Apr 04, 2019
p380601 (PX38, January 2006)

*Approximate* XBT launch height from SIO 
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Autolauncher height (meters)= 
Handlauncher height (meters)=       

Ship name and callsign:
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Ship Name= USCGC Hickory  
Call Sign= NXZJ  

Data Recorder:
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Recorder type= Sippican MK-12
Recorder Serial Number= 

SEAS Version= 

Principal Investigator:
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	Dr. Janet Sprintall
	University of California, San Diego
	Scripps Institution of Oceanography
	9500 Gilman Drive, Dept 0230
	La Jolla, CA 92093-0230
	fax: 858-534-9820
	email: jsprintall@ucsd.edu
	secondary contact: Lisa Lehmann (llehmann@ucsd.edu)

Program: High Resolution XBT Network (www-hrx.ucsd.edu)
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Calibration data included:
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Calibration data is only included if the subdirectory "cals"
exists with this dataset. It may include "pre" and "post"
subdirectories.
It may contain: 
1) "SEAS 2000 Binary XBT Message Type 2" (filename.bin) and/or
2) SIO's ascii representation of the binary file above but
   with 3 digit decimal precision of the temperature (<cruise>r_<TP#>.SRP)
   (This is similar to NOAA's <filename>.NDC)
3) Or a variation of SIO's "e" file format (named "s" or "t").

MetObs:
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If MetObs are available, it is included in the main directory
named <cruise>_MetObs.pdf (or jpg)

Data Description:
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Each cruise dated directory contains "e" files (eg p371110e.062) which
are ascii files containing xbt drop data, and a synopsis data file
(eg p371110.dat) containing position information for each xbt drop.

Note this data set used Sippican Deep Blue XBT's using the
old fall rate coefficients:  a=6.472, b=-2.16


Quality control:
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We followed the CSIRO Marine Lab Report 221 "Quality Control Cookbook for
XBT Data" to mark:

Data Quality Class:
 Class 0 = No QC done
 Class 1 = Good data
 Class 2 = Probably good data
 Class 3 = Probably bad data
 Class 4 = Bad data
 Class 5 = Changed

Data Quality Code:
 Class 1: EF = Eddy/Front
 Class 1: IV = Inversion confirmed
 Class 1: NU = Inversion in ML (nub confirmed)
 Class 1: ST = Fine structure step-like confirmed

 Class 2: BO = Bowing in ML
 Class 2: FS = Fine Structure Probable
 Class 2: HB = Hit Bottom isotherm boundary layer
 Class 2: LE = Leakage Possible
 Class 2: PI = Inversion Probable
 Class 2: PS = Fine Structure Step-Like Probable
 Class 2: SA = Surface Anomaly, Fine Structure Special Case
 Class 2: TD = Temperature Difference at Depth
 Class 2: WS = Wire Stretch Possible

 Class 3: HB = Hit Bottom Reject
 Class 3: IP = Insulation Penetration Reject
 Class 3: LE = Leakage Reject
 Class 3: TO = Temperature Offset Reject
 Class 3: WS = Wire Stretch Reject

 Class 4: HF - High Frequency Reject
 Class 4: NG - No Good Profile Reject
 Class 4: SP - Spike Reject
 Class 4: WB - Wire Break Reject
 Class 4: TP - Test Probe Reject

 Class 5: CS = Surface Spike, Start-up transient(Changed)
 Class 5: PL = Premature Launch (false splash)
 Class 5: SP = Spike (Changed)
 Class 5: HF = High Frequency Interference (Changed)
 Class 5: IP = Insulation Penetration (Changed)

SIO "e" file format
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Sample of the first 5 lines (records) of "e" file (p371110e.062):
---------cut here-------------------------
  062 051 06 WDD6033  33.802 210.496 2
 09-10-2011  18:25:55 DE088452 1130487 03-22-2010
  1 23334 1
  3 23294 1
  5 23294 1
---------cut here-------------------------

Sample of lines (records) 27-34 of "e" file (p371110e.062):
---------cut here-------------------------
 49 18502 1
 51 18361 5 IP 17753
 53 18220 2
 55 17830 2
 57 17084 2
 59 16997 5 IP 16430
 61 16910 5 IP 16120
 63 16823 2
---------cut here-------------------------

record 1 (header line 1):
column  notes
1-2     blank
3-5     drop number in cruise (062)
6       blank
7-9     WMO Code Table 1770 Instrument type, 051 = Sippican Deep Blue, a=6.472, b=-2.16
10      blank
11-12   WMO Code Table 4770 Recorder Type, 06 = Sippican MK21
13      blank
14-20   ship callsign (WDD6033) will always start in column 14
21      blank
22-28   latitude in decimal, south negative (f7.3) (Assume Class 1)
29      blank
30-36   longitude in decimal, 0-360 East (f7.3) (Assume Class 1)
37      blank
38      SIO launcher tube number (1-6, 0=hand launched)

record 2 (header line 2):
column  notes
1       blank
2-11    date of drop (DD-MM-YEAR) (Assume Class 1)
12-13   blank
14-21   time of drop (HH:MM:SS) (Assume Class 1)
22      blank
23-30   SEASID (character*8) (if unknown= blank or -0000001 or 00000000 or -1) (Assume Class 2)
31      blank
32-38   XBT serial number (if unknown= blank or -000001 or 0000000 or -1) (Assume Class 2)
39      blank
40-49   XBT Date of Manufacture (MM-DD-YEAR) OR "XBT Date of Manufacture Beginning of Batch Run"
            (if unknown=blank or 00/00/0000) (Assume Class 2)
  *NOTE* date of drop is DD-MM-YYYY and Date of Manufacture is MM-DD-YYYY ****
  ****** Difference due to historical bookkeeping reasons***********

record 3- end of file:
column  notes
1-3     depth in meters (in 2 m increment samplings)
4       blank
5-9     temperature in degrees Celsius (multiply by 0.001 [23294 = 23.294 degC])
10      blank
11      Data Quality Class (see above)
12      blank
13-14   Quality Control Code (present if marked by reviewer, otherwise blank) (character*2)
15      blank
16-20   blank unless Data Quality Class = 5 (Changed), then it's the original temperature in
              degrees Celsius (multiply by 0.001)

Deconstruct "e" filename: p371110e.062:
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p37  = PX37
1110 = YYMM
e    = edited data
062  = drop number

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Synopsis data file format:
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Each cruise directory has a <cruise>.dat file.  <cruise> is replaced
by line (p50 or p81) and date (9603, 9606, etc) to get
a filename such as p509603.dat.  An example format of p509603.dat:

 001     1 13.427  9/ 3/96 12:58: 6   21.584  201.628   1    1    -2 y
 002     2  9.213  9/ 3/96 13: 7:43   21.626  201.637   1    1    -2 y
 003     3  5.919  9/ 3/96 13:17:13   21.667  201.648   1    1    -2 y
 004     4  4.983  9/ 3/96 13:35:47   21.751  201.667   1    1    -2 y
 005     5  5.038  9/ 3/96 13:54:32   21.834  201.690   1    1    -2 y

column  notes
1       blank
2-4     drop number
5-9     ignore
10      launcher tube number (e file may be = 0, *.dat file correct)
11-17   700 m temperature (or last temperature recorded)
18      blank
19-26   date (DD/MM/YY)
27      blank
28-35   time (HH:MM:SS)
36-37   blank
38-44   latitude in decimal (South negative) (f7.3)
45-46   blank
47-53   longitude in decimal (0-360 East) (f7.3)
54-60   ignore
61-62   "good data" code: 1 = good, -1 = bad
                          2 = good (maybe Sparton probe),-2 = bad
                          -4 = test cannister
63-69   ignore
70      y or n (yes or no to "Was transmission attempted?")
