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WOD secchi disk and water color data and format description

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  • The file columns for secchi disk and water color data are as follows:
    1. Accession number (corresponds to original data in NODC archive)
    2. WOD cruise designator
    3. WOD unique cast number
    4. Latitude
    5. Longitude
    6. Year
    7. Month
    8. Day
    9. Time
    10. Secchi disk depth (meters)
    11. Water color (extended Forel/Ule scale)