Nine 81-character records: (1) File Header Record, (2) Location Record, (3) Physical/Chemical Record, (4) Total Haul Data Record, (5) Subsample Data Record 1, (6) Subsample Data Record 2, (7) Text Record, (8) Plankton Data Record, and (9) Ichthyoplankton Record.
PARAMETER | DESCRIPTION | STARTING COLUMN | FIELD LENGTH | ||
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FILE HEADER RECORD | |||||
NODC FILE NUMBER | ALWAYS '124' | 1 | 3 | ||
NODC TRACK NUMBER | 6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED BY NODC | 4 | 6 | ||
RECORD NUMBER | ALWAYS 'A' | 10 | 1 | ||
VESSEL | ELEVEN-CHARACTER FIELD FOR VESSEL NAME | 11 | 11 | ||
CRUISE | SIX-CHARACTER FIELD FOR CRUISE IDENTIFICATION | 22 | 6 | ||
BEGIN CRUISE DATE | YYYY/MM/DD- | 28 | 11 | ||
END CRUISE DATE | YYYY/MM/DD | 39 | 10 | ||
AREA/PROJECT | 19-CHARACTER FIELD TO INDICATE AREA OF STUDY OR PROJECT NAME | 49 | 19 | ||
INVESTIGATOR/INSTITUTION | 14-CHARACTER FIELD TO INDICATE INVESTIGATOR OR INSTITUTION NAME | 68 | 14 |
PARAMETER | DESCRIPTION | STARTING COLUMN | FIELD LENGTH | ||
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LOCATION RECORD | |||||
NODC FILE NUMBER | ALWAYS '124' | 1 | 3 | ||
NODC TRACK NUMBER | 6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED BY NODC | 4 | 6 | ||
RECORD NUMBER | ALWAYS 'B' | 10 | 1 | ||
STATION NUMBER | FIVE-CHARACTER FIELD ASSIGNED BY THE ORIGINATOR - ALSO INCLUDED IN RECORDS C,D,E,F,G,H, AND I | 11 | 5 | ||
LATITUDE | DDMMSS (DEGREES, MINUTES, SECONDS) | 16 | 6 | ||
LATITUDE HEMISPHERE | 1-CHARACTER CODE - 'N' OR 'S' | 22 | 1 | ||
LONGITUDE | DDDMMSS (DEGREES, MINUTES, SECONDS) | 23 | 7 | ||
LONGITUDE HEMISPHERE | 1-CHARACTER CODE - 'E' OR 'W' | 30 | 1 | ||
DATE (GMT) | YYYYMMDD | 31 | 8 | ||
TIME (GMT) | XXXX (HOURS AND MINUTES) | 39 | 4 | ||
DEPTH TO BOTTOM | XXXXX (WHOLE METERS) | 43 | 5 | ||
SAMPLE INTERVAL/UPPER | XXXX (WHOLE METERS) | 48 | 4 | ||
SAMPLE INTERVAL/LOWER | XXXX (WHOLE METERS) | 52 | 4 | ||
SHIP SPEED | XXX (KNOTS TO TENTHS) | 56 | 3 | ||
SALINITY METHOD | ONE-CHARACTER CODE ('P'=PRACTICAL SALINITY, 'S'=SALINITY, BLANK=NOT SPECIFIED | 59 | 1 | ||
STATION IDENTIFIER | 10-CHARACTER ORIGINATOR STATION IDENTIFIER | 60 | 10 | ||
BLANKS | 70 | 9 | |||
SEQUENCE NUMBER | XXX | 79 | 3 |
PARAMETER | DESCRIPTION | STARTING COLUMN | FIELD LENGTH |
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PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL RECORD | |||
NODC FILE NUMBER | ALWAYS '124' | 1 | 3 |
NODC TRACK NUMBER | 6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED BY NODC | 4 | 6 |
RECORD NUMBER | ALWAYS 'C' | 10 | 1 |
STATION NUMBER | SEE RECORD 'B' | 11 | 5 |
DEPTH | XXXX - METERS TO TENTHS | 16 | 4 |
WATER TEMPERATURE | XXXX NEGATIVE TEMPERATURES ARE PRECEDED BY A MINUS SIGN ADJACENT TO TEMPERATURE VALUE (DEG C TO HUNDREDTHS) | 20 | 4 |
SALINITY | XXXX (PARTS PER THOUSAND OR PRACTICL SALINITY UNITS - TO HUNDREDTHS) | 24 | 4 |
BLANKS | 28 | 51 | |
SEQUENCE NUMBER | XXX | 79 | 3 |
PARAMETER | DESCRIPTION | STARTING COLUMN | FIELD LENGTH | ||
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TOTAL HAUL DATA RECORD | |||||
NODC FILE NUMBER | ALWAYS '124' | 1 | 3 | ||
NODC TRACK NUMBER | 6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED BY NODC | 4 | 6 | ||
RECORD NUMBER | ALWAYS 'D' | 10 | 1 | ||
STATION NUMBER | SEE RECORD 'B' | 11 | 5 | ||
GEAR CODE | TWO-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0134 | 16 | 2 | ||
MESH SIZE | XXXX - (IN MICRONS) | 18 | 4 | ||
HAUL LENGTH | XXXX (WHOLE METERS) | 22 | 4 | ||
VOLUME OF WATER FILTERED | XXXXXX (CUBIC METERS) | 26 | 6 | ||
TOTAL SETTLED VOLUME | XXXX (WHOLE MILLILITERS) | 32 | 4 | ||
TOTAL WATER DISPLACED | XXXX (WHOLE MILLILITERS) | 36 | 4 | ||
TOTAL DRY WEIGHT OF HAUL | XXXXXXX (GRAMS TO HUNDREDTHS) | 40 | 7 | ||
TOTAL WET WEIGHT OF HAUL | XXXXXXX (GRAMS TO HUNDREDTHS) | 47 | 7 | ||
DURATION OF TOW | XXXXXX (HOURS, MINUTES AND SECONDS) | 54 | 6 | ||
HAUL TYPE | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0175 | 60 | 1 | ||
BLANKS | 61 | 18 | |||
SEQUENCE NUMBER | XXX | 79 | 3 |
PARAMETER | DESCRIPTION | STARTING COLUMN | FIELD LENGTH |
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SUBSAMPLE DATA RECORD 1 | |||
NODC FILE NUMBER | ALWAYS '124 | 1 | 3 |
NODC TRACK NUMBER | 6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED BY NODC | 4 | 6 |
RECORD NUMBER | ALWAYS 'E' | 10 | 1 |
STATION NUMBER | SEE RECORD 'B' | 11 | 5 |
SAMPLE NUMBER | FOUR-CHARACTER FIELD DETERMINED BY THE ORIGINATOR> | 16 | 4 |
TAXONOMIC CODE | TWELVE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC TAXONOMIC CODE | 20 | 12 |
LIFE HISTORY | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0148 | 32 | 1 |
SEX CODE | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0101 | 33 | 1 |
SIZE OF SUBSAMPLE | XXXX (PERCENT TO TENTHS) | 34 | 4 |
NUMBER IN SUBSAMPLE | XXXXX | 38 | 5 |
CONCENTRATION | XXXXXXXXX - NUMBER PER CUBIC METER TO TEN-THOUSANDTHS | 43 | 9 |
NUMBER OF ADULTS | XXXXX | 52 | 5 |
NUMBER OF JUVENILES | XXXXX | 57 | 5 |
NUMBER OF EGGS | XXXXX | 62 | 5 |
NUMBER OF LARVAE | XXXXX | 67 | 5 |
MOLTING STAGE | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0395 | 72 | 1 |
BLANKS | 73 | 6 | |
SEQUENCE NUMBER | XXX | 79 | 3 |
PARAMETER | DESCRIPTION | STARTING COLUMN | FIELD LENGTH | ||
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SUBSAMPLE DATA RECORD 2 | NODC FILE NUMBER | ALWAYS '124' | 1 | 3 | |
NODC TRACK NUMBER | 6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED BY NODC | 4 | 6 | ||
RECORD NUMBER | ALWAYS 'F' | 10 | 1 | ||
STATION NUMBER | SEE RECORD 'B' | 11 | 5 | ||
SAMPLE NUMBER | FOUR-CHARACTER FIELD DETERMINED BY THE ORIGINATOR | 16 | 4 | ||
TAXONOMIC CODE | TWELVE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC TAXONOMIC CODE | 20 | 12 | ||
LIFE HISTORY | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0148 | 32 | 1 | ||
SEX CODE | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0101 | 33 | 1 | ||
DRY WEIGHT | XXXXXXX (GRAMS TO THOUSANDTHS) | 34 | 7 | ||
WET WEIGHT | XXXXXXX (GRAMS TO THOUSANDTHS) | 41 | 7 | ||
CONCENTRATION | XXXXXXXXXX - NUMBER/M3 TO HUNDREDTHS | 48 | 9 | ||
BLANKS | 57 | 22 | |||
SEQUENCE NUMBER | XXX | 79 | 3 |
PARAMETER | DESCRIPTION | STARTING COLUMN | FIELD LENGTH | |||
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TEXT RECORD | ||||||
NODC FILE NUMBER | ALWAYS '124' | 1 | 3 | |||
NODC TRACK NUMBER | 6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED BY NODC | 4 | 6 | |||
RECORD NUMBER | ALWAYS 'G' | 10 | 1 | |||
STATION NUMBER | SEE RECORD 'B | 11 | 5 | |||
TEXT | 62-CHARACTER FIELD FOR COMMENTS OR PERTINENT INFORMATION | 16 | 62 | |||
BLANKS | 78 | 1 | ||||
SEQUENCE NUMBER | XXX | 79 | 3 |
PARAMETER | DESCRIPTION | STARTING COLUMN | FIELD LENGTH | ||
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PLANKTON DATA RECORD | |||||
NODC FILE NUMBER | ALWAYS '124' | 1 | 3 | ||
NODC TRACK NUMBER | 6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED BY NODC | 4 | 6 | ||
RECORD NUMBER | ALWAYS 'H' | 10 | 1 | ||
STATION NUMBER | SEE RECORD 'B' | 11 | 5 | ||
SAMPLE NUMBER | FOUR-CHARACTER FIELD DETERMINED BY THE ORIGINATOR | 16 | 4 | ||
SAMPLE SIZE | XXXX - PERCENT TO TENTHS | 20 | 4 | ||
ESTIMATED DENSITY OF HOLOPLANKTON | XXXXXXXXXXX - NUMBER/CUBIC METER TO TENTHS | 24 | 11 | ||
ESTIMATED DENSITY OF MEROPLANKTON | XXXXXXXXXXX - NUMBER/CUBIC METER TO TENTHS | 35 | 11 | ||
PROPORTION OF MEROPLANKTON TO THE TOTAL HAUL | XXXXXX - PERCENT TO TEN-THOUSANDTHS | 46 | 6 | ||
BLANKS | 52 | 25 | |||
TEXT (LOCATION CODE) | ORIGINATOR MAY USE THIS FIELD FOR AN INTERNAL LOCATION CODE | 77 | 2 | ||
SEQUENCE NUMBER | XXX | 79 | 3 |
PARAMETER | DESCRIPTION | STARTING COLUMN | FIELD LENGTH |
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ICHTHYOPLANKTON RECORD | |||
NODC FILE NUMBER | ALWAYS '124' | 1 | 3 |
NODC TRACK NUMBER | 6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED BY NODC | 4 | 6 |
RECORD NUMBER | ALWAYS 'I' | 10 | 1 |
STATION NUMBER | SEE RECORD 'B' | 11 | 5 |
SAMPLE NUMBER | FOUR-CHARACTER FIELD DETERMINED BY THE ORIGINATOR | 16 | 4 |
TAXONOMIC CODE | TWELVE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC TAXONOMIC CODE | 20 | 12 |
NUMBER CAUGHT | XXXXX - TOTAL FOR EACH SPECIES | 32 | 5 |
MINIMUM SIZE | XXXX - MILLIMETERS TO TENTHS | 37 | 4 |
MAXIMUM SIZE | XXXX - MILLIMETERS TO TENTHS | 41 | 4 |
MEAN SIZE | XXXX - MILLIMETERS TO TENTHS | 45 | 4 |
NUMBER OF EGGS | XXXXXX | 49 | 6 |
LIFE HISTORY | ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0148 | 55 | 1 |
BLANKS | 56 | 21 | |
TEXT (LOCATION CODE) | ORIGINATOR MAY USE THIS FIELD FOR AN INTERNAL LOCATION CODE | 77 | 2 |
SEQUENCE NUMBER | XXX | 79 | 3 |
0101 | SEX |
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-- 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 |
0134 | GEAR |
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01 | -- 3/4 METER RING NET |
02 | -- 1 METER RING NET |
03 | -- 1 METER NIO (NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY) NET |
04 | -- 60 CENTIMETER BONGO NE |
05 | -- 60 CENTIMETER VERTICAL CLOSING RINGNET |
06 | -- 1 FOOT RING NET |
07 | -- NISKIN BOTTLE |
08 | -- 2 METER TUCKER NET |
09 | -- SAMEOTO NEUSTON SAMPLER |
10 | -- .5 X 1.0 METER MARMAP NEUSTON NET |
11 | -- 61 CENTIMETER BONGO NET |
12 | -- 20 CENTIMETER BONGO NET |
13 | -- .0 X 2.0 METER MARMAP NEWSTON NET |
14 | -- 6 FT ISSACS-KIDD MIDWATER TRAWL |
15 | -- EPIBENTHIC SLED WITH TWO 1 METER TUCKER TRAWLS |
16 | -- ONE METER TUCKER TRAWL WITH 2 NETS |
17 | -- ONE METER TUCKER TRAWL WITH 4 NETS |
18 | -- ENGLISH UMBRELLA NET |
19 | -- GULF V SAMPLER |
20 | -- ONE METER PLUMMET NET WITH 571U MESH NET |
21 | -- 5 INCH CLARKE BUMPUS SAMPLER |
22 | -- MOCHNESS NET - PLEASE GIVE NET DIMENSIONS IN DDF |
23 | -- MTD NET |
24 | -- BURRELL EPIBENTHIC SLED (947 MICRON MESH NET) |
25 | -- 0.5 METER NET |
26 | -- PULLSLED - 0.15X0.57 METERS |
27 | -- NORPAC NET |
28 | -- ONE METER TUCKER TRAWL WITH SINGLE NET |
29 | -- MILLER HIGH-SPEED SAMPLER (5 INCH) |
30 | -- BONGO SAMPLER (1/2 METER) |
31 | -- NEUSTON NET, PNS (ZAITSEV-TYPE) |
32 | -- NEUSTON NET, SIMPLE RECTANGULAR |
33 | -- NEUSTON NET, WHOI TYPE |
34 | -- CLARK-BUMPUS (12 INCH) |
35 | -- GARRET SCREEN SAMPLER FOR SURFACE MICROLAYER |
36 | -- SCUBA GEAR |
37 | -- SUBMERSIBLE PUMP |
38 | -- SHIPS SEACHEST |
39 | -- 5 LITER NISKIN BOTTLE |
40 | -- 10 LITER NISKIN BOTTLE |
41 | -- 30 LITER NISKIN BOTTLE |
42 | -- LONGHURST-HARDY CONTINUOUS PLANKTON RECORDER |
0148 | LIFE HISTORY |
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-- BLANK - NO INFORMATION | |
0 | -- INDETERMINABLE |
1 | -- EGG |
2 | -- NAUPLIUS |
3 | -- ZOEA |
4 | -- MEGALOPA |
5 | -- VELIGER |
6 | -- LARVA |
7 | -- JUVENILE |
8 | -- ADULT |
9 | -- COMBINATION OF 6,7,AND 8 |
A | -- COMBINATION OF 7 AND 8 |
B | -- COMBINATION OF 6 AND 7 |
C | -- JUVENILE/ADULT - SEXUAL MATURITY UNKNOWN |
D | -- POLYP |
E | -- CYPRIS |
F | -- COPEPODID |
G | -- PUPA |
H | -- NYMPH |
I | -- POSTLARVA |
J | -- PROTOZOEA |
K | -- MEDUSA |
L | -- EGG CARRYING FEMALE |
M | -- EGG CASE |
P | -- PARTS |
Q | -- IMMATURE |
R | -- SUBADULT |
S | -- TROCHOPHORE LARVAE |
T | -- SUBADULTS AND JUVENILES |
U | -- MATING PAIRS |
V | -- MYSIS |
W | -- COLONY |
X | -- CYPHONAUTES LARVAE |
Y | -- GLAUCOTHOE |
Z | -- YOLK SAC LARVAE |
0175 | HAUL TYPE |
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C | -- DOUBLE OBLIQUE CIRCULAR |
D | -- DOUBLE OBLIQUE |
G | -- SINGLE OBLIQUE |
H | -- HORIZONTAL |
R | -- SURFACE CIRCULAR |
S | -- STEP OBLIQUE |
T | -- SURFACE TOW |
V | -- VERTICAL |
Y | -- HORIZONTAL, OPEN ON DESCENT AND/OR ASCENT |
Z | -- HORIZONTAL, DISCRETE |
0395 | MOLT STAGE |
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1 | -- STAGE1 |
2 | -- STAGE2 |
3 | -- STAGE3 |
4 | -- STAGE4 |
5 | -- STAGE5 |
6 | -- STAGE6 |
7 | -- STAGE7 |
8 | -- STAGE8 |
9 | -- STAGE9 |