File: INTERTIDAL ORGANISMS AND HABITATS (F030) Geographic Coverage: Coastal Alaska Time Period: 1974 to 1980 File Organization: Cruise order File Size: 975 Stations Description: This file contains data from field sampling of marine organisms in intertidal or subtidal habitats. The data are collected to provide information about species abundance and distribution. Data from each observation may include: cruise and station information such as vessel name, senior scientist, position, date, and time; environmental conditions such as surface temperature and salinity, wind speed and direction, and sea state; sediment and habitat descriptors; and species identification and organism counts and measurements. Data may be reported for either individual or composite samples. A text record is available for reporting comments. File Structure: Seven 122-character records: (1) File Header Record, (2) Station Header Record, (3) Site Header Record, (4) Composite Data Record, (5) Individual Sample Record, (6) Profile Data Record, (7) Text Record. File Format: Intertidal Organisms and Habitats (F030) PARAMETER DESCRIPTION SC FL FILE HEADER RECORD NODC FILE NUMBER ALWAYS '030' 1 3 NODC TRACK NUMBER 6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET 4 6 IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED BY NODC RECORD NUMBER ALWAYS '1' 10 1 VESSEL NAME/FIELD UNIT ELEVEN-CHARACTER FIELD FOR PLATFORM 11 11 IDENTIFICATION CRUISE NUMBER SIX-CHARACTER FIELD ASSIGNED BY THE 22 6 ORIGINATOR START DATE (GMT) YYMMDD 28 6 END DATE (GMT) YYMMDD 34 6 SENIOR SCIENTIST 19-CHARACTER FIELD FOR SENIOR SCIENTIST 40 19 OR TEAM LEADER INVESTIGATOR/INSTITUTION 64-CHARACTER FIELD FOR INVESTIGATOR AND 59 64 OR INSTITUTION NAME STATION HEADER RECORD NODC FILE NUMBER ALWAYS '030' 1 3 NODC TRACK NUMBER 6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET 4 6 IDENTIFER ASSIGNED BY NODC RECORD NUMBER ALWAYS '2' 10 1 STATION NUMBER FIVE-CHARACTER FIELD ASSIGNED BY THE 11 5 ORIGINATOR - ALSO INCLUDED ON RECORD TYPES 3,4,5,6 AND 7 SEQUENCE NUMBER XXXX - USED FOR SORTING DATA RECORDS - 16 4 ALSO INCLUDED ON RECORD TYPES 3,4,5,6 AND 7 LATITUDE DDMMXX (DEGREES, MINUTES TO HUNDREDTHS) 20 6 LATITUDE HEMISPHERE 1-CHARACTER CODE - 'N' OR 'S' 26 1 LONGITUDE DDDMMXX (DEGREES, MINUTES TO HUNDREDTHS)27 7 LONGITUDE HEMISPHERE 1-CHARACTER CODE - 'E' OR 'W' 34 1 DATE YYMMDD 35 6 START TIME (GMT) XXXX (HOURS AND MINUTES) 41 4 ELAPSED TIME (GMT) XXXX (HOURS AND MINUTES) 45 4 TIME ZONE TWO-DIGIT FIELD PRECEDED BY + OR - SIGN 49 3 TO INDICATE GEOGRAPHIC TIME ZONE SURFACE SALINITY XXXXX (PARTS PER THOUSAND OR PRACTICAL 52 5 SALINITY UNITS - TO THOUSANDTHS) SURFACE TEMPERATURE XXXXX NEGATIVE TEMPERATURES ARE 57 5 PRECEDED BY A MINUS SIGN ADJACENT TO TEMPERATURE VALUE (DEG C TO HUNDREDTHS) AIR TEMPERATURE XXXX NEGATIVE TEMPERATURES ARE PRECEDED 62 4 BY A MINUS SIGN ADJACENT TO TEMPERATURE VALUE (DEG C TO TENTHS) SECCHI DISC DEPTH XXX (METERS TO TENTHS) 66 3 WEATHER TWO-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0159 69 2 (WMO 4677) CLOUD TYPE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0053 71 1 (WMO 0500) CLOUD AMOUNT ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0105 72 1 (2700) WIND SPEED XX (WHOLE KNOTS) 73 2 WIND DIRECTION XXX (DEGREES) - DIRECTION FROM 75 3 SEA STATE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0109 78 1 (WMO 3700) BREAKER HEIGHT ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0109 79 1 (WMO 3700) EXPOSURE DIRECTION XXX (DEGREES) 80 3 SUBSTRATA TYPE-TERTIARY* ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0103 83 1 SUBSTRATA TYPE-SECONDARY* ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0103 84 1 SUBSTRATA TYPE-PRIMARY* ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0103 85 1 *THERE MAY BE ANY COMBINATION OF UP TO 3 SUBSTRATA TYPE CODES. CODE FROM RIGHT TO LEFT (MOST PREDOMINANT ON THE RIGHT) BAROMETRIC PRESSURE XXXX (MILLIBARS TO TENTHS) 86 4 HABITAT GEOMORPHIC ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0098 90 1 HABITAT COMPOSITION ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0008 91 1 HABITAT COVER ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0009 92 1 HABITAT SLOPE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0071 93 1 SECCHI DISC VISIBILITY ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0220 94 1 SALINITY METHOD ONE-CHARACTER CODE - ('P'=PRACTICAL 95 1 SALINITY, 'S'=SALINITY, BLANK=NOT SPECIFIED) STATION IDENTIFIER 10-CHARACTER ORIGINATOR STATION 96 10 IDENTIFIER BLANKS 106 17 SITE HEADER RECORD NODC FILE NUMBER ALWAYS '030' 1 3 NODC TRACK NUMBER 6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET 4 6 IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED BY NODC RECORD NUMBER ALWAYS '3' 10 1 STATION NUMBER SEE RECORD '2' 11 5 SEQUENCE NUMBER SEE RECORD '2' 16 4 CATALOG NUMBER EIGHT-CHARACTER FIELD FOR THE 20 8 ORIGINATOR'S INTERNAL NUMBER PHOTOGRAPH NUMBER TEN-CHARACTER FIELD FOR THE 28 10 ORIGINATOR'S INTERNAL NUMBER GEAR TYPE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0010 38 1 TRANSECT NUMBER TWO-CHARACTER FIELD ASSIGNED BY THE 39 2 ORIGINATOR TRANSECT DIRECTION XXX (DEGREES TOWARD) 41 3 METER NUMBER FOUR-CHARACTER FIELD DETERMINED BY THE 44 2 ORIGINATOR ZONE/ARROW/NO. OF SAMPLE THREE-CHARACTER FIELD DETERMINED BY THE 48 3 ORIGINATOR QUADRAT SIZE XXXXX - EXPRESSED IN SQ METERS (TO 51 5 THOUSANDTHS) ELEVATION XXXX - METERS TO HUNDREDTHS PRECEDED 56 4 BY MINUS SIGN FOR SAMPLES COLLECTED BELOW WATER LEVEL SUBSTRATA TYPE-TERTIARY SEE RECORD '2' 60 1 SUBSTRATA TYPE-SECONDARY SEE RECORD '2' 61 1 SUBSTRATA TYPE-PRIMARY SEE RECORD '2' 62 1 SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY III SAME CODING SCHEME AS SUBSTRATE TYPE - 63 1 USE NODC CODE 0011 SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY II SAME AS ABOVE 64 1 SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY I SAME AS ABOVE 65 1 COLLECTION TIME (GMT) XXXX (HOURS AND MINUTES) 66 4 SIEVE SIZE XXXX (MILLIMETERS TO HUNDREDTHS) 70 4 DILUTION VOLUME* XXX (TO THOUSANDTHS) 74 3 *THAT PORTION OF A SAMPLE EXPRESSED IN DECIMAL EQUIVALENTS WHICH IS ANALYZED AFTER THE SAMPLE HAS BEEN DILUTED, AS A MEANS OF STATISTICALLY ESTIMATING THE COMPOSITION OF THE SAMPLE WITHOUT HAVING TO EXAMINE THE ENTIRE SAMPLE. FOR EXAMPLE, A SAMPLE IS DILUTED SO AS TO EQUAL 16 TIMES ITS ORIGINAL VOLUME, WITH ONE- SIXTEENTH BEING THE PART STUDIED, WILL HAVE ITS DILUTION VOLUME RECORDED AS .063 QUADRAT SLOPE XX (DEGREES) 77 2 DIRECTION OF QUADRAT XXX (DEGREES TOWARD) 79 3 SLOPE GRAB NUMBER XX - SEQUENTIAL ORDER OF MULTIPLE DIGS 82 1 ASSIGNED BY THE ORIGINATOR SEDIMENT XXXXXXX - LITERS TO THOUSANDTHS 84 7 MEAN GRAIN SIZE TWO-DIGIT FIELD - PHI GRADE SCALE BASED 91 2 ON THE NEGATIVE LOGARITHM TO THE BASE 2 OF THE PARTICLE DIAMETER IN MILLIMETERS - MINUS PHI MUST BE REPORTED WITH A MINUS SIGN IN COL 91 PATCH GRID SIZE XXXXX (SQ METERS TO THOUSANDTHS) 93 5 MEDIUM FRAME MULTIPLE XX - NUMBER OF GRIDS OCCUPIED BY ALL 98 2 SPECIES WITHIN LARGE FRAME MULTIPLE XX - NUMBER OF GRIDS OCCUPIED BY ALL 100 2 SPECIES WITHIN TOTAL WORK AREA XXXXX (SQ METERS TO THOUSANDTHS) 102 5 DEPTH XXXX - DEPTH OF SAMPLE (METERS TO 107 5 TENTHS) DISTANCE OF NET TOW XXX (METERS TO TENTHS) - SEE COL 118 112 3 LARGE SAMPLE QUADRAT XXX (SQ METERS TO TENTHS) 115 3 DISTANCE OF NET TOW XXX - TO BE USED FOR DISTANCES OF 100 118 3 METERS OR MORE (WHOLE METERS) BLANKS 121 2 COMPOSITE DATA RECORD NODC FILE NUMBER ALWAYS '030' 1 3 NODC TRACK NUMBER 6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET 4 6 IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED BY NODC RECORD NUMBER ALWAYS '4' 10 1 STATION NUMBER SEE RECORD '2' 11 5 SEQUENCE NUMBER SEE RECORD '2' 16 4 TAXONOMIC CODE TWELVE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC 20 12 TAXONOMIC CODE SEX ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0101 32 1 CONDITION III ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE COMBINATION OF 33 1 UP TO 3 CONDITION CODES - CODE FROM RIGHT TO LEFT - USE NODC CODE 0069 CONDITION II SAME AS ABOVE 34 1 CONDITION I SAME AS ABOVE 35 1 COVERAGE XXX - THE PERCENTAGE OF THE QUADRAT 36 3 COVERED BY SPECIES TO SMALL TO BE COUNTED OR TOO WELL ATTACHED TO THE SUBSTRATE TO BE REMOVED - WHOLE PERCENT COUNT XXXXX - TOTAL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS 39 5 (FOR EACH SPECIES) WET WEIGHT XXXXXXX (GRAMS TO THOUSANDTHS) 44 7 DRY WEIGHT XXXXXXX (GRAMS TO THOUSANDTHS) 51 7 MINIMUM LENGTH XXXXXX (MILLIMETERS TO HUNDREDTHS) 58 6 MAXIMUM LENGTH XXXXXX (MILLIMETERS TO HUNDREDTHS) 64 6 DISPLACEMENT VOLUME XXXXX (MILLILITERS TO TENTHS) 70 5 MEAN LENGTH XXXXXX (MILLIMETERS TO HUNDREDTHS) 75 6 MINIMUM WIDTH XXXXXX (MILLIMETERS TO HUNDREDTHS) 81 6 MAXIMUM WIDTH XXXXXX (MILLIMETERS TO HUNDREDTHS) 87 6 MEAN WIDTH XXXXXX (MILLIMETERS TO HUNDREDTHS) 93 6 MINIMUM AGE XX (YEARS) 99 2 MAXIMUM AGE XX (YEARS) 101 2 MEAN AGE XX (YEARS) 103 2 SMALL FRAME XXX - NUMBER OF GRIDS OCCUPIED BY 105 3 SPECIES WITHIN MEDIUM FRAME XXX - NUMBER OF GRIDS OCCUPIED BY 108 3 SPECIES WITHIN LARGE FRAME XX - NUMBER OF GRIDS OCCUPIED BY 111 2 SPECIES WITHIN DILUTION VOLUME PPP - SEE RECORD '3' FOR EXPLANATION 113 3 PLANT HEIGHT XX - FOR PLANTS LESS THAN 100 CM IN 116 2 HEIGHT (WHOLE CENTIMETERS) STARFISH MEASUREMENTS ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE WHEN STARFISH 118 1 MEASUREMENTS (COLS 58-69, 75-80) ARE REPORTED - USE NODC CODE 0070 PLANT HEIGHT XXXX - PLANT HEIGHTS THAT EXCEED 99 119 4 CENTIMETERS - IN WHOLE CENTIMETERS INDIVIDUAL SAMPLE DATA NODC FILE NUMBER ALWAYS '030' 1 3 NODC TRACK NUMBER 6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET 4 6 IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED BY NODC RECORD NUMBER ALWAYS '5' 10 1 STATION NUMBER SEE RECORD '2' 11 5 SEQUENCE NUMBER SEE RECORD '2' 16 4 TAXONOMIC CODE TWELVE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC 20 12 TAXONOMIC CODE SEX ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0101 32 1 CONDITION III ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE COMBINATION OF 33 1 UP TO 3 CONDITION CODES - CODE FROM RIGHT TO LEFT - USE NODC CODE 0069 CONDITION II SAME AS ABOVE 34 1 CONDITION I SAME AS ABOVE 35 1 AGE XX (YEARS) 36 2 WET WEIGHT XXXXXXX (GRAMS TO THOUSANDTHS) 38 7 DRY WEIGHT XXXXXXX (GRAMS TO THOUSANDTHS) 45 7 LENGTH XXXXXX (MILLIMETERS TO HUNDREDTHS) 52 6 WIDTH XXXXXX (MILLIMETERS TO HUNDREDTHS) 58 6 DISPLACEMENT VOLUME XXXXX (MILLILITERS TO TENTHS) 64 5 STARFISH MEASUREMENTS ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE WHEN STARFISH 69 1 MEASUREMENTS (COLS 52-63) ARE REPORTED - USE NODC CODE 0070 BLANKS 70 53 PROFILE DATA RECORD NODC FILE NUMBER ALWAYS '030' 1 3 NODC TRACK NUMBER 6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET 4 6 IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED BY NODC RECORD NUMBER ALWAYS '6' 10 1 STATION NUMBER SEE RECORD '2' 11 5 SEQUENCE NUMBER SEE RECORD '2' 16 4 OXYGEN XXX (MILLILITERS PER LITER TO TENTHS) 20 3 PH XX (TO TENTHS) 23 2 PH SCALE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC CODE 0183 25 1 SALINITY XXX (PARTS PER THOUSAND OR PRACTICAL 26 3 SALINITY UNITS - TO TENTHS) INTERSTITIAL SALINITY XXX (PARTS PER THOUSAND OR PRACTICAL 29 3 SALINITY UNITS - TO TENTHS) PERMAFROST DEPTH XX (METERS TO TENTHS) 32 2 WATER TEMPERATURE XXX NEGATIVE TEMPERATURES ARE PRECEDED 34 3 BY A MINUS SIGN ADJACENT TO TEMPERATURE VALUE (DEG C TO TENTHS) SECCHI DISK DEPTH XXXX (METERS TO HUNDREDTHS) 37 4 GRAIN SIZE IN PHI UNIT XXX (PERCENT BY WEIGHT TO TENTHS) 41 3 LEVELS GREATER THAN -8 -8 TO -6 XXX (PERCENT BY WEIGHT) 44 3 (TO TENTHS) -6 TO -4 XXX (PERCENT BY WEIGHT) 47 3 (TO TENTHS) -4 TO -2 XXX (PERCENT BY WEIGHT) 50 3 (TO TENTHS) -2 TO -1 XXX (PERCENT BY WEIGHT) 53 3 (TO TENTHS) -1 TO 0 XXX (PERCENT BY WEIGHT) 56 3 (TO TENTHS) 0 TO 1 XXX (PERCENT BY WEIGHT) 59 3 (TO TENTHS) 1 TO 2 XXX (PERCENT BY WEIGHT) 62 3 (TO TENTHS) 2 TO 3 XXX (PERCENT BY WEIGHT) 65 3 (TO TENTHS) 3 TO 4 XXX (PERCENT BY WEIGHT) 68 3 (TO TENTHS) LESS THAN 4 XXX (PERCENT BY WEIGHT) 71 3 (TO TENTHS) SALINITY METHOD ONE-CHARACTER CODE - ('P'=PRACTICAL 74 1 SALINITY, 'S'=SALINITY, BLANK=NOT SPECIFIED) BLANKS 75 48 TEXT RECORD NODC FILE NUMBER ALWAYS '030' 1 3 NODC TRACK NUMBER 6-CHARACTER UNIQUE CRUISE OR DATA SET 4 6 IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED BY NODC RECORD NUMBER ALWAYS '7' 10 1 STATION NUMBER SEE RECORD '2' 11 5 SEQUENCE NUMBER SEE RECORD '2' 16 4 TEXT 103-CHARACTER FIELD FOR COMMENTS OR 20 103 PERTINENT INFORMATION NODC Code Tables Used with this Format: CODE NUMBER CODE NAME ----------- --------- 0008 COMPOSITION ---- -------------------- 1 -- BEDROCK 2 -- RUBBLE GREATER THAN 2 SQUARE FEET 3 -- RUBBLE LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 2 SQUARE FEET 4 -- COMBINATION OF 2 AND 3 ABOVE 5 -- GRAVEL 6 -- SAND 7 -- MUD 0009 COVER (030) ---- -------------------- 1 -- BARE 2 -- LIGHT 3 -- MEDIUM 4 -- HEAVY 0010 GEAR TYPE (030) ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 0 -- TRANSECT 1 -- ARROW 2 -- CORE 3 -- NESTED QUADRANT 4 -- NON-QUANTITATIVE SHOVEL 5 -- GRID FREQUENCY 6 -- DREDGE NET 7 -- SEINE NET 8 -- EKMAN GRAB 9 -- AMPHIPOD TRAP A -- PLANKTON NET B -- DIP NET C -- SMALL FRAME TOTAL DESTRUCT D -- STOMACH ANALYSIS E -- HAND GATHERED F -- SMITH-MCINTYRE GRAB G -- CARTER BROAD SCOOP H -- OTTER TRAWL(GULF-TYPE SHRIMP NET: 1.8M WIDE,50MM MESH THROUGHOUT) J -- BEAM TRAWL(3M WIDE,13MM MESH IN COD END) 0011 SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 1 -- SILT OR MUD 2 -- SAND 3 -- SHELL 4 -- SMALL ROCKS 5 -- WOOD 6 -- CLEAN 7 -- SMOOTH 8 -- IRREGULAR 9 -- DEEPLY CREVICED 0053 CLOUD TYPE (WMO500) ---- -------------------- 0 -- CIRRUS 1 -- CIRROCUMULUS 2 -- CIRROSTRATUS 3 -- ALTOCUMULUS 4 -- ALTOSTRATUS 5 -- NIMBOSTRATUS 6 -- STRATOCUMULUS 7 -- STRATUS 8 -- CUMULUS 9 -- CUMULONIMBUS X -- CLOUD NOT VISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, DUSTSTORM, SANDSTORM, OR OTHER ANALOGOUS PHENOMENA 0069 CONDITION ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 1 -- DEAD 2 -- STERILE 3 -- FERTILE 4 -- GRAVID 5 -- SPAWNED OUT 6 -- SENESCENT 7 -- IMMATURE 8 -- FRAGMENT 9 -- LARVAL STAGE A -- MISSING OR COMPLETELY OR PARTIALLY DISSOLVED SHELL, VALVE(S) OR SHELLPLATES B -- EGGS 0070 STARFISH MEASUREMENT ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 1 -- TOTAL LENGTH 2 -- RADIUS 3 -- DIAMETER IRREGULAR (GREATEST) 4 -- DIAMETER REGULAR 5 -- APERTURE LENGTH 0071 SLOPE (030) ---- -------------------- 1 -- VERTICAL 2 -- STEEP (GREATER THAN 45 DEGREES) 3 -- MODERATE (45 DEGREES OR LESS) 4 -- FLAT 0098 HABITAT ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 0 -- INDETERMINABLE 1 -- CLIFF FACE 2 -- SAND BAR 3 -- MAN MADE STRUCTURES 4 -- BOULDER BEACH 5 -- SAND DUNES 6 -- BARRIER ISLAND, SEA BEACH 7 -- BARRIER ISLAND, LAGOON BEACH 8 -- MAINLAND, SEA BEACH 9 -- MAINLAND, LAGOON BEACH A -- DELTA OR RIVER MOUTH, SEA BEACH B -- DELTA OR RIVER MOUTH, LAGOON BEACH C -- DELTA OR RIVER MOUTH, RIVER SHORE D -- MARSH, SEA BEACH E -- MARSH, LAGOON BEACH F -- LAGOON (NO BEACH) G -- BAY (NO BEACH) H -- OPEN WATER (NO BEACH) J -- SALT POND OR LAGOON K -- FRESH WATER POND L -- MAINLAND, OVER TUNDRA M -- MAINLAND, DRY TUNDRA N -- MAINLAKE, LAKE P -- DELTA ISLAND Q -- BARRIER ISLAND R -- PLATEAU S -- SLOPE T -- OPEN SURF-SWEPT BEACH, INTERTIDAL U -- MUDFLAT V -- RIVER COURSE W -- DEPOSITIONAL SLOPE X -- FLOODPLAIN Y -- ISLAND, WET TUNDRA 0101 SEX ---- -------------------- -- 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 0103 SUBSTRATA TYPE ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 0 -- INDETERMINABLE 1 -- MUD 2 -- SAND 3 -- SHELL 4 -- SMALL ROCKS 5 -- MEDIUM ROCKS 6 -- LARGE ROCKS 7 -- BEDROCK 8 -- WOOD 9 -- TIDEPOOL A -- DIRT B -- SCREE C -- VEGETATION D -- CLAY E -- PEAT F -- GRAVEL G -- BOULDERS H -- COMBINATIONS OF ABOVE (SEE TEXT) J -- TALAS K -- VOLCANIC ASH L -- CONCRETE M -- WOODEN PILINGS N -- PEBBLE P -- COBBLE Q -- SILT R -- MARL S -- SHINGLE 0105 CLOUD AMT (WMO2700) ---- -------------------- 0 -- 0 (ZERO) 1 -- 1 OKTA OR LESS, BUT NOT ZERO (1/10 OR LESS, BUT NOT 0) 2 -- 2 OKTAS 2/10-3/10 3 -- 3 OKTAS 4/10 4 -- 4 OKTAS 5/10 5 -- 5 OKTAS 6/10 6 -- 6 OKTAS 7/10-8/10 7 -- 7 OKTAS OR MORE, BUT NOT 8 OKTAS (9/10 OR MORE, BUT NOT 10/10) 8 -- 8 OKTAS 10/10 9 -- SKY OBSCURED, OR CLOUD AMOUNT CANNOT BE ESTIMATED 0109 SEA STATE (WMO3700) ---- -------------------- 0 -- CALM-GLASSY 0 FT (0 METERS) 1 -- CALM-RIPPLED 0-1/3 FT (0-.1METERS) 2 -- SMOOTH-WAVELET 1/3-1 2/3 FT (.1-.5 METERS) 3 -- SLIGHT 1 2/3 - 4 FT(.5-1.25 METERS) 4 -- MODERATE 4-8 FT(1.25-2.50 METERS) 5 -- ROUGH 8-13 FT(2.50-4.0 METERS) 6 -- VERY ROUGH 13-20 FT(4-6 METERS) 7 -- HIGH 20-30 FT(6-9 METERS) 8 -- VERY HIGH 30-45 FT(9-14 METERS) 9 -- PHENOMENAL >45 FT (>14 METERS) 0159 WEATHER (WMO4677) ---- -------------------- 00 -- CLOUD DEVELOP. NOT OBSERVED OR NOT OBSERVABLE-CHAR. CHANGE OF THE STATE OF SKY DURING PAST HOUR 01 -- CLOUDS GENERALLY DISSOLVING OF BECOMING LESS DEVELOPED-CHAR. CHANGE OF STATE OF SKY DURING PAST HR. 02 -- STATE OF SKY ON THE WHOLE UNCHANGED-CHAR. CHANGE OF THE STATE OF SKY DURING THE PAST HOUR 03 -- CLOUDS GENERALLY FORMING OR DEVELOPING-CHAR. CHANGE OF THE STATE OF SKY DURING THE PAST HOUR 04 -- VISIBILTY REDUCED BY SMOKE, E.G. VELDT OF FOREST FIRES, INDUSTRIAL SMOKE OR VOLCANIC ASHES 05 -- HAZE 06 -- WIDESPREAD DUST IN SUSPENSION IN THE AIR, RAISED BY WIND AT OR NEAR THE STATION AT TIME OF OBS. 07 -- DUST OR SAND RAISED BY WIND AT OR NEAR THE STATION AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION, BUT NO WELL DEVELOPED DUST WHIRL(S) OR SAND WHIRL(S), AND NO DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM SEEN 08 -- WELL DEVELOP. DUST WHIRL(S) OR SAND WHIRL(S) SEEN AT OR NEAR STATION DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR OR AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION, BUT NO DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM 09 -- DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM WITHIN SIGHT AT THE TIME OF OBSERVA., OR AT STATION DURING PRECEDING HOUR 10 -- MIST 11 -- PATCHES OF SHALLOW FOG OR ICE FOG AT THE STATION, WHETHER ON LAND OR SEA, NOT DEEPER THAN ABOUT 2 METERS ON LAND OR 10 METERS AT SEA 12 -- MORE OR LESS CONTINUOUS SHALLOW FOG OR ICE FOG AT THE STATION, WHETHER ON LAND OR SEA, NOT DEEPER THAN ABOUT 2 M ON LAND OR 10 M AT SEA 13 -- LIGHTNING VISIBLE, NO THUNDER HEARD 14 -- PRECIPITATION WITHIN SIGHT, NOT REACHING THE GROUND OR THE SURFACE OF THE SEA 15 -- PRECIPITATION WITHIN SIGHT, REACHING THE GROUND OR THE SURFACE OF THE SEA, BUT DISTANT(I.E. ESTIMATED TO BE MORE THAN 5 KM) FROM THE STATION 16 -- PREC. WITHIN SIGHT, REACHING GROUND OR SURFACE OF THE SEA, NEAR TO, BUT NOT AT THE STATION 17 -- THUNDERSTORM, BUT NO PRECIPITATION AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION 18 -- SQUALLS AT OR WITHIN SIGHT OF THE STATION DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR OR AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 19 -- FUNNEL CLOUD(S) AT OR WITHIN SIGHT OF STATION DURING PRECEDING HOUR OR AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION 20 -- DRIZZLE (NOT FREEZING) OR SNOW GRAINS - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S) 21 -- RAIN (NOT FREEZING) - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S) 22 -- SNOW - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S) 23 -- RAIN AND SNOW OR ICE PELLETS, TYPE (A) - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S) 24 -- FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FREEZING RAIN - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S) 25 -- SHOWER(S) OF RAIN - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S) 26 -- SHOWER(S) OF SNOW, OR OF RAIN AND SNOW - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S) 27 -- SHOWER(S) OF HAIL, OR OF RAIN AND HAIL - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S) 28 -- FOG OR ICE FOG - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S) 29 -- THUNDERSTORM (WITH OR WITHOUT PRECIPITATION) 30 -- SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-HAS DECREASED DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR 31 -- SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR 32 -- SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-HAS BEGUN OR HAS INCREASED DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR 33 -- SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-HAS DECREASED DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR 34 -- SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR 35 -- SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-HAS BEGUN OR HAS INCREASED DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR 36 -- SLIGHT OR MODERATE BLOWING SNOW-GENERALLY LOW (BELOW EYE LEVEL) 37 -- HEAVY DRIFTING SNOW-GENERALLY LOW (BELOW EYE LEVEL) 38 -- SLIGHT OR MODERATE BLOWING SNOW-GENERALLY HIGH (ABOVE EYE LEVEL) 39 -- HEAVY BLOWING SNOW-GENERALLY HIGH (ABOVE EYE LEVEL) 40 -- FOG OR ICE FOG AT A DISTANCE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION, BUT NOT AT THE STATION DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR, THE FOG OR ICE FOG EXTENDING TO A LEVEL ABOVE THAT OF THE OBSERVER 41 -- FOG OR ICE FOG IN PATCHES 42 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE-HAS BECOME THINNER DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR 43 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE-HAS BECOME THINNER DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR 44 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE-NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR 45 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE-NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR 46 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE-HAS BEGUN OR HAS BECOME THICKER DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR 47 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE-HAS BEGUN OR HAS BECOME THICKER DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR 48 -- FOG, DEPOSITING RIME, SKY VISIBLE 49 -- FOG, DEPOSITING RIME, SKY INVISIBLE 50 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-SLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 51 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-SLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 52 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-MODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 53 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-MODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 54 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-HEAVY (DENSE) AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 55 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-HEAVY (DENSE) AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 56 -- DRIZZLE, FREEZING, SLIGHT 57 -- DRIZZLE, FREEZING, MODERATE OR HEAVY (DENSE) 58 -- DRIZZLE AND RAIN, SLIGHT 59 -- DRIZZLE AND RAIN, MODERATE OR HEAVY 60 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-SLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 61 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-SLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 62 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-MODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 63 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-MODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 64 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-HEAVY AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 65 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-HEAVY AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 66 -- RAIN, FREEZING, SLIGHT 67 -- RAIN, FREEZING, MODERATE OR HEAVY 68 -- RAIN OR DRIZZLE AND SNOW, SLIGHT 69 -- RAIN OR DRIZZLE AND SNOW, MODERATE OR HEAVY 70 -- INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-SLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 71 -- CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-SLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 72 -- INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-MODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 73 -- CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-MODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 74 -- INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-HEAVY AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 75 -- CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-HEAVY AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 76 -- ICE PRISMS (WITH OR WIHTOUT FOG) 77 -- SNOW GRAINS (WITH OF WITHOUT FOG) 78 -- ISOLATED STARLIKE SNOW CRYSTALS (WITH OR WITHOUT FOG) 79 -- ICE PELLETS, TYPE (A) 80 -- RAIN SHOWER(S), SLIGHT 81 -- RAIN SHOWER(S), MODERATE OR HEAVY 82 -- RAIN SHOWER(S), VIOLENT 83 -- SHOWER(S) OF RAIN ANS SNOW MIXED, SLIGHT 84 -- SHOWER(S) OF RAIN ANS SNOW MIXED, MODERATE OR HEAVY 85 -- SNOW SHOWER(S), SLIGHT 86 -- SHOW SHOWER(S), MODERATE OR HEAVY 87 -- SHOWER(S) OF SNOW PELLETS OR ICE PELLETS, TYPE(B),WITH/WITHOUT RAIN AND SNOW MIXED-SLIGHT 88 -- SHOWER(S) OF SNOW PELLETS OR ICE PELLETS, TYPE(B), WITH/WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED- MODERATE OR HEAVY 89 -- SHOWER(S) OF HAIL, WITH OR WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED, NOT ASSOC. WITH THUNDER-SLIGHT 90 -- SHOWER(S)OF HAIL, WITH/WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED, NOT ASSOC. W/THUNDER-MODERATE OR HEAVY 91 -- SLIGHT RAIN AT TIME OF OBSERVATION-THUNDERSTORM DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT TIME OF OBS. 92 -- MODERATE OR HEAVY RAIN AT TIME OF OBSER.-THUNDERSTORM DURING PRECEDING HR. BUT NOT AT TIME OF OBS. 93 -- SLIGHT SNOW, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED OR HAIL AT TIME OF OBSER.-THUNDERSTORM DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 94 -- MODERATE OR HEAVY SNOW, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED OR HAIL AT TIME OF OBSERVATION-THUNDERSTORM DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 95 -- THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITHOUT HAIL, BUT W/RAIN AND/OR SNOW AT TIME OF OBSERVATION -THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 96 -- THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITH HAIL AT TIME OF OBSERVATION-THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBS. 97 -- THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITHOUT HAIL, BUT WITH RAIN AND/OR SNOW AT TIME OF OBSER.-THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 98 -- THUNDERSTORM COMBINED WITH DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM AT TIME OF OBSER.-THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBS. 99 -- THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITH HAIL AT TIME OF OBSERVATION-THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 0183 PH SCALE ---- -------------------- 1 -- NBS PH SCALE 2 -- SORENSEN PH SCALE 3 -- HANSSON PH SCALE 0220 SECCHI VISIBILITY ---- -------------------- -- BLANK-NO INFORMATION Y -- YES-VISIBLE ON THE BOTTOM 0502 SALINITY METHOD CODE ---- -------------------- P -- PRACTICAL SALINITY S -- SALINITY