                         F O R M A T
                 for deep-water observation


       File contains records of three types.  The atributing part
in every record has the same content and order.  Here is the list
of key elements (listed according to the sequential number in the
record):
      - archiving number (format I9);
      - odering number of station in cruise (format - I5);
      - latitude of starting the station performance (degrees
- 2 bytes, minutes - 2 bytes) (format - F4.2);
      - longitude of starting the station performance (degrees
- 3 bytes, minutes - 2 bytes) (format - F5.2);
      - quadrant (format - I1);
      - year (format - I4)  |
      - month (format - I2) |  beginning date of observations;
      - day (format - I2)   |
      - hour (format - I2)    | beginning time of observations;
      - minutes (format - I2) |
      - type of record (format - I1).

       In record of type 1 presents the description of station
and consists of the following information:
      - sequential number of station on the section of the given
cruise (format - I3);
      - water body number "Sea" (is used only for inner seas, in
other cases is filled with "9") (format - I5);
      - sea code (format - I4);
      - latitude of ending the performance of station (degrees -
2 bytes, minutes - 2 bytes, tenths of degrees - 1 byte) (format -
F5.3);
      - longitude of ending the performance of station (degrees -
3 bytes, minutes - 2 bytes, tenths of degrees - 1 byte) (format -
F6.3);
      - date (2 bytes) and time (hour - 2 bytes, minutes - 2 bytes)
of ending the performance of station) (format - I6);
      - number of depths at station (format - I2);
      - code of last depth (code, Table 1) (format - I1);
      - parameter code (code, Table 2) (format - I2);
      - depth to sea bottom at place of performing the station
(format - I5);
      - water transparency (format - I3) and quality sing
(format - I1);
      - water colour (Forel-Ull scale of water sample colour)
(format - I4) and quality sing (format - I1);
       The quality signs of the record parameters of type 1 are
coded according to Table 3. The record length is constant and
equels to 86 bytes.

       The record of type 2 contains information on meteoconditions,
which include the following major parameters:
      - wind direction (degrees) (format - I3) and quality
sing (format - I1);
      - wind speed (metre/second) (format - I2) and quality sing
(format - I1);
      - swell type (code, Table 4) (format - I1) and quality sing
(format - I1);
      - direction of wind waves (degrees) (format - I3) and quality
sing (format - I1);
      - wind wave extent (balls) (format - I1) and quality sing
(format - I1);
      - wind wave height (halfmeters, code FM 13-YII SHIP) (format -
I2) and quality sing (format - I1);
      - wind wave length (metre) (format - I3) and quality sing
(format - I1);
      - wind wave period (second) (format - I2) and quality sing
(format - I1);
      - swell direction (degrees) (format - I3) and quality
sing (format - I1);
      - swell-wave height (halfmeters, code FM 13-YII SHIP) (format -
I2) and quality sing (format - I1);
      - swell-wave length (metre) (format - I3) and quality sing
(format - I1);
      - swell period (second) (format - I2) and quality sing
(format - I1);
      - sea-surface state (balls) (format - I1) and quality sing
(format - I1);
      - horizontal visibility (code FM 13-YII SHIP) (format -
I2) and quality sing (format - I1);
      - air temperature (0,1 degree) (format - F4.1) and quality
sing (format - I1);
      - absolute humidity (0.1 millibar) (format - F4.1) and
quality sing (format - I1);
      - relative humidity (%) (format - I3) and quality sing
(format - I1);
      - air pressure (0.1 millibar) (format - F5.1) and quality
sing (format - I1);
      - general cloudage amount (code FM 13-YII SHIP) (format -
I1) and quality sing (format - I1);
      - low clouds amount (code FM 13-YII SHIP) (format - I1) and
quality sing (format - I1);
      - high clouds form (code FM 13-YII SHIP) (format - I1) and
quality sing (format - I1);
      - medium clouds form (code FM 13-YII SHIP) (format - I1) and
quality sing (format - I1);
      - low clouds form (code FM 13-YII SHIP) (format - I1) and
quality sing (format - I1);
      - sunshine characteristic (code, Table 5) (format - I1) and
quality sing (format - I1);
      - water transparency (metre) (format - I2) and quality sing
(format - I1);
      - water colour (Forel-Ull scale of water sample colour)
(format - I2) and quality sing (format - I1);
      - water surface temperature (0,1 degree) (format - F4.1) and
quality sing (format - I1);
      - weather in observation hour (code FM 13-YII SHIP) (format -
I1) and quality sing (format - I1);
      - type of ice (code, Table 6) (format - I2) and quality sing
(format - I1);
      - form of ice (code, Table 7) (format - I2) and quality sing
(format - I1);
      - dencity of ice cover (balls) (format - I2) and quality sing
(format - I1);
      - amount of swimming ice (balls) (format - I2) and quality
sing (format - I1);
      - amount of fast ice (balls) (format - I2) and quality sing
(format - I1);
      - distence ice edge (kilometre) (format - I2) and quality
sing (format - I1);
      - direction to ice edge (degrees) (format - I3) and quality
sing (format - I1);
       Quality control sings are coded according to Table 3.
       The size of record constant and equals to 150 bytes.

       The record of type 3 represents hydrological and hydrochemi-
cal data, obtained from observation at several depths. Data for one
depth are arrenged as a group, the group key is depth in meters
(5 bytes). The number of depths at station (format - I2) is after
the type of record. One copy of group includes the following
parameter magnitudes:
      - water temperature (T - 0,01 degree) (format - F5.2) and quality
sing (format - I1);
      - electrical conductivity (0,001 sm/m) (format - F4.3) and
quality sing (format - I1);
      - clorinity (0,001 per mille) (format - F5.3) and quality
sing (format - I1);
      - salinity (S - 0,001 per mille) (format - F5.3) and quality
sing (format - I1);
      - oxigen content (O2 - 0,01 millilitre/litre) (format - F4.2)
and quality sing (format - I1);
      - oxigen content (O2 - 0,1 %) (format - F4.1) and quality sing
(format - I1);
      - index of hydrogen ions (pH - 0,01 of Buch unit) (format -
F4.2) and quality sing (format - I1);
      - alkalinity (0,001 millilitre/litre) (format - F4.3) and
quality sing (format - I1);
      - phosphat (PO4 - 0,1 microgramme/litre) (format - F5.1) and
quality sing (format - I1);
      - total phosphor (P - 0,1 microgramme/litre) (format - F4.1) and
quality sing (format - I1);
      - silicate (SiO3 - microgramme/litre) (format - I5) and
quality sing (format - I1);
      - nitrities (NO2 - 0,1 microgramme/litre) (format - F5.1) and
quality sing (format - I1);
      - nitrates (NO3 - 0,1 microgramme/litre) (format - F5.1) and
quality sing (format - I1);
      - ammonia nitrogen (0,1 microgramme/litre) (format - F5.1) and
quality sing (format - I1);
      - organic nitrogen (0,1 microgramme/litre) (format - F4.1) and
quality sing (format - I1);
      - oxidizability (0,01 milligramme O2 /litre) (format - F4.2) and
quality sing (format - I1);
      - total nitrogen (microgramme/litre) (format - I4) and quality
sing (format - I1);
      - clorophyll (0,01 microgramme/litre) (format - F5.2) and quality
sing (format - I1);
      - pheophetin (microgramme/litre) (format - I5) and quality sing
(format - I1);
      - hydrogen sulphide (0,01 millilitre/litre) (format - F5.2) and
quality sing (format - I1).
       Quality control signs are coded according to Table 3. The record
size is variable, it varies depending on the number of depths.

                                                  Table 1.
       Code of last level lying in the given water layer
          ---------------------------------
             Code   |       Level, m
          ---------------------------------
               1    |        0 - 200
               2    |      201 - 500
               3    |      501 - 1000
               4    |     1001 - 2000
               5    |     2001 - 4000
               6    |     4001 - bottom
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                                                  Table 2.
       Code of physical and chemical parameters, being defined
       according at given hydrological station
       -------------------------------------------------------
           Code     |     Parameters
       -------------------------------------------------------
             1      |     T
             2      |     T, S
             3      |     T, S, O2
             4      |     T, S, O2, P
             5      |     T, S, O2, P, pH
             6      |     T, S, O2, P, pH, and other
       -------------------------------------------------------



                                                  Table 3.
                 Code of quality control sign  
        ----------------------------------------------------
            Code    |     Quality sign
        ----------------------------------------------------
              0     |     Value is correct
              1     |     Value is restored
              2     |     Value is suspect
              3     |     Value is rejected
              4     |     Observation was not made
              5     |     Phenomena is missing
              6     |     Reserve
              7     |     Reserve
              8     |     Reserve
              9     |     Quality control was not performed
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                                                  Table 4.
                        Code of wave types
        ----------------------------------------------------
            Code    |     Wave type
        ----------------------------------------------------
              0     |     Calm, no swell
              1     |     Wind wave
              2     |     Swell
              3     |     Ground swell
              4     |     Wind wave and swell
              5     |     Swell from different directions
              6     |     Swell and wind wave
        ----------------------------------------------------



                                                  Table 5.
                  Code of sunshine characteristic
        -----------------------------------------------------
            Code    |
        -----------------------------------------------------
              0     |    The sun is completely shielded
              1     |    The sun is fully shining in the sky,
                    |    shadows of objects are distinct
              2     |    The sun is shaded with thin 
                    |    translucidus clouds
              3     |    The sun is hardly seen as a spot
                    |    through the clouds, no shadows
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                                                  Table 6.
                          Code of ice types
        -----------------------------------------------------
            Code    |     Type of ice
        -----------------------------------------------------
              0     |     No ice
              1     |     Types of starting ice formation
             11     |     Ice needles
             12     |     Grease ice
             13     |     Snow sludge
             14     |     Frazile ice
             15     |     Black ice
             16     |     Dark ice
             17     |     Light ice
             18     |     Ice crust
             19     |     Pan ice
              2     |     Standing ice
             21     |     Standing grey ice       :  new ice
             22     |     Standing grey-white ice :   - " -
             23     |     Standing thin first-  : first-year ice
                    |     year white ice        :    
             24     |     Standing thick first- :    - " -
                    |     year ice              :
             25     |     Standing first-year   :    - " -
                    |     ice of mean thickness :
              6     |     Heavy fast ICE             : old ice
             26     |     Fast biennual ice          :  - " -
             27     |     Fast old ice (arctic pack) :  - " -
              3     |     Floating ice
             31     |     Floating grey ice       :  new ice
             32     |     Floating grey-white ice :   - " -
             33     |     Floating thin first-     : first-year ice
                    |     year white ice           :
             34     |     Floating first-year ice  :    - " -
                    |     ice of mean thickness    :
             35     |     Floating thick first-year:    - " -
                    |     ice                      :
              7     |     Heavy floating ice      :  old ice
             36     |     Floating biennual ice   :   - " -
             37     |     Floating malti-year ice :   - " -
                    |     (arctic pack)           :
              4     |     Close ice (rafted)
              5     |     Ice lane
              8     |     Hummocky ice
              9     |     Iceberg(es)
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                                                  Table 7.
                        Code of ice forms
         ----------------------------------------------------
            Code    |     Forms of ice
         ----------------------------------------------------
                    Fast ice
             51     |     Shore ice
             52     |     Shore ice belt
             53     |     Bay ice
             54     |     Ice foot
             67     |     Bottom ice
             68     |     Ground ice
             69     |     Coast ice
             55     |     Stamukha
             56     |     Anchor ice
             57     |     Berm crest
                    Floating ice
             70     |     Pancake ice
             71     |     Gigantic floes
             58     |     Large ice field
             59     |     Medium ice field
             60     |     Small ice field
             61     |     Flagments of ice fields
             62     |     Lump sized ice
             63     |     Brash
             72     |     Crashed ice
             64     |     Floeberg
             65     |     Growler
             73     |     Icebreccia
             66     |     Ice gush
             74     |     Glacier iceberg
             75     |     Tabular (berg) iceberg
             76     |     Ice island
             77     |     Bergy bits
             78     |     Part of berg
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