SEQUAL  Format


From	To	Lenght	Field Name		Description

1	2	2	Record ID		(XX) Two character code always "b"
						Mandatory - b = blank

3	3	1	XBT Probe Type		(X) one character code :
						2 = 760 meter  (T7)
						4 = 460 meter  (T4)
						6 = 200 meter

4	18	15	Platform Name		(XXXXX) Alphanumeric represen-
						tation of platform name.
						Left justify.
						Radio code mandatory.
						eg: LILLOOET.DGRL

19	26	8	Cruise Number		(XXXXX) Alphanumeric
						representation of the 
						originators cruise number.
						Left justify. Do not zero fill.

27	30	4	Station Number		(XXXXX) Alphanumeric
						representation of the originators
						station/consecutive number
						within cruise.
						Mandatory - May be used as a
						sort or search field right justify
						and zero fill to left.

31	37	7	Date (GMT)		(YYYMMDD) Year, month, day.
						Mandatory - Report as GMT -
						zero fill to left month and day.

38	41	4	Time(GMT)		(HHMM) Hours and Minutes
						Mandatory - Report as GMT -
						zero fill to left hour and minute.

42	46	5	Latitude			(DDMMX) degrees and minutes
						to tenths.
						Mandatory - zero fill to left degrees
						and minutes - Do not zero fill
						tenths position.

47	47	1	Hemisphere		(X) "N" or "S".

48	53	6	Longitude		(DDDMMX) degrees and
						minutes to tenths
						Mandatory - zero fill to left degrees
						and minutes - Do not zero fill 
						tenths position.

54	54	1	Hemisphere		(X) "E" or "W".

55	58	4	Bottom Depth		(XXXX) Water depth to whole meters.
						Right justify and zero fill to left -
						Useful in shallow water areas
						for determining near bottom
						water temperatures.

59	59	1	Bottom flag		(X) one character code to indicate
						that the XBT probe hit the bottom
						(B = yes, blank = no or unknown).
						Useful for obtaining bottom
						water temperatures.

60	63	4	Count			(XXXX) Number of depth-temperature
						pairs for this XBT Drop.
						Useful if available. right justify.

64	68	5	Depth *			(XXXXX) Meters to tenths.
						If reporting to whole meters,
						zero fill tenths position.
						decimal point is assumed.

69	72	4	Temperature *		(XXXX) degrees centigrade to
						hundredths.
						Decimal point is assumed.

			PAD Character		PAD with blank characterers to
						fill to unit record lenght selected.


* Depth-Temperature pairs (9 characters) repeated as many times as necessary. If the "count" field is used the number of depth temperatures pairs must equal this value.