINITY   
      S -- SALINITY 
